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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a ...

When the first snowflake of the winter season dusts our lawns, many homeowners rush to cover their central air conditioning unit, treating it like a piece of patio furniture that needs protection.

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Everyone dropped their first, or likely fortieth, F-bomb when their dad had them hold the spark plug while he hit the kickstarter on their dirt bike. While it might ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...

Many car owners have experienced the temptation to turn on the air conditioning ( AC ) to the “max” setting during hot weather, hoping for an immediate and powerful cool down. However, the question ...

I recently observed my first University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting in nearly 30 years. Having served at the University as a vice president and dean under President Nils Hasselmo and ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Amy is an ACA ...