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#368 Four Ways to Protect Your Credit Score

If you haven't been in the habit of checking your credit card accounts online every day, now's the time to start. The well-known credit card hacking of Target and other retailers should be incentive enough to start paying attention to your accounts. But there are other good reasons why staying on... see more

#356 Find The Top Retirement Cities In California

The glamorous sun-and-surf image of California in reality applies to only a tiny strip of expensive coastline in this enormously diverse and beautiful state. Finding affordable options for retirement in the Golden State means opening your mind geographically, although even in the less-expensive a... see more

#344 A Guide to Taxes and Reverse Mortgages

If you're thinking about taking out a reverse mortgage, you need to know whether and how it will affect your income tax situation. In this article, we'll explain whether reverse mortgage proceeds are taxable, whether the interest on a reverse mortgage is tax deductible and more. (Learn the basics... see more

#332 5 Reasons Millennials Are Saving More than Any Other Generation

Entitled and lazy may be some of the words bandied about the millennial generation but one thing you can't call them is frivolous. That's because they are saving more money at a younger age than any of the generations before them. Consider this: according to the Transamerica Center for Retirement... see more

#318 Here's How to Deduct Your Stock Losses From Your Tax Bill

As long as you have to pay taxes on your stock market investment profits, it is important to know how to take advantage of stock investing losses to lower your overall income tax bill. Of course, in a perfect world, you would never have any stock market losses to deduct. All your investments woul... see more

#298 How The Target Credit Card Works

Store credit cards are the object of much criticism. Because of Target's 2014 data breach, signing up for its credit card might come with a fair amount of skepticism on anybody's part. But the data breach can happen to any store if you believe the experts. Is the Target REDCard worth a place in y... see more

#229 Best Savings Priority: Retirement vs. College Fund

You're headed for retirement – and your kids are headed for college. Both are incredibly costly: The average American will need upwards of $1 million to retire and, these days, a college education can easily set you back $100,000 or more, depending on the choice of school. These estimates can o... see more

#218 Why Millennials Should Invest in a Roth IRA

For university graduates entering the workforce, the vast array of retirement options may be confusing and overwhelming. Should I contribute to a 401(k) plan? How much should I contribute? What about an individual retirement account? (For more, see: Retirement Savings Tips for Young People.)... see more

#166 Credit Card Review: Citi Double Cash

A cash back credit card is a flexible alternative to airline miles cards, gas cards and other specialty rewards cards. However, cash back programs are often complicated, with multiple reward levels and confusing limitations. The Citi Double Cash card does away with tiered rewards, rotating purcha... see more

#107 Credit Cards, Mortgages & Student Loans

The credit crunch and recession caused financial fear -- or much worse -- for almost all Americans. So it's no great shock that our borrowing habits have changed. However, you might be surprised by a new report from TransUnion, one of the Big Three credit bureaus, that reveals just how different ... see more

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