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Department of Defense unveils community outreach effort 02/01/2018 02:54pm • WASHINGTON ��� The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to educate the public and address what the Pentagon calls ���the growing civilian-military divide.��� "The campaign will introduce the public to the real lives of individuals that are currently serving in an attempt to correct com Know How and Where to Store Your Tax Documents 01/31/2018 07:00pm • Storing your tax documents requires a careful balancing act. You want to keep important financial forms for as long as you need them, but you don't want to store them in such a haphazard way that identity thieves can find them or you can't locate what you need when necessary. "If there's any chance Why Rich Millennials Aren't Investing 01/31/2018 07:00pm • Rich millennials aren't investing their savings. At least that's what the findings of a recent Merrill Edge report suggest. The report, which surveyed individuals with investable assets between $50,000 and $250,000 -- or with investable assets between $20,000 and $50,000 and an annual income of at With Trump's New Tax Plan, Will You Need a Tax Preparer? 01/29/2018 07:00pm • On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax plan into law. But now your work is just beginning. That is, you'll be doing your taxes soon, or hiring someone else to do them. And if you've hired a tax preparer for years to do your taxes, you may well wonder if this is the year y How to Avoid Financial Scams 01/29/2018 07:00pm • If you think you're impervious to financial scams, think again. Fraudsters are an ever-present threat, stealing your personal information and exploiting your weaknesses to get access to your money and account information. In 2017, cybercrime impacted the lives of more than 143 million Americans, co Technology complicates FBI efforts to stop human trafficking 01/29/2018 04:02am • WASHINGTON ��� On Jan. 9, 2016, Meiti Metsla, 21, of Estonia, met a girl online. Soon thereafter, he flew more than 7,000 miles to New Jersey, took a bus to Northern Virginia and hired a car to take him to a rendezvous location to meet her on Feb. 17, 2016. That same morning, Makayla Phyll What is a 401(k)? 01/28/2018 07:00pm • A 401(k) plan is a workplace retirement savings account. 401(k) accounts get their odd name from the section of the tax code that created and governs them. Workers and employers can both make deposits to the account until they hit annual contribution limits. The federal government provides tax brea A Reverse Mortgage Can Be Smart Investment 01/25/2018 07:00pm • Reverse mortgages, or home equity conversion mortgages, are touted as a way for homeowners live longer and more affordably in their homes. And while most seniors do so out of necessity, a reverse mortgage can also be part of an investment strategy or insurance policy that extends retirement savings Have One Autoimmune Disease? You May Be at Risk for Another 01/25/2018 07:00pm • When you're diagnosed with an autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis or Type 1 diabetes, you'll likely hear that it's incurable but manageable, with many conventional and complementary approaches to treatment. But you probably won't hear that having one condition increases your risk for getti How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft 01/25/2018 07:00pm • For cyber thieves, your personally identifiable information is as good as gold. Your name, email address, phone number, Social Security number, passwords and other information can allow criminals to wreak havoc on your financial accounts, medical records, credit health and even your job prospects. 4 Ways to Further Your Education in Retirement 01/24/2018 07:00pm • A couple of years ago I visited my sister in Jacksonville, Florida as part of my annual snowbird trip to find some sun and sand. When I arrived she told me that she and her husband would be busy one night while I was there. They were taking a course called "The 1960s and Vietnam" at the University o Latin America Reports the Most Positive Attitudes Toward LGBT People in Global Survey 01/22/2018 07:00pm • LIMA, Peru -- "Blood was squirting out of my chest," says Brithany Cervantes as she recalls being stabbed multiple times with a broken bottle for no other reason, she says, than being a transgender woman. "All that saved me was putting my hand over my heart. I could have died," adds Cervantes, as s It's Impossible to Invest in Bitcoin, Analyst Says 01/22/2018 07:00pm • Bitcoin investors are excited about the potential disruptive force that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology be in the global payments industry. Unfortunately, that disruptive potential doesn't necessarily make bitcoin a safe bet for long-term investors. According to Bernstein analyst Inigo F International Students: Get Jobs at U.S. Colleges 01/22/2018 07:00pm • From working as an usher at the music school's concert office to a barista at Starbucks, Swiss national Jacqueline Heinzelmann has taken full advantage of on-campus job opportunities at the University of Rochester in New York. She says while getting work can be tricky as an international student, w What Do Countries Teach About Terrorism 01/22/2018 07:00pm • In Europe the focus in the classroom is on case studies. In the U.S., educators emphasize statistics and data analysis. And in farther flung places such as Sri Lanka, which faced decades of civil war, the approach remains rooted in academic theory. Terrorist incidents may be declining worldwide, bu