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When is Buying a Home With Your 401(k) or IRA a Good Idea? 08/08/2017 08:00pm • It's no secret that home prices are growing. The average sale price for a new home in the U.S. was $379,500 in June, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, compared to $271,800 in the same month in 2012. The large price tag on a home makes it difficult and, sometimes, seemingly impossible to buy real Australian Café is Charging Men More to Highlight Gender Wage Gap 08/08/2017 08:00pm • A new Australian café is serving a healthy dose of gender parity alongside its coffee and lattes, all to make a point. The Handsome Her café in Melbourne, Australia, brands itself as a "space by women, for women" and is charging its male patrons an 18 percent premium to highlight the country's gen How Computer Simulations Help Save Your Nest Egg 08/08/2017 08:00pm • Most investors have specific goals like putting kids through college, buying a second home or living comfortably in retirement. Getting there typically takes serious saving over a long period, a good return on your investments, and also accounts for inflation and taxes. But whether you'll hit your Tech Stocks May Have Finally Run Out of Steam 08/08/2017 08:00pm • With the Dow Jones industrial average breaking above 22,000 for the first time ever in recent weeks and the Standard and Poor's 500 index knocking on the door of 2,500, some investors are growing a bit skeptical about the bull market's longevity. In a new research note, Bank of America recommends t HSAs Could Trump IRAs for Retirement 08/07/2017 08:00pm • Individual retirement accounts are getting some competition as the retirement savings vehicle of choice. With total holdings surpassing $7.5 trillion in 2016, IRAs are still the go-to option for more than one-third of U.S. households, but health savings accounts are gaining ground. HSAs, which are How to Prepare for Your First 'Couples Visit' With a Financial Advisor 08/07/2017 08:00pm • First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes ... the visit to the financial advisor? Yes, getting married means sharing your financial life. And if you've been visiting a financial professional as a singleton, then tying the knot should include a rethink of your relationship with your financia 10 Last-Minute Summer Vacations You Can Afford 08/07/2017 08:00pm • Deal-chasers, rejoice.According to the research company Ipsos Global @dvisor, only 61 percent of Americans took or will take at least one week's vacation this year. And the U.S. Travel Association's 2017 Project: Time Off study found American employees forfeited 132 million paid vacation weeks in 20 When Should You Really Abstain From Sex for Your Health? 08/07/2017 08:00pm • For many people who have a health condition or have recently undergone a medical procedure, there's one question that routinely goes unasked and unanswered: Is it safe to have sex? Experts say health providers should broach the subject but routinely don't, and patients are often reluctant to bring 4 Things to Know Before Investing in a Vacation Home 08/07/2017 08:00pm • Families with disposable income and a penchant for travel may be tempted to purchase a vacation home investment to use personally or to rent to other travelers. A vacation home could save you money if you use it a lot, especially if hotel and lodging costs are high in a destination you frequent, say Valeant Earnings Impress, VRX Stock Rallies 08/07/2017 08:00pm • Controversial drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (NYSE: VRX) once again lowered its revenue guidance on Tuesday, but VRX stock rose more than 7 percent in morning trading as investors are hopeful that the company is taking positive steps to get business back on track. Excluding Virginia creates legal guide for service members, veterans 08/07/2017 03:15am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's attorney general has created a new resource guide with information on things such as taxes and education for military service members and veterans. The Virginia Military and Veteran Legal Resource Guide, created by Attorney General Mark Herring's office, is aimed 6 Mistakes Grandparents Make When Helping Pay for College 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Even well-meaning grandparents make mistakes. And when it comes to financing college, any missteps can be quite costly, either for the grandparents themselves or the grandchildren. Be sure to avoid these common mistakes grandparents make when trying to help their grandkids with college costs. Mi 3 Reasons Health Insurers Won't Lose Federal Subsidies 08/06/2017 08:00pm • The fate of the U.S. health care system and the Affordable Care Act marketplace is as uncertain as ever following President Donald Trump's threats to withhold federal cost-sharing reduction subsidies, or CSRs, from insurers. But while eliminating CSR payments could be a crippling blow to the health These Funds Could Force You to Manage Your Retirement Income Better 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Ever hear of retirement income funds? You might soon, if you're having trouble managing withdrawals from retirement funds. In a word, retirement income funds solve an age-old problem for retirees -- how do you ensure you don't run out of cash in your golden years? In a nutshell, retirement income f How to Create a Simple Retirement Plan 08/06/2017 08:00pm • You know the old saying about failing to plan means you're planning to fail. The same goes for retirement. If you don't make a plan, you may never get to retire. And if you don't have a vision of what your retirement years will look like, you'll likely drift through your senior years ... and then w