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Having Kids Later in Life? 5 Key Financial Considerations 05/20/2015 08:00pm • If you're having children later in life -- a phrase that's impossible to define but let's go with your 40s and beyond -- you may wonder what the future will bring. For instance, if your health isn't the greatest, and you're having kids in your 50s, you may worry that by the time you're choosing your 14 Steps to a Flawless Open House 05/20/2015 08:00pm • When a home hits the market, one of the first tasks for the seller is to put on an open house. If your home is listed with a real estate agent, your agent will tell you how to prepare your home and organize the open house. If you list your home without an agent, then it's all up to you. Either way 4 Ways to Get Financially Ready for Business School 05/20/2015 08:00pm • Behind every great degree is often a large bill, and with business school programs, it's no different. Many MBA programs cost students $40,000 a year or more for tuition, and students also have to come up with the money for housing, food and other expenses. Financial issues are the top reservation Why Hiding Things From Your Landlord Could Cost You 05/19/2015 08:00pm • Anyone who's ever rented knows the value of having a good relationship with your landlord or property manager. Not only because a good relationship may give you a little clemency if your rent payment is a day late, but also because a bad relationship could make your living situation stressful to the Learn How to Transfer Parent PLUS Loans to a Child 05/19/2015 08:00pm • When it comes to helping Neela Hummel's mother-in-law repay the parent PLUS loans she borrowed years ago for her son's schooling, the family has an informal arrangement. Neela and her husband Tom regularly log into his mother's account and make payments with their own funds, tackling the nearly $3 Ask 4 Questions to Avoid Being Duped By a Student Loan Service 05/19/2015 08:00pm • The Student Loan Ranger has discussed before the so-called "debt relief" companies that target student loan borrowers. Due to the volume of questions we've been receiving on this topic, however, we thought it might be worth revisiting. What most of these emails have in common is the subject line, w The Balancing Act of Being a Renter and Landlord 05/18/2015 08:00pm • Millennials are often painted in the news as the generation that refuses to invest in real estate. The 20- to 30-somethings are flocking to major cities based on employment opportunities and lifestyle choices, where they inevitably end up renters due to high housing prices and the average student lo The Right Way to Handle an Inheritance 05/18/2015 08:00pm • If you are fortunate enough to receive an inheritance, buy a nice bottle of Champagne and toast your benefactor. But then institute a cooling-off period before you start spending, financial advisors recommend. A new car, vacation or kitchen renovation may be in your future, but make sure you carefu What Students Wish They'd Known About Paying for College Before Graduation 05/17/2015 08:00pm • Seth Burgett, a recent John Brown University graduate, has some advice for future college students: "Just slow down, think and get experience before you go to college," he says. "If you're on the fence, you don't need to go to college right away." Burgett started at the University of Nebraska--Lin A Financial Check-Up for Nurses 05/17/2015 08:00pm • When Mary Beth Winkeljohn became a family nurse practitioner, she also had to navigate some big financial decisions. Part of her compensation included funds to allocate toward health insurance, disability and retirement. With help from a financial professional, she made selections that had a lasting Advice on Law School Admissions Offers, LSATs on Applications 05/17/2015 08:00pm • Welcome to the latest installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a monthly feature of Law Admissions Lowdown that provides admissions advice to readers who send in questions and admissions profiles. If you have a question about law school, please email me for a chance to be featured next month. Dear S Discover 4 Unusual Online Bachelor's Degrees 05/17/2015 08:00pm • Many people know a college student or a working professional pursuing an online degree in business, health care, information technology or education. But as institutions learn more about program design, the range of academic pursuits online undergraduate students can tackle is growing, experts say 10 Essential Money-Saving Tips for College Graduates 05/14/2015 08:00pm • Life after graduation signals a new world of opportunity and responsibility. You're most likely kicking off your career, moving out of campus housing and becoming financially independent. To help you take control of your finances, here are a few essential money-saving tips:1. Start a budget. The fir 4 Costly Misconceptions About Student Loans 05/14/2015 08:00pm • Student loans may be designed to help your child become smarter, but after trying to find some, you may end up feeling pretty stupid. It doesn't help that by the time you get to looking at student lending options, you're probably mentally exhausted from helping your college-bound kid apply to scho 5 Signs You Should Check Your Credit Report Today 05/13/2015 08:00pm • Between paying bills, monitoring investments and watching over the monthly budget, it's normal to feel overwhelmed by money-related responsibilities. This leads many of us to push off until tomorrow certain financial tasks we should be doing today. For example, a lot of folks don't feel any urgency