The Department of Justice announced today that Vania Lee Allen has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for her role in a Jamaica-based lottery fraud scheme, followed by three years of supervised release. Allen was also order to pay $117,000 in restitution.

A Place for Mom and VeteranAid.org recently hosted a webinar to share more about Veterans Aid & Attendance pension benefits with families.

No doubt about it. Lin-Manuel Miranda got lucky with the name. Just say it: Alexander Hamilton. It has a built-in rhythm - perhaps not a strictly Shakespearean iambic pentameter grouping of beats, but its seven syllables fall so rhythmically, and so trippingly on the tongue (without any distortion of the natural pronunciation of that Founding Father's name) - that it seems made for music.

Q: Some investment firms have a program that distributes partial required minimum distributions (RMDs) from IRAs over 12 months. Would this act like dollar-cost averaging in reverse to balance out the market highs and lows and avoid trying to time the market? Thoughts?

Money that's left in these college-saving funds are subject to income taxes and an early-withdrawal penalty, except in some circumstances. By , Contributing Editor September 20, 2016 Q I opened 529 college-savings accounts for both of my grandsons. One of them just won a four-year scholarship to college.

Make sure you know these facts because ignorance could cost you money or leave you short of your income goals. Millions of Americans will count on their 401(k) accounts to provide income when they retire. Depending on your situation and other retirement income sources such as Social Security and pensions, the money from your 401(k) could make - or break - your retirement.

The federal agency that controls more than $1 trillion in Medicare and Medicaid funding has moved to prevent nursing homes from forcing claims of elder abuse, sexual harassment and even wrongful death into the private system of justice known as arbitration.

Forget about 62, 63, or 65. More and more Americans are embracing the new reality that is retiring at 70 -- or later. Many people look forward to retirement after spending years struggling through the daily grind. Unfortunately, a growing number of Americans may have to wait even longer to make their grand exit from the workforce.

Proposals suggest a boost would help some retirees, but it would come at a cost. Is a raise worth it? Social Security is a key source of income for many Americans, and a huge portion of the retired population of the U.S. gets the majority of the cash they need to pay their living expenses from Social Security.

Almost 40 years after California voters passed Proposition 13 to rein in property-tax increases, available data shows that wealthy Californians have benefited the most, according to a new report from the state Legislative Analyst's Office. The reason? The wealthy are more likely to own property, and at higher values.

Wells Fargo gets yet another black eye as California suspends business relationships with the bank. Criminal inquiries have been opened. The DOL fiduciary rule presents financial advisers with new challenges and opportunities when it comes to target-date funds. Establishing a process for selecting and reviewing TDFs.