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The Dangers of Being an Overconfident Investor 06/12/2017 08:00pm • Confidence is an important quality for investors to have. Without it, they may second-guess their investment choices and harm their portfolio returns. It's possible, however, to have too much of a good thing because overconfidence can be just as damaging if it leads to mistakes. "The problem with ov What You Need to Know About Bridge Loans 06/12/2017 08:00pm • There may be a point when, if you're selling and then buying a home, and you're stressing out the logistics, you might wonder if you should get a bridge loan. A bridge loan is a short-term loan used in both commercial and residential real estate. Homebuyers sometimes take out bridge loans, which wi Are We Leading Our Children to Become Addicted to Anger? 06/12/2017 08:00pm • When I was in eighth grade, I asked my social studies teacher why there weren't any sunny pictures of the Soviet Union in our world history textbook. It was 1978. I wasn't trying to be provocative. It just didn't strike me as entirely plausible. "Sadly," my teacher told me, "That's the way it is in How to Book a Family Trip to Europe With 100,000 Miles 06/12/2017 08:00pm • For families who have been dreaming of a trip to Europe but always thought it was out of reach, there is a way to get there largely using airline miles. Read on to find out how you can fly a family of four across the pond with 100,000 miles, as well as how to collect them. The Deal Aer Lingus, th How to Achieve Financial Independence and Retire Early 06/12/2017 08:00pm • Many Americans now expect to retire after age 65. But that hasn't stopped a growing group from aiming for early retirement. These big savers often retire at 55, 45 or even in their 30s. That may seem impossible if you frame retirement in a traditional sense. When you think retirement means not work ISIS’ crumbling 'caliphate' triggers terror wave 06/12/2017 04:39am • WASHINGTON — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is running out of territory, money, fighters and time; but experts fear the damage has already been done. Three years after its stunning and brutal confiscation of thousands of miles of territory in Iraq and Syria, ISIS’ so called â 10 Ways to Generate Income After You Retire 06/11/2017 08:00pm • Financing retirement has become more challenging than ever. But the good news is that we have more sources of income than we might at first realize. Here are ten ways that people generate income after they retire. Most people only need three or four to be financially comfortable. 1. Social Securit Kroger Co. (KR) Could Catch Fire This Week 06/11/2017 08:00pm • Kroger Co. (ticker: KR), America's largest pure-play grocery stock with nearly 2,800 stores across two dozen brands, will enter Thursday morning's first-quarter earnings report grossly behind the eight ball. KR stock is off 11 percent versus a market that's up 9 percent -- largely the product of a d 10 Money Mistakes New Grads Make 06/11/2017 08:00pm • Watch out for that first step into the real world -- it's a doozy. When you're first starting out, adulting can be difficult (honestly, it's tough at any age), and managing money often proves to be particularly challenging. "It's no secret that new grads are really strapped," says Natalie Colley, an Australia Encouraging Innovation to Diversify its Economy 06/11/2017 08:00pm • PERTH, Australia -- A researcher by training, Siavash Noorbakhsh says he didn't consider his published papers on trauma and intensive care worthy of developing into a business. That changed after he attended a boot camp for entrepreneurs in this city on Australia's southwest coast. At the intense, How Beginners Can Buy Individual Stocks 06/11/2017 08:00pm • Savvy investors who've done well with mutual and index funds may be tempted to try to buy stocks, but most financial experts agree that beginners should invest their money with care. "Success investing in individual stocks demands patience and discipline," says Robert R. Johnson, president and CEO o Candidates for governor run on different priorities 06/11/2017 02:55pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians are set to head to the polls Tuesday to pick a Republican and Democratic candidate in the closely watched race for governor. The Old Dominion is one of only two states electing governors this year, and the primary could illustrate how voters feel about President Virginia primary 2017: Lieutenant governor and House of Delegates races 06/11/2017 02:02pm • WASHINGTON — Virginia voters have plenty of reasons to head to the polls next Tuesday. In addition to choosing a nominee for governor, voters will also have multiple choices for lieutenant governor and for many Northern Virginia House of Delegates seats. Here's a rundown of the candidates ru Competition for offshore wind ramps up in Massachusetts 06/11/2017 10:40am • BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' bid to become the nation's leader in offshore wind power is ramping up. The state's electric utilities — National Grid, Eversource and Unitil — are slated to release by June 30 their requirements for projects seeking to develop the state's first ocean-based wind Crash course in money matters for second-graders 06/09/2017 03:50pm • SILVER SPRING, Md. — Woodlin Elementary School is home of the Woodlin Wizards, and on Friday, the kids got a chance to become financial wizards. Volunteers with Junior Achievement, the nonprofit that focuses on entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy, joined students for a daylong