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Netanyahu's Hard Right Turn Away From His Generals 07/13/2016 08:00pm • TEL AVIV, Israel -- When Danielle Mini read the news on May 18 from Germany and saw what was happening back home in Israel, she thought to herself, "This is not a democracy." On that day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had essentially fired Israel's respected defense minister, Moshe Ya'alon, aft How to Set Up an Online Brokerage Account 07/13/2016 08:00pm • Think of your brokerage account like the quarterback of a football team. It helps you play call your investing directives no matter what type of formation you're using. Just like the gridiron, it all depends on your lineup, which may include mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, individual stocks, b Pokemon Go: Collecting All the Data? 07/12/2016 08:00pm • Pokemon Go debuted on iOS and Android last week, and quickly became one of the hottest apps on the market. Within five hours, it hurtled to No. 1 on the download charts for iOS users, according to data-tracking intelligence firm Sensor Tower. As the name implies, the app is based on the popular Pok How Retirement Planning Varies by Generation 07/12/2016 08:00pm • Retirement planning for today's twenty-somethings is not the same as it was for their parents or grandparents. Fifty years ago, it wasn't unusual for long-term employees to have a pension that guaranteed a certain amount of income in retirement. But today, this is no longer the case. And this chang Investments in Nigeria Are Going Nowhere Anytime Soon 07/11/2016 08:00pm • While the media has been focused on the U.K.'s political theater of the absurd, elsewhere serious economic problems have been developing. A case in point is Nigeria, where the once booming economy has fallen on hard times and looks set to get even worse following events in late June. The country ha Facebook tests encrypted, self-destructing Messenger chats 07/11/2016 08:27am • WASHINGTON — Facebook wants to offer users more privacy in one-to-one discussions, and is testing a more secure type of Messenger conversation. A small number of users currently have the option of switching to "secret conversations" -- conversations that are encrypted end-to-end, meaning that How to Save for Retirement on Less Than $40,000 Per Year 07/10/2016 08:00pm • Saving for retirement is especially difficult when you are earning a small salary. But tucking away even a small amount might qualify you for tax breaks, an employer match and will get compound interest working on your behalf. Here's how to begin building wealth for retirement when you have a low i Column: Has my Facebook been hacked? 07/08/2016 07:07am • Is there a way for me to see if my Facebook account has been hacked? With more than one billion active daily users, Facebook increasingly is becoming an attack vector of choice for those with malicious intent. Target-rich environment Facebook is a target-rich environment not only because of 4 Easy Ways to Establish and Build Credit 07/07/2016 08:00pm • You needn't get a tattoo declaring "I Love Credit Scores" in order to enjoy a lifetime of excellent credit, as roughly 32 percent of people say they'd do in exchange for this golden ticket, according to a recent WalletHub survey. And the 11 percent of people who would spend three years cleaning Chip Help, My Company Is Being Sold! 07/07/2016 08:00pm • Whether you're working for a large public company or a newly established startup, there's a good chance you're receiving some form of equity-based compensation. In recent years, restricted stock units have become an increasingly common form of equity compensation, as companies search for a simplifie 7 items for your retirement checklist 07/07/2016 07:00am • It's difficult to know when you are ready to retire. But there are certain decisions everyone must make in order to retire well. Take care to check these items off your to-do list before leaving your job. 1. Have you decided on Social Security? The federal government puts full retirement age for 10 Things Seniors Want You to Know About Managing Money 07/06/2016 08:00pm • They say hindsight is 20/20, and with that in mind, U.S. News asked four seniors what they would do to get ready for retirement if they could do it all over again. They provided insight on what they would do differently as well as where they got it right. Based on those conversations, here are 10 f How to Invest in Emerging Markets With Large-Cap Stocks 07/06/2016 08:00pm • If Brexit has you spooked about investing internationally, you can still gain global exposure from many U.S.-listed multinationals. That's a strategy Ron Weiner, managing director and partner with RDM Financial Group at Chicago-based HighTower Advisors, has been pursuing for his clients since 2009, Understand Student Loan Forbearances, Rehabilitation Payments 07/05/2016 08:00pm • The Student Loan Ranger likes to give readers the tools they need to manage their student loan debt in an educated way. Understanding student loan vocabulary is one of those tools. Loan language can be complicated. In fact, when it comes to student loan repayment, mixing up just one word -- or even In Ecuador, Fissures Grow Among Cubans 07/05/2016 08:00pm • QUITO, Ecuador -- It's a bright morning in late May, and several hundred Cubans are gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Quito. Peter Borges, the organizer of the meeting and the co-founder of the group Cubanos Destino USA, stands at the front of the crowd, delivering a speech over the din of nearby