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Apple (AAPL) Stock vs. Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Which is the Better Buy? 03/12/2017 08:00pm • Apple (ticker: AAPL) and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) are two of the biggest tech titans around, and they happen to compete for much more than smartphone market share. From large-capitalization institutional technology investors to average Americans saving for retirement, the fact is that AAPL stock and How to Find Professional Success Through Lifelong Learning 03/12/2017 08:00pm • It is ironic that when you are young, you think you know everything. As you get older, and presumably wiser, you quickly realize you don't know as much as you once thought you did. Research shows that a common thread among leading CEOs, entrepreneurs and world leaders is their commitment to learnin 6 DC-area companies make Fortune’s 'Best Companies to Work For' 03/09/2017 04:00pm • WASHINGTON — Fortune Magazine's 2017 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For includes six companies that keep their headquarters in the D.C. region. The annual list, now in its 20th year, is based on feedback from more than 230,000 people and includes employee surveys about the quality of th DC Wikipedia edit-a-thon a chance to shine light on women in the arts 03/07/2017 02:39pm • WASHINGTON — The National Museum of Women in the Arts will help celebrate Women’s History Month by adding to that history in a digital way. The museum will host a Wikipedia edit-a-thon March 11, during which volunteer editors will update, enhance and create entries for women visual artists. From the Outside, Switzerland Presents an Idyllic Picture 03/06/2017 07:00pm • ZURICH -- David Trummer's future is bright. A Swiss doctoral student at ETH Zürich, the country's most prestigious technical university, his main professional worry is whether to go into the lucrative private sector or to stay in academia to become a professor. "I do think I want to go and broaden What Is a Brokerage Account? 03/06/2017 07:00pm • It doesn't matter whether you're a beginning investor or Warren Buffett, if you want to invest in the stock market, you'll need two things: money and a brokerage account. Everyone knows what the former is, but what about the latter? What is a brokerage account? A brokerage account is a taxable acc The Procrastinator's Guide to Travel Bargains 03/02/2017 07:00pm • Quick: What are your big plans next weekend? If you answered: 1. Clean the house 2. Call my mother 3. Wash my car 4. See a movie or 5. I don't have any, then keep reading. This story is for you. Go away. Far away. On a last-minute mini-vacation. You don't have to go for 10 days. Just do a night or Embrace Mobile Technologies as an Online Student 03/02/2017 07:00pm • The ways that people today access information have become increasingly mobile. With that, universities are providing opportunities for students to learn on the go. Reports indicate that internet usage on smartphones in the U.S. will soon surpass desktop computers. Since many online students juggle t YouTube TV Is Another Blow to Cable Companies 02/28/2017 07:00pm • Alphabet's wildly popular YouTube video streaming service (ticker: GOOG, GOOGL) will soon offer a live TV service in certain U.S. markets, joining an increasingly competitive television environment as cable companies suffer from cord-cutting and the rise of streaming services like Amazon.com's (AMZN 5 Must-Try Chicago Steakhouses - Locals' Picks 02/27/2017 07:00pm • Chicago's connection to beef started around the Civil War when it was the epicenter of cross-country food commodities and the hog and cattle trades. It grew into the nation's largest commercial meatpacking city and dominated the industry through the 1920s. Chicago's world-renowned chophouse culture How Millennial Investors Can Avoid Sabotaging Their Retirement 02/27/2017 07:00pm • When it comes to saving and investing for retirement, millennials are a mixed bag. According to Wells Fargo's 2016 Millennial Study, 41 percent of young adults still aren't saving for their later years. Research from Fidelity shows that millennials who are saving are increasing their savings rate st Target Corporation (TGT) Is a Seesaw for Anxious Investors 02/26/2017 07:00pm • Target Corporation ( TGT) is in a funk heading into its fourth-quarter earnings report, and it's not of the garden variety. Between mid-2015 and today, TGT stock has declined a little more than 20 percent -- but rather than a slow bleed, shareholders have been subjected to a nauseous path that has i How to Invest in Stocks 02/26/2017 07:00pm • In popular culture, the stock market is thought of as a machine for wealth creation. Many people know or have heard of someone who's made a fortune buying and holding stocks. But finding the next Apple (ticker: AAPL) is harder than it seems. Still, while no how-to list can show you definitively how What Tech CEOs Are Saying About Trump Revoking Transgender Rights 02/22/2017 07:00pm • Executives at several tech companies are criticizing President Donald Trump's administration for revoking former President Barack Obama's federal protection for transgender students. Apple (ticker: AAPL) released a statement to several news outlets, saying "Apple believes everyone deserves a chance What You Should Know About Impact Investing 02/21/2017 07:00pm • More Americans, especially millennials, are interested in investing in sustainably minded companies that hold a tangible connection with their social values. Robert Johnson, president and CEO of American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, predicts the election of President Do