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7 High-Paying Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500 12/03/2020 12:00am • See which stocks pay the highest dividends.When looking for the highest dividend paying stocks, investors should start by looking at "dividend yield." This is a simple calculation that divides the annual payout by the share price. It's a helpful calculation for income investors, since some stocks tr Q&A: Addressing Volatility and Uncertainty in the Fixed Income Market 12/02/2020 12:00am • Investors and advisors have likely never longed for a crystal ball more than they do today. Faced with uncertainty from the pandemic and potential for vaccines, to the shifting political landscape and record deficit spending, the question on everyone's minds is what will the stock market make of al How College Seniors Can Prep for Student Loan Repayment Over Holidays 12/02/2020 12:00am • As a college senior, you're probably already dreaming about life after graduation. Going into your spring semester, you might start to get more serious about planning your next steps and even begin your job search over your holiday break. If you borrowed student loans to finance your education, cons Columbia, a suburb, is rated safest city in the US 12/01/2020 07:55pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Columbia, the venerated planned suburb in Howard County, was rated the safest city in the U.S. in a recent study ― for the third strai Maryland Del. Warren Miller of Howard County stepping down after 17 years 12/01/2020 06:49am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. State Del. Warren E. Miller, a Republican who has represented a rural and suburban district in Howard and Carroll counties for 17 years, ann What is a bad credit score? 11/30/2020 07:50am • It can be depressing when you're on the bottom rung of the credit ladder, but it doesn't have to stay that way. You can increase your bad credit score if you use the right techniques and you're persistent. And I promise it won't take the rest of your life to build a solid credit score, either. So Uptick in Maryland utility scams possible with moratorium's end 11/30/2020 07:14am • BALTIMORE — Customer advocates and utility companies are warning Maryland residents about utility-related scams now that the state’s moratorium on shut-offs has ended. The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland residents have racked up hundreds of millions of dollars in debt since the moratorium 9 Dividend Stocks With 'Strong Buy' Ratings 11/30/2020 12:00am • CFRA loves these dividend stocks.The Federal Reserve has indicated federal interest rates will remain near 0% through at least 2023, limiting income investors' options for steady, reliable yield. Dividend stocks can be a great source of income, but a dividend is only as good as the company paying it How Gig Economy Workers Can Manage Student Loan Debt 11/25/2020 12:00am • The gig economy is booming as more companies create space for independent workers to take on contract employment on a freelance, short-term basis. Gig workers, as they are called, are a growing self-employed workforce. Whether a direct impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic or a result of disrup What Biden's Presidency Could Mean for College Affordability 11/25/2020 12:00am • Trapped, hopeless and frustrated with the system that got them there, millions of student loan borrowers feel their futures hinge on President-elect Joe Biden's plans for loan forgiveness. "I feel like I'll be making payments my entire life," says Mitchell Geis, a California resident with about $250 How Much Surrogacy Costs -- And How to Pay for It 11/24/2020 12:00am • Working with a gestational carrier, also called a surrogate, involves an arrangement in which a woman carries and gives birth to a child for another couple or individual. Because this family-building option is expensive, would-be parents should aim to save early, tap the correct financial accounts a 8 Stocks Warren Buffett Just Bought 11/23/2020 12:00am • Warren Buffett is scooping up stocks.Institutional investors that have at least $100 million in equity assets under management must report their holdings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a quarterly basis via Form 13-F. As a result, retail investors get to see behind the curtain of The Complete Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio 11/20/2020 12:00am • To invest like Warren Buffett, start with these stocks.Famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has become a living legend on Wall Street for his practical value investing style and his tremendously consistent track record throughout the decades. Generations of The Buyer and Seller Guide to a Real Estate Bidding War 11/19/2020 12:00am • Normally, a buyer might make an offer on a home based on his or her perceived value of the property. The seller should then counter the buyer's initial offer, and in the classic form, a back-and-forth negotiation would occur until a deal is struck at a price to which both parties agree. But when a Can You Fund a New Business During COVID-19? 11/18/2020 12:00am • The coronavirus pandemic has closed hundreds of thousands of small businesses across the country, but now applications for new businesses are surging. In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau reports a 31% uptick for the week ending Nov. 7 compared with a year ago. Drawing on ingenuity and lining up the rig