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Bottoming MLPs Offer a Bright Spot for Energy Investors 02/24/2016 07:00pm • As the rout in oil prices has pressured the stocks of both large integrated oil companies and smaller explorers, it has also weighed heavily on a related group of publicly traded investment vehicles known as master limited partnerships. That may be creating bargains for patient, savvy investors in 6 retirement moves to make in your 30s 02/23/2016 07:00pm • By the time you're in your 30s, you should be on the road to building a solid financial future. If you're not quite there yet, don't fret. Start by taking action on one of these six steps to get yourself on track for a financially sound retirement. 1. Set aside at least 15 percent of your income. Balance Risk, Reward by Diversifying College Savings 02/23/2016 07:00pm • Mike Chapman, an attorney in the Cincinnati area, describes himself as a bit of a "risk taker," so he and his wife decided to take an aggressive college savings investment strategy for their two sons, ages 3 and 8. "Even if we invest aggressively, the total amount available is not going to come clo 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 5 Big Mistakes Millennials Make With Credit Cards 02/23/2016 07:00pm • For new cardholders and those just beginning their journeys into the complicated world of credit ratings and credit cards, managing and understanding the many types of credit cards and their terms can become confusing. While several areas of life allow wiggle room for trial and error, credit scores 10 Retirement Saving Strategies You Should Know About 02/23/2016 09:00am • We all know that we should be putting aside a portion of each paycheck for retirement. Setting up a direct deposit to a savings or investment account can help make sure that we don't forget to save every month. However, once you start saving, there are many other things you can do to help grow and p How Retirees Can Prove Their Income for Renting 02/22/2016 07:00pm • As baby boomers downsize, a small but growing number of them are choosing to rent rather than buy a home. The number of Americans between ages 50 and 74 who rent has increased by several percentage points between 2004 and 2013, according to data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard Can Your Spouse's Defaulted Student Loans Impact Your Tax Return? 02/22/2016 07:00pm • Love may allow a spouse to turn a blind eye towards his or her partner's defaulted federal student loans, but the IRS won't be so forgiving. It's likely the offending spouse will get his or her tax return garnished by the federal government to repay the debt, but there's more. Uncle Sam may swoop in Retirement Plan Options for 1099 Employees 02/21/2016 07:00pm • If you're a freelancer, contractor or 1099 employee, you may not have the structure of a steady paycheck, health insurance or corporate matching retirement program that your staffer friends have. You may also be going through work dry spells and windfalls, which can make it very difficult to plan a 5 Hot Stocks That Will Beat the Bull 02/21/2016 07:00pm • These days -- OK, just about every day -- Wall Street's market watchers show unrivaled mastery in the art of hand-wringing. Interest rates look headed up, up, up. Oil prices are way, way down. Somewhere in between, China's economy teeters on a high wire. What's next to make the market anxious -- rum 4 Ways to Live on a Budget When You Don't Know Where to Start 02/21/2016 07:00pm • Most Americans don't live by a budget -- in fact, a 2013 Gallup poll reported only one third of Americans create a household budget. There are a number of reasons for that, from viewing it as restrictive to simply not knowing how to set limits. A true frugal person knows a plan for your spending can CBO: Bring on the tolls, or tax drivers per mile 02/20/2016 11:13am • WASHINGTON — Transportation funding issues are impacting the D.C. region and the nation, and the Congressional Budget Office has some suggestions for easing traffic and finding new money. New tolls or fees for drivers on interstates and other highways, and changes to how money is allocated fo Va. budget plan: More money for retirements, education, I-66 02/19/2016 12:10pm • WASHINGTON — Virginia budget proposals set to be released this weekend will include an increase in education funding, new money for the underfunded state and teacher retirement plans and money to build a new eastbound lane on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway as rush-hour tolls begin. Ahead of t Arlington has the highest-earning Millennials in the U.S. 02/19/2016 10:35am • Arlington County has the highest-earning Millennials in the U.S. That’s according to the website SmartAsset, which says that 18-to-34-year-olds in Arlington have a median income of $61,620, the highest in the country. The bad news is that Millennials in Arlington, by virtue of their high ear 5 Myths About Taxes 02/18/2016 07:00pm • When it comes to taxes, myths abound. And it's no surprise. Like the idea of coming up against Bigfoot or fearing your plane going down in the Bermuda Triangle, the notion of tangling with the IRS is a pretty scary concept. It doesn't help that taxes are complicated, which makes it hard to sort fact