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8 Things to Know if Your Job Search Skills Are Rusty 03/06/2016 07:00pm • If you're gearing up for a job search but haven't pulled out your resume much in the last decade, brace yourself for some changes. Job searching has changed in some significant ways in the last 10 years, both in terms of what the experience is like for candidates and which strategies are effective a What to Do If You're Retired and Broke 03/06/2016 07:00pm • Planning for retirement is something we should all do. But in recent years it has proved harder and harder. Employers have cut back on pensions and thrown more responsibility for retirement onto individual employees. And most employees have faced negligible wage growth, making it harder than ever to Navigating Red Tape When Switching Financial Advisors 03/06/2016 07:00pm • The process for switching financial advisors is fairly simple -- usually, it's just signing an electronic form at your new firm. But be warned: You might be setting yourself up for increased tax liability, transfer fees and a roll of red tape. It helps to understand your real reasons for switching s Metro GM announces management overhaul, potential for longer shutdowns 03/06/2016 06:21am • WASHINGTON – Metro needs rapid changes to address major issues, its chief administrator said, as he announced the first major management overhaul under his tenure Sunday. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld acknowledged in a letter Sunday that track work and major delays have frustrated riders 7 Ways Your Expenses Will Change in Retirement 03/03/2016 07:00pm • Most retirees spend less than they did while working. A new Government Accountability Office analysis of 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics data found that people in the pre-retirement phase of life between ages 50 and 64 spend an average of $54,400 per year, but annual expenditures drop by $12,500 amo 10 Dietitians You Need to Follow on Social Media 03/03/2016 07:00pm • All the nutrition information swirling on the Internet can make your head spin. One so-called expert may claim one food is bad, while the next claims the same food is a nutritional powerhouse. There are many self-proclaimed "nutritionists" who have pretty loud voices online, but there are also many 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