Families of college-bound students will soon be able to file key financial aid forms. But it takes some legwork to make sure you’re ready. Oct. 1 marks the start date to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2018-19 academic year. Colleges, as well as federal[Read More…]

Gas prices are moving higher as a result of Hurricane Harvey, but experts say they don’t expect the hike is enough to make Labor Day travelers change their plans. If you’re traveling, you’ll need to get smart about cutting your bill. On Friday, AAA put the average fuel price nationwide[Read More…]

Shares of Kellogg Co. (NYSE: K) , a leading global producer of cereal, cookies, crackers, and other packaged foods, closed Thursday up a healthy 4.3% after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results. Starting from the top, Kellogg’s second-quarter net sales declined 2.5% year over year to $ 3.19 billion due[Read More…]

If you think you have to spend a fortune to vacation in Europe, think again. The post-Brexit pound is so weak against the dollar that even pricey London can be surprisingly cheap for those visiting from the U.S. And that’s especially true if you avoid the usual tourist money pits,[Read More…]

Awarding the 2013 Nobel Prize in economic sciences jointly to Eugene Fama and Robert Shiller puzzled many. “If you’ve been wondering whether it’s possible to regularly beat the stock market averages,” wrote Steven Rattner, a Wall Street financier and commentator at the time, “you didn’t get any guidance from the[Read More…]