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4 new cyber threats: Now it’s personal 03/03/2016 10:50am • WASHINGTON — Imagine your social security number is sitting somewhere in a government or retail database, and that database gets hacked. Your personal information is sold on the black market to a cyber criminal, who opens up a credit card in your name, racks up a significant amount of debt and rui How to Avoid Being a Victim of Tax-Time Identity Theft 03/02/2016 07:00pm • Tax-time identity theft is a growing problem in the U.S., and has the potential to cause you a headache and tie up your tax refund well into the summer months or beyond. Thieves intercept personal data and file tax returns in the name of unsuspecting people who only discover the problem when their o How to Avoid an IRS Audit 03/01/2016 07:00pm • It's bad enough to burn precious personal time filling out a federal tax return, but worse still to worry about inviting an audit. It's like Russian roulette -- there's no telling what will happen. Taxpayer A claims a home office without a hitch, Taxpayer B does the same and gets a letter demanding How to Prioritize Spending in Retirement 02/28/2016 07:00pm • We hear so much about saving for retirement, sometimes we forget that all those dollars we've saved and invested have to be spent. Some people just retire and let the dollars fall where they may. The better approach is to focus on what you want, and then use your money to get it. So take time to out The 15-Year Sprint to Retirement 02/28/2016 07:00pm • Congratulations, you're 50 years old! You made it to the half-century mark and it's time to throw a big, honking birthday party. But do it quick, before your financial advisor yanks away the punch bowl and adds a trio of not-so-fun items to your bucket list. "The three things people need to do if ho What to Know About Taxes in Retirement 02/28/2016 07:00pm • Sometimes conventional wisdom isn't necessarily wise. For years, many pre-retirees were counseled to expect living expenses of around 70 to 80 percent of their current outlays. In the past decade, financial planners have keyed in on several places where retirees spend more than previously believed. Baby names inspired by animals 02/26/2016 09:38am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and MooseRoots. by Laura Woods The animal kingdom is filled with millions of amazing species beloved and admired by humans. As an animal lover, giving your baby a name inspired by one of your favorite creatures is a meaningful way to sha Why Seniors Have the Greatest Financial Security 02/25/2016 07:00pm • A recent study from the Stanford Center on Longevity unearthed an interesting anomaly. While the financial security of Millennials and Gen Xers had dropped significantly from 2000 to 2014, it has risen slightly for baby boomers ages 65 to 74, according to The Sightlines Project. "No change is probab Your Student Loan Questions: Spousal Debt, Default, Co-Signers 02/23/2016 07:00pm • Here at the Student Loan Ranger, we want to inform student loan borrowers about important topics affecting them -- from the potential effects of the president's proposed budget to the latest updates on the federal Perkins loan program . Of course, there's one surefire way to know what borrowers ar Ex-lawyer for 'D.C. Madam' sues federal chief judge, clerk for $1 million each 02/23/2016 07:59am • WASHINGTON — The former lawyer for "D.C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey is suing Chief Judge Richard Roberts, of D.C.'s U.S. District Court, and Clerk of Court Angela Caesar for $1 million each, claiming his First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated. Montgomery Blair Sibley has filed a Evaluate Medical School Interviews to Choose Between Programs 02/22/2016 07:00pm • Congratulations -- you have found yourself in the enviable position of having to decide between multiple medical school acceptances. While this task is challenging in its own right, the information that you acquired during your medical school interviews can help you fully evaluate each program. If How Retirees Can Prove Their Income for Renting 02/22/2016 07:00pm • As baby boomers downsize, a small but growing number of them are choosing to rent rather than buy a home. The number of Americans between ages 50 and 74 who rent has increased by several percentage points between 2004 and 2013, according to data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard Exclusive: Deputy CIA director: U.S. faces urgent challenges 02/22/2016 05:52am • LANGLEY, Va. — Escorted by a half-dozen administrative, public affairs and security personnel, David Cohen walked into a conference room at CIA headquarters and sat down. It was his first anniversary as deputy director. The occasion was not a celebration, but an accounting of a turbulent year. Why Your Male Peers Outearn You -- And What to Do About It 02/21/2016 07:00pm • When it comes to the gender pay gap, the statistics are discouraging. In 2014, a woman working full time, year-round earned a median 79 percent of what a man working the same hours made, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. And despite gains in educational attainment for women, the pay gap Fewer Retirees are Living Alone 02/18/2016 07:00pm • A job outside the home provides many opportunities to make friends and socialize, but those social opportunities often disappear when you retire. With few reasons to leave the house, loneliness is a commonly felt emotion during the retirement years, especially once a spouse passes away. But recent r