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Column: What is cryptojacking? 06/29/2018 06:50am • Q: What is “Cryptojacking”? Cybercriminals are constantly exploring methods to exploit users for profit, and with the popularity of cryptocurrencies on the rise, so is the malware that allows for cryptojacking. Cryptojacking is the hijacking of internet-connected devices to secretly make use 5 questions a financial adviser should ask you 06/27/2018 04:33am • WASHINGTON — "The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the right answer." I think we can all agree with Thomas J. Watson, the former CEO of IBM, who coined this phrase. It occurs to me that this advice may apply when someone is choosing a financial adviser. Wh Your Money-Do List: 4 Things to Do Before You Start Investing 06/17/2018 08:00pm • Managing your money can feel like trying to find that second sock in the laundry. You look and look until ultimately relenting and wearing one white and one green just to get through the day. No one will see your socks anyway. But then tomorrow arrives and you find yourself holding one white sock a Gigantic vending machine for cars just opened in Gaithersburg 06/05/2018 11:19am • WASHINGTON — If you're an I-270 commuter who's been curious about the tall glass structure that dominates the skyline at Shady Grove Road, here's your answer. Online used car selling site Carvana has opened a bona fide car vending machine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The eight-story, all-glass t How to include valuable art and collectibles in your estate plan 05/30/2018 05:59am • WASHINGTON — An interesting situation arose recently with a colleague of mine. Acting as the executor of a longtime client’s estate, she discovered an original statue of a famous 19th century artist in the recently deceased client’s closet. If no pre-emptive planning was done, this statue c Building a Strong Bond to Help Your Child Weather Storms 05/24/2018 08:00pm • According to my daughter, the dumbest rule ever made for a board game is the one that only allows you to leave "home," when you're playing Trouble, by rolling a six. If none of your other pieces are in play and you don't roll a six, your turn is over. When my daughter was 3, she sat as patiently as Pros and Cons to Buying CVS Health Corp Stock 05/24/2018 08:00pm • CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) received a big vote of confidence from two key executives this month, when company chairman David Dorman and director C. David Brown II purchased $2.1 million worth of CVS shares, at $62 per share. The insider stock purchase comes at a time when CVS is at something of a Silver ETFs Could Be a Safe Asset to Add to a Portfolio 05/20/2018 08:00pm • While silver has historically been touted as the "poor man's gold," owning silver ETFs or funds in other precious metals has long been an option for investors seeking a safe haven asset. During volatile markets or uncertain geopolitical and economic climates, many investors turn to precious metals s How to Prevent Your Kids From Becoming Rich Jerks 05/16/2018 08:00pm • Raising children is hard, no matter how much money you earn. But wealthy parents have a unique hurdle: In a household where cash is plentiful and luxuries are commonplace, they must find ways to teach their offspring to respect money, understand budgeting and empathize with non-wealthy peers. "Mone Pros and Cons to Buying PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) Stock 05/06/2018 08:00pm • PayPal Holdings Inc (NYSE: PYPL) is a company in transition. CEO Dan Schulman, a former executive at Priceline Group and Sprint Corp. ( S), wants to steer PayPal from its "push a button, make a payment" model to offer a wider array of digital financial tools -- a shift that has yet to take hold amo Being Childless Is Painful for Many Women: Here Are 9 Coping Strategies 05/06/2018 08:00pm • Mother's Day can be painful for many childless women. Millions of women who are childless not by choice grapple with the emotional pain of not having a daughter or son every day, says Saskia Röell, a fertility coach based in Rockport, Massachusetts. For these women, the heartache of not being a mom ‘I have unfinished work’: Va. man thanks EMTs, friends who brought him back from the brink 05/04/2018 02:29pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '675345f2-80cd-45d9-a475-4edaa2b45c7b' }).render("872615363babd6e9");}); WASHINGTON — Frank Kampmann, of Remin Is Bitcoin a Safe Investment? 05/03/2018 08:00pm • The recent volatility in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has made many investors wary along with the continued hacking of the exchanges where people buy and sell the digital currencies. The lack of security has raised concerns about the risk of owning these virtual currencies as hackers continue 7 Small-Cap ETFs to Help You Win a Trade War 05/01/2018 08:00pm • Investors can prepare for a trade war.There has been a lot of talk about a trade war in 2018, with tariffs announced on materials like steel and aluminum. This has terrified many investors -- for good reason. Protectionist policies never end well for the economy and are blamed for making the Great D Gut Check: Is a Microbiome Imbalance Undermining Your Mental Health? 04/30/2018 08:00pm • Trust your gut. Go with your gut. What does your gut say? Kind of like all that business about following your heart, usually "gut check" talk is figurative, not literal. It's in your head, after all, where you're working things out -- in matters of love and logic. But what if, in a way, what's hap