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7 Bond Market Trends to Watch in 2019 12/25/2018 07:00pm • What can bond investors expect in 2019?The S&P 500 index is on track for its worst year since 2008, and investors worried that things could go from bad to worse in 2019 are looking for ways to protect their portfolios. With interest rates on the rise, the relative safety of bonds is getting more Long lines, paper jams, late absentee ballots among Va. election issues Long lines, paper jams, late absentee ballots among Va. election issues 12/24/2018 12:04pm • WASHINGTON — Long lines in Prince William County and thousands of absentee ballots that arrived too late to be counted are among the issues in November's election that Virginia hopes to fix in the future. Overall, a state Department of Elections report concludes that the election — with 3.3 m Credit Lock Versus Credit Freeze: Which Option Is Best? 12/23/2018 07:00pm • Criminals and cyber thieves only need a few data points, such as your name, address, Social Security number or credit card number, to steal from you. Once they have your identifying information, they could empty your bank account, rack up charges on your credit cards, get a cell phone in your name o 10 Ways to Improve Your Retirement Finances in 2019 12/23/2018 07:00pm • Savers have an opportunity to contribute more money to retirement accounts in 2019. Participating in a retirement account can qualify you for tax breaks, make you eligible for valuable employer contributions and allow you to capture stock market gains. The new year is also a good time to take steps Can I Get a Business Credit Card With No Personal Guarantee? 12/23/2018 07:00pm • If you own a small business, you are probably used to separating your business and personal finances. But the two may intertwine when you take out a business credit card if the issuer requires a personal guarantee. A personal guarantee is an agreement an owner or executive makes to pay back a debt How Bonds Can Calm Anxious Investors 12/23/2018 07:00pm • Investors overwhelmed by the vast array of bonds available today have a simple solution: buy a fund. Managed bond funds leave the hard work to professional managers, and index bond funds, like their stock-owning counterparts, simply buy the bonds in an underlying index. But standard bond funds don' How to use tipping apps 12/23/2018 05:00pm • Tipping used to be simple. If someone provided excellent service, you would reach in your wallet and offer them a few bucks. But in recent years, as people carry less cash and increasingly depend on debit and credit cards, tipping has become more complicated. For example, what do you do when you fee 15 tax questions -- answered 15 tax questions -- answered 12/23/2018 05:00pm • It's time to file your taxes. As tax season approaches, it's time to tackle the tax questions, queries and mysteries that stumped you in previous years. Read on for answers to 15 common tax questions. Should I hire a tax preparer? Whether you opt to hire a tax professional will depend on yo More — a lot more — dockless vehicles to come to DC in 2019 More — a lot more — dockless vehicles to come to DC in 2019 12/22/2018 11:51am • WASHINGTON — Expect to see more dockless bikes and scooters — a lot more — on D.C. streets in the next year. D.C.'s Department of Transportation announced Friday that as many as 6,000 dockless vehicles-including electric scooters and motorized bikes-could be available to users in 2019. Movie Review: 'Aquaman' treads water in scattershot origin story Movie Review: 'Aquaman' treads water in scattershot origin story 12/21/2018 12:05am • WASHINGTON -- It remains head scratching why the DC Extended Universe decided to introduce a bunch of new characters in "Justice League" and roll out their origin stories after the fact, rather than set up the origin stories first to bring them all together like Marvel. Be that as it may, we Why Some Retirees Go Back to School at 65 12/20/2018 07:00pm • In the 10 years that Jacob Cohen, 70, has been retired from teaching, he has taken more than 100 courses at the University of North Carolina--Asheville, averaging three or four a semester. One of his favorite classes was about the history of life on earth, taught by a retired biology professor. He' 5 Tips to Avoid Panic Shopping This Season 12/20/2018 07:00pm • For years, I swore that next Christmas things would be different. I'd finish holiday shopping before Thanksgiving. Every time I vowed to do this, I totally believed it at the time. But guess what? It never happened. I had kids, elderly parents and work. We're all busy, and sometimes the best intent 7 Best Corporate Bonds to Buy and Hold for 2019 12/20/2018 07:00pm • Experts recommend shorter duration bonds.While stocks have taken the brunt lately in the market's downturn, corporate bonds are also seeing the effects. "With the market worried about an economic slowdown and the higher interest rates that have occurred over the last year or so, corporate bond sprea How Investors Can Maximize Retirement Income 12/20/2018 07:00pm • Baby boomers today continue grappling with a growing retirement income challenge -- and the urgency is compounded by disappearing pension plans, higher costs of living, increasing health care costs and longer life expectancies. Ten thousand baby boomers turn 65 each day. But according to the Insure Pros and Cons to Buying Honda Motor Co Ltd (HMC) Stock 12/20/2018 07:00pm • Honda Motor Co (NYSE: HMC) didn't start out as a car company, but it's sure come a long way from the early days, when it sold motorized bikes back in 1946. Company founder Soichiro Honda did so well in the bike business he decided to expand his company, calling it the Honda Motor Co. when it rolled
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