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Pros and Cons of Using a Fee-Only Financial Planner 10/09/2025 08:00pm • Within the financial advisory industry, there's plenty of debate about whether the fee-only model is always best for clients. That's a separate question from adhering to the fiduciary standard, which is required of all advisors who hold the certified financial planner, or CFP, credential. Michael Do When's the Right Time to Move Into a Continuing Care Retirement Community? 10/09/2025 08:00pm • Many older adults need some form of support as they age -- whether it's help with daily tasks or more intensive medical care. There's a spectrum of senior living options available to meet these needs, with independent living facilities, assisted living communities and nursing homes being the most fa Investment Property Mortgage Rates: How to Finance a Rental 10/09/2025 08:00pm • A successful investment comes down to the margins -- controlling costs to make it profitable. With investment property, getting a cost-effective mortgage can have a long-term impact on your investment's success. Financing investment property is somewhat like getting a residential home mortgage, but From rubble to revival, Detroiters hope new Hudson's development can help reshape the city 10/09/2025 12:07pm • DETROIT (AP) — Before the arrival of sprawling suburban malls featuring amusement park rides and stores peddling anything from jeans to jelly beans, there was Hudson's in downtown Detroit. The towering department store mirrored the growth and opulence of the auto-manufacturing town, but its fortun Experts lead tours uncovering Mexico’s hidden ancient sites 10/09/2025 07:08am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Amid the constant blare of car horns in southern Mexico City, it's hard to imagine that Cuicuilco was once the heart of a thriving ancient civilization. Yet atop its circular pyramid, now surrounded by buildings and a shopping center, a pre-Hispanic fire god was revered. “This Hair museum filled with century-old mementos closes its doors, scattering contents around the nation 10/09/2025 01:47am • INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands woven from the locks of the dead. There also are tresses purported to come from past presidents, Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe and ev 7 Loan Apps That Let You Borrow Money Fast 10/08/2025 08:00pm • If you ever find yourself in a financial bind and need instant access to cash to cover an unexpected expense, there's an app for that. Whether you call them loan apps, borrow-money apps, cash advance apps or payday advance apps, these online lenders can provide financial lifelines to people in a pen How Much Do CCRCs Cost? 10/08/2025 08:00pm • As more people age and begin to explore their retirement living options, one question keeps coming up: Can you afford to live in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)? It's a common concern for people who are potentially interested in living in these communities because the true cost of seni Houston-area shootings at different locations leave 4 dead, including suspect 10/08/2025 07:40pm • HOUSTON (AP) — A man is believed to have fatally shot three people at two different locations in the Houston area before killing himself on Wednesday, said police, who are still trying to determine a motive for the shootings. “Early indications are that it’s all related,” Houston Police Depa AI is being used to virtually stage homes for listings, DC-area realtor says 10/08/2025 04:24pm • You may have already seen it — an empty condo transformed into a sleek, modern space with designer furniture. But when you show up for a tour, it’s just bare walls. Some realtors are now using artificial intelligence not just to write descriptions, but to virtually stage homes. It’s a cost El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown 10/08/2025 12:19pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV, bringing him a packet of letters from immigrant families “terrorized” by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported as the Trump administration's Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers 10/08/2025 11:02am • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions. Within nine months, he had filled those vacancies with Filipino teachers, the majority of whom arrived on the H-1B, ‘Roofman' tells a stranger-than-fiction story with rigorous accuracy and a whole lot of toys 10/08/2025 10:23am • TORONTO (AP) — The lengths writer-director Derek Cianfrance goes to create immersive environments for his actors has grown into a kind of legend. After making the much-improvised doomed romance of “Blue Valentine” (2010), Michelle Williams said she would have to remind herself that she was nev Is the New Citi Strata Elite Credit Card Worth It? 10/07/2025 08:00pm • The newest member in the Citi credit card family is the Citi Strata Elite? Card, which offers a premium suite of benefits and higher earnings -- but with a $595 annual fee. Deciding if it's worth the fee comes down to if you'll take advantage of the card's top features. "With any credit card that ha Independent Living vs. Assisted Living: What's the Difference? 10/07/2025 08:00pm • An increasing number of older adults are opting to age in the comfort of their own homes. In fact, almost 9 in 10 adults want to remain living in their homes and communities as they age. However, less than 1 in 10 U.S. homes are fit to accommodate the mobility needs of older populations, according t