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Getting an inheritance, severance check or other big pay out? Here are pointers on how to handle lump sums of cash
Small-cap stocks tend to be riskier during periods of economic distress, while large-caps tend to perform better during such times
As you get ready to retire, follow these steps to put your saving, investing and planning into overdrive
In this step, we consider reasons to increase or decrease your portfolio's tilt toward value or toward growth stocks
Here’s a guide to the financial decisions that face students and their parents when the first day at college is just around the corner
CBS MoneyWatch’s Ray Martin shares a few money moves you can make to generate some extra cash
After you determine your risk tolerance, you need to start figuring where to place your equity bets. Here's a good place to start
Whether you suddenly leave your job, or are planning to make a switch, take these steps to smooth the transition
CBS MoneyWatch's Ray Martin shares a few simple ways to cut expenses and build a cash cushion
Maybe your risk tolerance says one thing and your need for returns says something else. How do you reconcile that divergence?
If you have a baby on the way or already in your arms, here are key financial decisions to make now
CBS MoneyWatch's Ray Martin shares some financial moves parents should make to secure their pride and joy's financial future
After ability and willingness comes an investor’s need to take risk, a critical element that separates real needs from desires
If you follow this advice and do your homework, buying a home won’t become a heartache
Can you afford to buy? How much should you spend? CBS MoneyWatch's Ray Martin answers these questions and more as he offers advice to anyone planning to buy a new home.
If you're wondering whether you need financial help, this quiz can answer the question -- and determine what type of help you should get
When determining your willingness to take risk, the first step is taking the "stomach acid" test
Sometimes it's OK to have some risky fun with your money -- just make sure you know what you're doing
There's a long list of money-related issues partners should discuss before and after the wedding
CBS MoneyWatch's Ray Martin says it's essential to sit down with your partner to talk about your finances
Here are some simple steps to help you find an advisor who'll give you the help you need without overpaying
Student loan debt and a tight budget don't have to get in the way of savvy financial planning
With each stage of life comes new financial challenges. CBS MoneyWatch's Ray Martin has tips for paying back student loans, saving for retirement and more.
It doesn't have to be a guessing game -- find out how to determine the right level of risk for your portfolio
After hitting the skids in 2013 and with sentiment in the dumps, the jury's out on how bonds will perform this year
"People are absolutely dying right now who didn't have to," said the chief medical officer of one assisted living chain.
The fit of a mask is as important as its filtration ability, experts say. So is avoiding the many counterfeits.
Popular Disneyland and Disney World ride "needed a refresh," according to an executive with the entertainment giant.
World's largest asset manager tells its portfolio companies to cut emissions to net zero in 30 years — and provide details.
Advocates say most don't willingly enter the sex trade and shouldn't be criminalized for their own exploitation.
Web users in the region say they're having trouble accessing Facebook, Google, Zoom and other services.
Twitter says Lindell kept violating its policy aimed at fighting disinformation. The ardent Trump backer insists Trump beat Biden.
COVID-19 claimed a heavy toll on residents at Genesis Healthcare facilities as top executive made a lucrative exit.
White House eyes $600 billion in federal procurement spending as another means of boosting domestic manufacturing.
For those who qualify, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program can pay up to 12 months of overdue rent.
About 1 in 7 U.S. parents said last month their children didn't have enough to eat, according to experts.
"I always feel like I'm on the edge of the cliff looking down," one renter said of the struggle to stay in her home.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
Some Republican senators have raised concerns about passing another relief bill so soon after passing $1 trillion legislation.
News of the collaboration sent Beyond Meat's shares to their largest single-day gain since its IPO in 2019.
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton agreed to pause the policy while he considered a lawsuit filed by Texas' Republican attorney general.
The White House said the president raised concerns about Navalny's arrest and Russia's treatment of protesters.
Chief Angela Demit said White River First Nation was selected for vaccines given the "remoteness, elderly and high-risk population, as well as limited access to health care."
The Bombay High Court's verdict cleared a man accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl, but the controversial ruling could end up in the Supreme Court.
Judiciary official says the man had been free on bail but was re-arrested while trying to flee the country.
Brian Gundersen, 26, was arrested after multiple people recognized the jacket from photos of the January 6 riot and contacted the FBI, according to court documents filed Monday.
Information about George Floyd's prior arrests can't be used at the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in his death, a judge ruled.
To this day, advocates have been struggling to locate more than 600 migrant parents. President Biden has pledged to create a task force to help locate them.
Kelly Klein is balancing virtual learning with her chemotherapy by doing both at once.
The tornado ripped roofs off homes, pulverized walls and scattered debris as far as the eye could see.
To this day, advocates have been struggling to locate more than 600 migrant parents. President Biden has pledged to create a task force to help locate them.
Some Republican senators have raised concerns about passing another relief bill so soon after passing $1 trillion legislation.
Biden promised it will be "this spring" when any American who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one.
The former president faces a Senate trial on a single article of impeachment: incitement of insurrection.
The new orders will enable the federal government to vaccinate 300 million Americans.
The cancer was discovered after Levert was traded to the Indiana Pacers.
96-year-old stage and screen icon Cicely Tyson opens up to Gayle King about her impressive career and personal life, which she wrote about in her new memoir, "Just As I Am."
The old guard is taking on the new guard in Super Bowl LV in Tampa.
UCLA Gymnastics scored a major victory with a season-opening win against Arizona State that included a floor routine from Nia Dennis that went viral.
New funding keeps cinema chain open for now, but speed of COVID-19 vaccinations will ultimately decide its future.
Web users in the region say they're having trouble accessing Facebook, Google, Zoom and other services.
Twitter says Lindell kept violating its policy aimed at fighting disinformation. The ardent Trump backer insists Trump beat Biden.
It was the most satellites ever launched by a single rocket
Delivery company says it's cutting workers at the request of grocery stores. Stores say they weren't consulted.
Post shows image of Trump playing golf in the shadow of a drone and declares that "revenge is certain."
World's largest asset manager tells its portfolio companies to cut emissions to net zero in 30 years — and provide details.
The proposed historic mission is aiming for a January 2022 launch date aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Minnesota officials say the person who has recently traveled to Brazil. It's not clear if the variant causes a more serious illness than the novel coronavirus.
Over 8 inches of heavy snowfall are being reported in some Midwestern cities, with more to come this week.
As long as yellow school bus and weighing as much as 20 cars, the eastern North Pacific gray whale is a gentle giant – and lately it has run into trouble.
Kelly Klein is balancing virtual learning with her chemotherapy by doing both at once.
The Department of Justice said Steven Brandenburg has agreed to plead guilty to removing vials of the Moderna vaccine from a hospital refrigerator.
Biden promised it will be "this spring" when any American who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one.
The new orders will enable the federal government to vaccinate 300 million Americans.
News of the collaboration sent Beyond Meat's shares to their largest single-day gain since its IPO in 2019.
"People are absolutely dying right now who didn't have to," said the chief medical officer of one assisted living chain.
The fit of a mask is as important as its filtration ability, experts say. So is avoiding the many counterfeits.
Popular Disneyland and Disney World ride "needed a refresh," according to an executive with the entertainment giant.
World's largest asset manager tells its portfolio companies to cut emissions to net zero in 30 years — and provide details.
Advocates say most don't willingly enter the sex trade and shouldn't be criminalized for their own exploitation.
Brian Gundersen, 26, was arrested after multiple people recognized the jacket from photos of the January 6 riot and contacted the FBI, according to court documents filed Monday.
The Department of Justice said Steven Brandenburg has agreed to plead guilty to removing vials of the Moderna vaccine from a hospital refrigerator.
As of Tuesday, authorities had charged at least 158 people in federal court.
The Bombay High Court's verdict cleared a man accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl, but the controversial ruling could end up in the Supreme Court.
The two Rocky Mount officers seen in a photo inside the U.S. Capitol are already facing federal criminal charges.
The proposed historic mission is aiming for a January 2022 launch date aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
It was the most satellites ever launched by a single rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted a record 143 small satellites into a polar orbit on Sunday in the company's first dedicated "rideshare" mission. CBSN's Lana Zak reports.
SpaceX will make another attempt to launch its Transporter 1 "rideshare" mission Sunday.
SpaceX has now launched more than 1,000 Starlink internet relay satellites.
The most memorably good (and bad) of the entertainment spectaculars
Rihanna isn't alone; celebrities have been stepping out in wild outfits for years... some more often than others.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
For 30 years, investigators only had one suspect -- until a witness revealed the real killer.
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the next "Fast and Furious" film, here's when to expect all the biggest flicks.
President Biden is ramping up efforts to get more Americans vaccinated as states sound the alarm on a vaccine shortage. The administration will be increasing weekly vaccine allocations, while also giving states advance notice of upcoming shipments. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
Former White House coronavirus response coordinator talks exclusively with "Face the Nation" in her first interview since leaving the Trump task force.
This week on "Face the Nation," President Biden takes office and is immediately faced with overwhelming challenges. His first priority: COVID-19.
When a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and rampant misinformation converged, Americans were faced with an election unlike any other. This CBSN documentary follows voters around the country as they grapple with who they're voting for, how they're voting and the issues supercharging the stakes.
Just hours after being sworn in as the jury in former President Trump's upcoming impeachment trial, Senator Patrick Leahy was hospitalized after he feeling unwell. Leahy is presiding over the trial, in place of Chief Justice John Roberts. Siobhan Hughes, a congressional correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what would happen if Leahy is unable to preside over the trial and what will happen between now and when the trial starts in two weeks.