What You Need to Know About Navy Federal's Takeover of Community Bank While the takeover by Navy Federal of the Defense Department's Community Bank should have no direct impact on services...
6 Do's and Don'ts of Improving Your Credit Score If you make the right moves, you should be able to make a positive impact on your credit score, no matter how or where it's...
Frightening Finances 2023: How Much to Save and How to Get Ahead of Retirement Halloween is just around the corner, so here is the second installment of this year’s foray into scary economic statistics.
Overseas Cost-of-Living Cuts Are About to Take a Bite Out of Paychecks. Some Bases Are Already Warning Troops. Cuts to service members' overseas cost-of-living allowances are coming, and some areas are starting to warn troops about the...
How Long Should It Take a Transitioning Military Member to Get a Civilian Job? Several factors come into play when you are leaving the military to find a civilian job. The Veteran Employment Project helps...
Frightening Finances 2023: Job Hunting, Credit-Card Balances and More It's time for another of my annual forays into frightening figures from the world of personal finances.
What Financing Option Is Best for Your Home Improvement Project? Improving your home can be overwhelming and expensive, but there are several ways to make it easier and more affordable.
How to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on a House You Sell After Less Than 2 Years You may be eligible for a partial exclusion of capital gains tax if your employer transfers you to a new location that is at...
Will a Government Shutdown Affect Your VA Loan? Veterans and other eligible borrowers have had so many questions about how their home loan benefits are affected during a...
What Military Families Need to Know About a Government Shutdown What should you do if there's a government shutdown? Some of the best advice for military families, in every situation, is to...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...