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4 Ways Millennials Can Avoid Online Financial Scams 04/16/2018 08:00pm • If you're in your 20s and 30s, you may think you're less vulnerable than seniors to fall for online financial scams. But the numbers say otherwise. According to the Federal Trade Commission's annual data summary of consumer complaints released in March, 40 percent of Americans between ages 20 and 29 The 3 Best Mountain Escapes for Retirement 04/16/2018 08:00pm • If your idea of paradise is a wildflower-covered hillside, wide-open spaces and plenty of nature all around, you may want to consider a mountain retreat for retirement. The weather is cooler and less humid at higher altitudes, and the year-round view from your bedroom window could be scenic peaks a Macron Finds New International Role for France in Syria Operations 04/16/2018 08:00pm • France's participation in a rare military operation in Syria last week thrust it back into the international spotlight at a time its young and relatively untested leader President Emmanuel Macron seeks to restore a sense of national pride and, perhaps, distract from widespread domestic protests. The South African Charities Seek New Sources of Money Beyond the U.S. 04/15/2018 08:00pm • JOHANNESBURG -- These are anxious days for people such as Sister Krystyna Ciarci?ska. The Catholic nun helps run the Lourdes Mission, located about 60 miles southwest of Durban in the eastern parts of the KwaZulu Natal province in South Africa. Ciarci?ska has helped the mission develop programs tha Facebook CEO didn't have all the answers for Congress 04/14/2018 12:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg often came across as one of the smartest people in the room as he jousted with U.S. lawmakers demanding to know how and why his company peers into the lives of its 2.2 billion users. But while some questions were elementary, others left Zuckerberg unabl How to Turn Your 401(k) or IRA Into Retirement Income 04/12/2018 08:00pm • Previous generations lived differently when it came to planning for retirement. They worked for 30 years before retirement, and they knew how much their monthly pension check would be for the rest of their lives. Plus, they counted on Social Security benefits. It's a far different story today. The How to file a tax extension 04/12/2018 04:00am • If you're not ready to file taxes before April's deadline rolls around, you can file for a tax extension. An extension gives filers an extra six months -- typically until Oct. 15 -- to get paperwork together, hunt down missing documents and file their income tax return accurately and thoroughly. Short Selling: 5 Reasons to Love This Wall Street Taboo 04/10/2018 08:00pm • If there's one thing everybody on Wall Street agrees on it's this: everyone wants to make money (and preferably, boatloads of it). But the hatred of short selling -- and of the people doing it -- is perhaps the second-most dearly held view. In the Street's view, if you're short selling stocks for Zuckerberg Testimony Triggers a Relief Rally for Facebook, Inc. (FB) 04/10/2018 08:00pm • Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg succeeded in reassuring investors with his testimony before Congress on Tuesday, as FB stock rose 4.5 percent while senators grilled Facebook's founder about privacy issues that have cast a shadow over the social media platform. Data from as many as 8 Want Equal Pay Day to go away? Add more women to corporate boards 04/10/2018 03:59am • WASHINGTON — Tuesday is "Equal Pay Day." It's not a day of celebration, but more like a finish line for women. In 2018 women had to work, on average, until April 10 in order to earn as much money as men did by the last day of 2017. Each year, women hope that the distance to our finish line w 13 Things to Know About CEO Pay Ratios 04/09/2018 08:00pm • This new detail may be the talk of shareholder season.This year investors can add a new set of numbers to their repertoire of knowledge: the CEO pay ratio. The Securities and Exchange Commission now requires public companies in the U.S. to disclose in their filings the ratio of the CEO's compensatio When Will My Tax Refund Arrive? 04/08/2018 08:00pm • Depending on whom you ask, tax season is either winding down or ramping up and coming down to the wire. For the proactive taxpayers out there who have already filed, the next question you must be asking is: Where is my tax refund? If you're due a check from the government for a few thousand dollars The key people to watch at Bill Cosby's sex assault retrial 04/08/2018 02:30pm • Opening statements start Monday in Bill Cosby's retrial on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. The key figures to watch include: BILL COSBY Cosby, 80, amassed a $400 million fortune as an actor and comedian Can You Retire Comfortably If You Only Work a Part-Time Job? 04/05/2018 08:00pm • Working part time is nothing new, but the gig economy makes it more attractive than ever to take a high-paying hourly job. Rather than toiling in a single full-time job, online employment platforms make it possible to string together a number of part-time positions for a career that features flexibl The 3 Best Places to Retire on the Beach 04/05/2018 08:00pm • If your retirement daydreams include white sand and the sparkling sea, you're probably looking into retirement on the beach. These overseas retirement spots boast world-class sea, sand, sun and surf. Each top beach pick is also in a country that offers important advantages for expats and foreign ret