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Subscribe Advertisement Investing 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Save Investing 5:00 PM Investing What Younger and Older Investors Should Do During a Bear Market Nicole Dieker Save 4:20 PM Save Taxes 4:20 PM Taxes 4:20 PM Taxes You Have an Extra 90 Days to Pay Your Taxes Lisa Rowan 8 Save Tax Day is still April 15, but if you owe the government, you’ll have a bit of leeway on when you pay your taxes. 1:00 PM Save Travel 1:00 PM Travel 1:00 PM Travel What to Do About Your Rewards Travel Plans Lisa Rowan 2 Save While most airlines and hotels have made announcements about how to change or cancel your reservations due to the coronavirus, you might be wondering what to do about the travel plans you made through your rewards credit card. If you made reservations with points or miles, what happens next? 11:00 AM Save 11:00 AM How a 'Near Zero' Interest Rate Affects Your Money Lisa Rowan 4 Save The Federal Reserve announced on Sunday that it would cut interest rates to near zero, with the benchmark for consumer interest rates to drop to between 0% and 0.25%. Advertisement 3/16/20 2:30 PM Save 3/16/20 Apple Card Will Let You Skip Your Payment This Month Lisa Rowan 3 Save Worried about paying your credit card bill right now? Your card issuer may be able to help. 3/16/20 1:00 PM 2 Student Loans 3/16/20 Student Loans 3/16/20 Student Loans What You Should Know About the Student Loan Interest Waiver Lisa Rowan 24 2 On Friday, President Trump said he would waive interest on federal student loans. But the move isn’t as exciting as it sounds. 3/13/20 3:00 PM 1 Saving Money 3/13/20 Saving Money 3/13/20 Saving Money What to Do if You Have Tickets to a Canceled Event Lisa Rowan 15 1 Remember when you decided 2020 would be the Best Year Ever and bought tickets for festivals, concerts and sporting events? Yeah, you were going to have a blast. Until the coronavirus showed up and canceled almost every social gathering of more than 100 people. 3/12/20 5:00 PM 5 3/12/20 What to Do if the Coronavirus Outbreak Is Affecting Your Finances Lisa Rowan 8 5 All jokes about Netflix and social distancing aside, the coronavirus outbreak is causing financial uncertainty for a lot of people. From workers who rely on tips to events staffers for now-canceled festivals and trade shows, there are plenty of scenarios where the income you can typically count on may not come through. 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Advertisement 3/11/20 3:30 PM Save Credit Cards 3/11/20 Credit Cards 3/11/20 Credit Cards What the 'History' Part of Your Credit Score Really Measures Lisa Rowan 4 Save Your credit history can be one of the more confusing parts of a credit score . Even if you practice good credit habits, your age can seem to work against you. But beyond waiting patiently to graduate to expert level, is there anything you can do to boost your score? 3/11/20 1:00 PM Save 3/11/20 Tip Your Service Workers Especially Generously Right Now Lisa Rowan 30 Save You know to wash your hands, stay home if you’re not feeling well, and resist the urge to hoard hand sanitizer . But there’s another task you can complete if you’re feeling fine and proceeding with a mostly normal daily life: T ip generously. 3/11/20 11:00 AM 8 3/11/20 How to Stop Wasting Money on Clothes Kristin Wong 39 8 You spend hours trying on clothes, you spend hundreds (maybe more!) buying those clothes, then you open your closet and, lo and behold, you see nothing worth wearing. It’s a common dilemma and a financially wasteful one, too. 3/10/20 4:35 PM 1 Credit Cards 3/10/20 Credit Cards 3/10/20 Credit Cards Don't Pay for Credit Repair 'Piggyback' Scams Lisa Rowan 9 1 Is a higher credit score on your financial wishlist? Make sure you’re not paying a scammer to get one. Advertisement 3/9/20 2:30 PM 1 Investing 3/9/20 Investing 3/9/20 Investing What's the 'Limit Down' Rule? Lisa Rowan 14 1 The S&P 500 tanked so hard this morning that it made the New York Stock Exchange temporarily halt trading. It wasn’t a glitch, but rather a feature to protect investors in volatile markets. 3/9/20 1:00 PM 1 Taxes 3/9/20 Taxes 3/9/20 Taxes Why You Should Save Your Tax Refund This Year Nicole Dieker 28 1 When it comes to tax refunds, the standard financial advice basically comes down to “either save your refund or use it to pay off debt.” (Yes, I know that a lot of people use their tax refunds to cover other big financial goals, from vacations to home repairs; I’m just telling you what the typical financial adviser … 3/9/20 11:01 AM 1 Investing 3/9/20 Investing 3/9/20 Investing Investing App Robinhood Is Down—Again [Updated] Lisa Rowan 11 1 Investment app Robinhood is down for trading this morning during one of the most volatile mornings in recent stock market history. The S&P 500 fell so dramatically right after the New York Stock Exchanged opened that it triggered a “limit down” pause on trading, which hadn’t occurred since 2008. 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