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#365 Five Job Interview Deal Breakers

A job interview is your opportunity to make a good impression. In fact, there are few times when making a strong impression matters more than when you're interacting with a hiring manager.Nevertheless, some candidates play Russian roulette during this critical interaction. Through ignoranc... see more

#342 Goldman Sachs’s Entry Into Online Lending

Financial technology's emergence has become a disruptive force in an expanding number of financial services. Fundamental to financial technology is the link between technological advancements and financial services. As a result the customer benefits from greater transparency and accessibility to ... see more

#284 Study Abroad: Budget For Spain

One of the best investments you can make in your education is studying abroad. Globalization has changed the way the world works, and study abroad is crucial for preparing students to enter the 21st century workforce, according to Daniel Obst, deputy vice president of the Institute of Internation... see more

#227 Hey, Baby. How's Your College Fund?

You have a newborn baby! Congratulations. Welcome to years of sleep deprivation, decades of horrific expense and a lifetime of being petrified that something bad is going to happen to your impossibly precious offspring. Most parents envy their childless friends' clear, bag-free eyes, relative wea... see more

#199 Best Apps For Buying A Home

If you are in the market for a new home, technology can help make your search a little easier. There are mobile apps that allow you to search listings, calculate mortgage costs, find out which businesses and attractions are nearby, and decipher real estate terms you'll hear throughout the home-bu... see more

#44 How Risky Are Long-Term Car Loans?

Main Street and Wall Street are two different worlds and the disparity between the two is greater than ever. Since the Great Recession, Wall Street has been reaching record highs, which has primarily been driven by prolonged record-low interest rates. Main Street, on the other hand, hasn't been p... see more

#12 Planning Your Second Career

Whether by choice or out of necessity, Americans are working longer. According to a survey conducted by retirement-planning website RetiredBrains.com, 86% of business professionals plan on working after they become eligible to retire, and many of these will seek out new career paths as they exten... see more