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Leaner Ford Motor Company (F) May Be a Good Long-Term Investment 05/16/2017 08:00pm • While most of the U.S. economy is firing on all cylinders, the auto industry appears to be spinning its wheels. Ford Motor Company (ticker: F) announced this week that it plans to cut 10 percent of its global workforce, and investors are trying to figure out what to do with Ford's stock. U.S. auto How This Couple Bought a Home While Paying Off $80,000 in Student Loans 05/16/2017 08:00pm • Many recent grads feel they need to pay off debt before buying a home, but Lance and Tori Cothern prove that's not always the case. Lance graduated without student loans, while his wife Tori amassed $80,000 in loans for her nursing degree. Even as Tori underwent two surgeries and the couple bought U.S. News & World Report's 10 Top-Ranked ETFs 05/16/2017 08:00pm • All these funds are great choices.Investors looking to buy exchange-traded funds have a pretty big sea to navigate, as the ETF world includes literally thousands of options. One path you can take is investing in some of U.S. News & World Report's top-ranked ETFs. U.S. News ranks funds based on f Dow Plunging as Trump Rally Cools 05/16/2017 08:00pm • Is this the beginning of the end of the Trump rally? In the first major test to a robust, months-long rally that had major indices setting new all-time highs almost daily, the Dow Jones industrial average shed around 240 points, or 1.1 percent, by noon on Wednesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 in The 25 Best Affordable Places to Live in the U.S. in 2017 05/16/2017 08:00pm • Live cheaper in these metro areas.Living in the city of your dreams might be a nightmare if you can't afford to live the way you would like. To help determine the Best Places to Live in the U.S. rankings, U.S. News broke down affordability in the 100 largest metro areas in the country. We examined w In case of emergency: Creating your financial Option B 05/16/2017 02:03pm • WASHINGTON — Two years ago, Sheryl Sandberg flew down to Mexico with her husband to celebrate a close friend’s 50th birthday. It was a rare getaway for the power couple — Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook, while Dave Goldberg was the CEO of SurveyMonkey. While on vacation 5 Things That Worry Wall Street Experts 05/15/2017 08:00pm • One perennial truth about people who work on Wall Street is they worry a lot, and the only thing that changes is whatever is worrying them. Here's what's currently keeping some seasoned finance veterans awake at night. The market looks expensive. "Valuations in U.S. equities look stretched; that's These Life Events Require the Most Insurance Planning 05/15/2017 08:00pm • Some key life events are a bigger financial priority than others. Take, for example, a married couple who has their first child, or hitting retirement. Both life events should trigger a close examination of your life insurance needs -- and they're certainly not the only life events that require an Is Panama Still a Top Retire Overseas Choice? 05/15/2017 08:00pm • Panama was once at the forefront of the retire overseas movement. Since the mid-1990s, this country has been working hard to attract the attention of U.S. retirees. Back in the 1990s, Panama was competing with Costa Rica and Mexico. Today, dozens of countries endeavor to woo American retirees to th 4 Misconceptions About Social Security 05/15/2017 08:00pm • New surveys are always coming out showing we need to know more about our finances. One of the latest surveys that seems designed to make us worry about how we're handling money is a recent Fidelity Investments Social Security IQ Survey. As you might expect, it showed that there is a lot of confusio Dear President Trump: A Letter From 'Mr. Market' 05/14/2017 08:00pm • The search term "Trump's first 100 days" generates more than 31 million results, highlighting the symbolic importance of the 100-day milestone. Despite considerable media attention, investors remain uncertain about the prospects for the stock market under President Donald Trump. Some aspects of Trum How to Save for College and Retirement 05/14/2017 08:00pm • When it comes to saving for college, parents can use all the help they can get. A 2016 study from T. Rowe Price that surveyed 1,086 parents across the U.S., reported that 62 percent of children expected their parents to cover the cost of "whatever college I want to go to." In response, 65 percent o How to Get a Good 401(k) Match 05/14/2017 08:00pm • A 401(k) match or other employer contributions help you build wealth for retirement much faster than you could on your own. But 401(k) matches vary considerably by employer, and there are sometimes waiting periods before you qualify for a match and vesting schedules that might prevent you from keepi 5 Top Options for Affordable Retirement in Europe 05/14/2017 08:00pm • European adventuresEurope is a more affordable retirement overseas option than it's been in a long time. If you've got dollars to spend in Europe, you might be surprised by your buying power. The European retirement of your dreams is increasingly realistic, even for those with a tight budget. Here a Metro Board chair slams Virginia concerns over dedicated sales tax 05/12/2017 05:24am • WASHINGTON — The pushback from Virginia leaders on a possible regional sales tax to fund Metro is "fallacious," Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans said Thursday. Evans, who is also a D.C. Councilmember, said the one percent sales tax suggested last month by a Metropolitan Washington Council of Gov