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Find Scholarships for Current College Students 12/02/2015 07:00pm • You are almost finished your first semester as a college student and likely enjoying living more independently, studying subjects you truly find interesting, working toward a career and making a bunch of new friends on campus. But then it occurs to you: Many of the scholarships you were awarded we How to Stay the Course When Others are Panicking 12/01/2015 07:00pm • Not a day goes by without someone suggesting that I sell my investments because of a potential doomsday scenario. Yet, I always respond that the best move I could make is to just stay the course. Standing by and doing nothing is perhaps one of the most crucial concepts for good long-term returns. Would privatizing alcohol sales in Montgomery County mean a tax increase? 12/01/2015 09:54am • WASHINGTON — Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett says local taxes would go up if the county were to privatize the sale of alcohol. Right now the county has a monopoly on the sale of beer, wine and liquor. The county's Department of Liquor Control generates more than $30 million in revenue e How to Get Financially Ready for a Power Outage 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Extreme winter weather has already arrived in some parts of the country: Parts of California have seen snow and more is expected. Some meteorologists are calling for a cold, snowy winter from coast to coast, and that means it's time to get prepared. According to tale of the ant and the grasshopper Why Defensive Stocks Aren't Safe Any More 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Nervous investors should think twice before diving into so-called defensive stocks, especially those securities with high dividends. You might end up putting more risk into your portfolio than you realize. Stocks that have less volatility than the overall market and pay higher dividends than most Does It Make Sense to Buy a Home If You Have Significant Student Loan Debt? 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Everything is going according to plan. You went to college. You landed a good job. You met someone and are planning a marriage. You're thinking a house is in the near future. But it's probably around now that you're starting to wonder if you're crazy, or if you're taking on too much debt. After al 6 Financial Tasks You Need to Complete Before the End of the Year 11/30/2015 07:00pm • The end of the year is just around the bend, and with it comes a number of opportunities for smart financial moves as well as last chances to take advantage of financial benefits. Here are six things you should consider doing in the next few weeks.Donate to charities. A donation to a charity is tax How to Extend Your Investment Portfolio's Life Span 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Most of us intuitively like the idea of extending our time on earth. However, for most Americans, there's a downside to a longer life span: A person who lives to 85 needs more money for living expenses than a person who only makes it to 75. The Society of Actuaries, which tabulates and analyzes mo 11 Tax Moves Every Taxpayer Should Make Before the End of the Year 11/30/2015 07:00pm • It's coming soon -- and we don't mean Christmas or Hanukkah. While the deadline to file income taxes is still more than four months away, now is the time to get serious about tax planning. That's because some moves need to be made by Dec. 31 if you want to take advantage of certain tax breaks. Plus How to Buy a Retirement Home With a Reverse Mortgage 11/29/2015 07:00pm • Many older people know about using a reverse mortgage to tap their home equity and use the money to stay in a longtime home. But it's also possible to use a reverse mortgage to buy a home. This can be helpful to people who want to relocate and can't afford mortgage payments in retirement or are una Is an HSA Missing From Your Retirement Savings Strategy? 11/29/2015 07:00pm • Ryan Tiernan is something of a health savings account evangelist. The founder and owner of Access Point HSA, a health savings account administrator, says many people overlook the potential of an HSA to pad their retirement nest egg. "The H is for health but don't be fooled," he says. "A lot of peop 10 Ways to Repair Your Retirement Finances 11/29/2015 07:00pm • Fast fixesIf you're approaching the year you want to retire but don't have enough money in the bank to live the lifestyle you want, it's not too late to improve your retirement prospects. Here's how you can fix your retirement finances at the last minute.DownsizeYour family home is likely more space 6 smart financial things to do on Black Friday 11/25/2015 07:00pm • If you've already taken a sneak peek at Black Friday sales and are wondering whether this will be the year you get up at the crack of dawn to stand in line for those deals, consider some other ways you could be saving. 'Tis the season to shop away, but that doesn't mean you have to end the year in d Know the Risks of Year-End Mutual Fund Purchases 11/24/2015 07:00pm • When it comes to investing, most experts offer the same advice: If you are a typical mutual fund buyer saving for college or retirement, don't try to time the market. It's a loser's game. Except that you might tweak your timing a little -- just a little -- at the end of the year, or you may get hi Compare Life Insurance, 529 Plans for College Savings 11/24/2015 07:00pm • Miguel Palma, an accountant in Dublin, California, set up a cash-value life insurance policy when his daughter was young. By the time she was ready for college, he had enough saved in the policy to borrow from the accrued value to pay her tuition. One of the reasons Palma chose life insurance as a