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How to Stage Your Home to Sell 07/24/2018 08:00pm • You've made the decision to sell your home. But looking around your living room and kitchen, you're not quite sure how to get from comfortable clutter to the camera-ready chic you see in competing homes. Rest assured that you're far from the only homeowner who doesn't live every day like they're in What's the Difference Between Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation? 07/24/2018 08:00pm • The terms strategic and tactical asset allocation are bandied about, sometimes interchangeably -- which is wrong. But these investment strategies are different, and research shows that there are distinct outcomes from tactical versus strategic asset allocation. Whether you are a do-it-yourself inve 7 Worthwhile Online Personal Finance Courses 07/24/2018 08:00pm • If you want to learn how to make smart investing decisions, save more and eliminate debt, you're in luck. Today, there are plenty of online personal finance courses offering money-management lessons. Take the 3rd Decade education program from the TCI Foundation, which is currently in the development What Is a Line of Credit? 07/24/2018 08:00pm • A line of credit is kind of like a credit card. You have a set amount you can borrow, and interest doesn't begin until you start using the credit. And when you pay back the loan, your credit line is renewed. For example, if you have a $20,000 line of credit and you use $5,000 on a home remodeling pr French Wrestle with Tackling 'Fake News' with Proposed Law 07/24/2018 08:00pm • PARIS -- To understand legislation currently before the French Senate, one needs to recall last year's presidential election in the country. Just days before the final vote in May, a posting on 4chan, the imageboard website that allows users to be anonymous, claimed then-candidate Emmanuel Macron o 5 Tax Benefits to Maximize This Summer 07/24/2018 08:00pm • The summer months provide a number of opportunities for mindful people to find clever ways to earn tax credits or deduct additional expenses from their income taxes. Here are five ways you can take advantage of common summer expenses and turn them into savings when tax season rolls around early nex 8 Myths About Annuities in Retirement 07/24/2018 08:00pm • Before you make an annuity a part of your retirement income plan, it's essential to understand what's involved with this type of investment option. "The concept of an annuity is simply a series of fixed payments over a period of time," says Robert R. Johnson, principal in the Fed Policy Investment Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Stock Muted After Earnings Beat 07/23/2018 08:00pm • Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) reported some impressive earnings, revenue and subscriber numbers on Tuesday morning, but VZ stock merely wavered, trading within a tight range. Analysts say Verizon's solid second-quarter and updated guidance may not be as bullish as they appear. Verizon repor DC ranked among best big cities to live in; Va. city No. 2 07/23/2018 09:40am • WASHINGTON — Despite the high cost of living, the D.C. area checks off many of the boxes that make a big city a desirable place to live. Personal finance site WalletHub has ranked the nation's 62 largest cities on its list of "Top Big Cities to Live In," and Washington, D.C., ranks No. 18 overa What to Know About Employer Plans That Pay Your Student Loans 07/22/2018 08:00pm • To attract and retain younger workers, more companies are offering a different type of employee perk: student loan repayment assistance. Employers typically provide employees a set monthly amount -- usually around $100 a month -- to help pay student loan bills. These payments are usually sent direc How Universal Basic Income Could Change Your Job 07/22/2018 08:00pm • If the government gave you $1,000 a month with no strings attached, you might have higher standards for the jobs you're willing to take. In her new book, "Give People Money," economics journalist Annie Lowrey explores the concept of a universal basic income, or UBI, a set sum of government cash prov How to Avoid Investment Tax Shock 07/22/2018 08:00pm • Tax time is a day of reckoning for investors, when Uncle Sam demands his slice of interest, dividends and capital gains. In most cases the calculations are straightforward. But some types of assets throw curve balls -- tax bills that defy logic. In some cases, offbeat tax issues are the price for w Are your retirement savings ahead of the curve? 07/22/2018 08:00pm • It's difficult to determine exactly how much to save for retirement. Some people pick a round number, such as saving 10 or 15 percent of their salary, while others use an external cue, such as the amount of money that will be matched by an employer. You might wonder whether you are saving enough How Prospective International Students Can Avoid Scams 07/22/2018 08:00pm • As part of a U.S. college search, some prospective international students and their parents will research campus safety. While looking into safety statistics and resources, families may come across mentions of fraud schemes that target international students in the U.S. Scammers may contact a poten What You Need to Know About Buying a Timeshare 07/19/2018 08:00pm • Timeshares -- vacation properties that are owned by numerous people and available for a specific time frame each year -- have long been saddled with a bad reputation due to unscrupulous companies in the industry. But with the timeshare market seeing eight consecutive years of growth, according to 20