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Are ETFs Best for Investing? 04/23/2018 08:00pm • Let's assume Madam Marie, your local crystal ball-gazing psychic, decided to set up shop on Wall Street. Laugh if you like, but she might pick 'em just as well with tarot cards as investment gurus do with charts. After all, predicting the future in investment is risky business. Just ask Jim Cramer, 50 Top Romantic Weekend Getaways 04/22/2018 08:00pm • Find the perfect place for a little rest and relaxation.Whether you can hop a flight to the Caribbean or Ireland or would prefer to stay closer to home, there are plenty of dreamy hotels and resorts to grant you that much-needed weekend vacation with your significant other. While away the day in a g Vive la France: Trump hosts glitzy White House state dinner 04/21/2018 02:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Now it's President Donald Trump's turn to pull off the ultimate charm offensive. Wined and dined on multiple state visits during his tour of Asia last year, Trump is paying it forward and celebrating nearly 250 years of U.S.-French relations by playing host to President Emmanu DC pot advocates still selling, despite police raids 04/20/2018 04:38am • WASHINGTON — As marijuana fans celebrate the cannabis holiday known as 4/20 on Friday, advocates in the nation's capital are complaining about an increase in police crackdowns on pot sales, claiming they are unfair in a place where residents voted to legalize marijuana more than three years ago. Mom who lost pink house, court case hopes for box office win 04/20/2018 02:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Susette Kelo's Supreme Court case now has a Hollywood ending, just not the one she hoped for. What Kelo wanted when she took her case to the high court more than a decade ago was to get to stay in her little pink house in New London, Connecticut. The city was trying to force h 10 Grocery Store Traps That Cause You to Spend More 04/19/2018 08:00pm • When it comes to budgeting, it's important to distinguish between needs and wants. Although food qualifies as a necessity, not every grocery item you buy is essential. In fact, millions of consumers end up wasting money and food when making impulse purchases at the grocery store. According to a 201 7 REITs to Buy for Regular Income 04/18/2018 08:00pm • A good source for dividends.After the 2008 financial crisis, many investors began to view real estate with a critical eye. But a lot has changed and prices and related stocks have risen, with some passing former highs. Meanwhile, real estate's reliable dividend checks continue to be a big opportunit 8 Great Stocks for Millennials to Buy 04/18/2018 08:00pm • Time is on this generation's side.Millennials are in a prime position to accumulate wealth. With the right stocks, a millennial portfolio has decades to grow. "The best investments are in something that is going to be around for a while, a company that's creating new things that people really need," Free health screenings available at Walmart stores 04/17/2018 08:39pm • WASHINGTON — Free health screenings for common conditions are available Saturday at Walmart stores nationwide. The screenings will check blood glucose, blood pressure, body mass index and vision at stores with vision centers. Checking blood sugar-glucose, for example, might help save your Walmart Inc (WMT) Dominates Amazon.com (AMZN) in Household Spending 04/17/2018 08:00pm • Home spending is on the rise, according to the latest survey data from Bank of America. A maturing millennial generation is one of the primary drivers of the surge in spending, and analysts say Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) will be a big winner. Bank of America analyst Robert Ohmes has combined the resul 12 best Earth Day sales for 2018 04/17/2018 08:00pm • Earth Day has been celebrated in some form since 1970, and these days, it is held every year on April 22. Traditions include planting trees, picking up litter, getting outdoors and rethinking wasteful daily habits. Retailers have a tradition, too: offering promos. Earth Day promotions run the gam Do I Have Too Many Credit Cards? 04/16/2018 08:00pm • The typical U.S. consumer is not satisfied with a single credit card. Among households with at least one account, the average shopper holds 3.7 cards in total, according to a 2014 Gallup survey. "People are frankly taking as much credit as they can get," says Mike Sullivan, personal finance consult 6 Tips to Get the Most Value Out of a Trip to Ikea 04/16/2018 08:00pm • Ikea is a great store for getting reasonably priced and reasonable-looking furniture for your home or office. It's easy to spend hours in its warehouse-like stores, wandering the aisles and envisioning the changes you might make to the various rooms in your home, and you can often find some nice ba Having to Home-School Your Kids About Money 04/15/2018 08:00pm • America's schools aren't making the grade, if you ask the Council for Economic Education. The organization's mission is to help teach personal finance and economics to students from kindergarten through 12th grade. And part of its aim is to officially add financial education to state-required curric Tips to Save Money on Popular Wellness Items 04/12/2018 08:00pm • As spring begins to bloom, and Americans break out of winter hibernation, improving wellness and working on a healthier lifestyle enters the forefront of their minds. Without spending a dime, you can benefit from the warmer temperatures of spring. Crack open your windows to air out your home, take