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In matters of life and death, it turns out that semantics matters. When researchers asked people what age they would "live to," compared with what age they would "die by," people's expectations shot up by an average of nine years. That life expectancy could have a big impact on your retirement finances.

Horror stories of mismatched lifestyles living in tiny shared spaces are deeply rooted in the college experience. Every student who chooses to live on campus pauses to think about the uncomfortable situations they could possibly encounter. But this year, students across the country are entering...

Development of technologically advanced -- and expensive -- lifesaving treatments will continue to increase as the new health care reform law is phased in over the next few years.

Increased hiring of temps and in industries such as retail and tourism has barely offset the far larger job cuts in print media and telecom, according to the UCLA Anderson Forecast.

According to a new report from UCLA, debt-slashing consumers and politically wary corporations will result in a slow recovery.

A new company called Ultrinsic Motivator Inc. has an interesting proposition for students: place bets on your grades. The website, which currently allows students at 36 campuses to place wagers on their academic performance, could help keep students motivated during college -- and, with any luck, help them graduate with less or even no debt.

Students have only a day left to file for free financial aid and the Department of Education warns students of potential scams as the time to file draws closer. Midnight June 30 (Central Daylight Time) marks the deadline to file a FAFSA, or free application for federal student aid. But the...

Western California's economy has started to pick up, but prospects for the inland regions still look grim, a recent report by UCLA's Anderson School of Management says. For the state as a whole, the recovery won't be speedy.

Everyone is looking for the light at the end of this dark economic tunnel. And UCLA's Anderson School of Management has put a date on the end of these dark days: they see economic recovery starting in 2010. The school's forecast expects GDP to decline by 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2009,...