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6 Ways to Protect Your Pocketbook From Sky-High Medical Bills 07/19/2016 08:00pm • Dan McGrath, the co-founder of Jester Financial Technologies, a small health care data company in Beverly, Massachusetts, remembers being in the dentist office with his retired mother and realizing he'd made a grave mistake. He'd let his mother navigate her own Medicare coverage and that resulted i The Pros and Cons of Hiring a Financial Advisor 07/19/2016 08:00pm • Making long-term decisions about money can be difficult and even a little scary. Many people turn to financial advisors for help with their financial decisions. Many advisors offer good advice, but deciding whether or not they're worth the price can be difficult. Before you hire a financial advisor, Mobile Home Parks Are a Viable Investment 07/19/2016 08:00pm • It's hard for small-time real estate investors to imagine competing with the likes of Sam Zell and Warren Buffett. But while the average investor can only dream of attaining those lofty heights, opportunities exist in the mobile home park marketplace to profit in a different product type from norma Day 1: Speeches from the Republican National Convention 07/19/2016 05:46am • WASHINGTON -- Day 1 at the Republican National Convention saw speeches from congressmen, former military members, the potential future first lady and the mother of one of the victims of Benghazi. View each of the speeches below. Biographical information of each of the speakers was provided b A Beautiful and Affordable Caribbean Isle 07/18/2016 08:00pm • Many scuba divers have drifted through the Bay Islands of Honduras on a quest for Caribbean adventure. Roatán, the largest of the Bay Islands, provides some of the best diving in the world. The island itself has long been an off-the-radar and untamed outpost where cows and pigs graze freely and ban 15 Retirement Investing Mistakes to Avoid 07/18/2016 08:00pm • The rules for preparing for retirement may be easy. Start saving early. Own stocks. Diversify globally. Rebalance your portfolio. Yet during times of market volatility, many investors get spooked and begin to question their investment strategies. "I have seen investors destroy their retirement in th Yes, Risky Investments Have a Place in a Portfolio 07/18/2016 08:00pm • Many people will tell you to stay away from risky investments. But if you follow that advice, there is a chance that you might throw out the baby with the bathwater. Think of risky investments like you think about salt: Too much could eventually kill you, but too little can be bad in other ways. Th Is a Donor-Advised Fund Right For You? 07/18/2016 08:00pm • Most Americans with any degree of investable assets are seeking ways to minimize their overall tax bill. In retirement, when people are withdrawing from their accounts, taxes on required minimum distributions and Social Security income can add up fast. While there's no way to avoid paying income ta Could losing weight help you manage your money? 07/18/2016 09:05am • When people talk about smart money management, the conversation usually revolves around making and sticking to a budget or setting funds aside in retirement or college accounts. However, some people say there may be more to having stable finances. "Life consists of more than one domain," says Mic Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan shows Republicans how to draw support from both parties 07/17/2016 08:07pm • By JOSH MAGNESS and JESSICA CAMPISI COLLEGE PARK - Throughout the 2016 primaries, national figures like presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders enthralled primary voters with hardline ideological positions. But Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan took another approac 5 Mistakes That Are Reducing Your Retirement Savings 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Retirement may seem a ways off, but you need to prepare yourself for retirement throughout your career. Unfortunately, there are a lot of ways to inadvertently derail yourself from a sound retirement. Here are five mistakes that can decrease the amount you have on hand when you get to retirement: Study: Private Colleges Up Tuition Discounts 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Despite the annual sticker price shock, many students and their families are receiving tuition discounts at private colleges. Under tuition discounting, a school offsets its published tuition price with grant aid from the institution to entice students to enroll at their college. It's a practice tha 10 Costs to Include in Your Retirement Budget 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Retirement billsYou won't have to pay commuting costs or buy expensive clothes for work in retirement. But you might face new costs as you use more health care services or take up new hobbies to fill your days. Remember to factor these expenses into your retirement budget.HousingHousing is likely to Why Investors Own Private Mortgage-Backed Securities 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Private-label, or non-agency backed mortgage securities, got a black eye a few years ago when they were blamed for bringing on the financial crisis. But they still exist and can be found in many fixed-income mutual funds and real estate investment trusts. So who should own them -- and who should sta Retirement Savings Tax Breaks for High Earners 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Some tax perks for retirement savers are phased out for people who earn above a certain amount, including the ability to claim the saver's credit or contribute to a Roth IRA. But there are plenty of other tax benefits that people with relatively high incomes enjoy. Here's a look at some of the retir