Search

5 of the Best Tech Stocks to Buy for May 05/03/2021 12:00am • Tech stocks are off to a weak start in 2021. The Nasdaq-100 -- an index that tracks the biggest tech stocks -- has underperformed the broader S&P 500 by four percentage points year to date. Investors have rotated from tech to reopening stocks as the economy picks up steam. That makes sense. Cer DeFi 101: A Guide to Decentralized Finance 04/30/2021 12:00am • DeFi, or decentralized finance, is a new way to execute financial transactions through applications. It cuts out traditional financial institutions and intermediaries and is conducted over the blockchain. Think of it as removing brokerages, exchanges, banks and other intermediaries from the equation 7 Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Now 04/30/2021 12:00am • With unemployment above pre-pandemic levels, infrastructure is in focus.In March, President Joe Biden unveiled a roughly $2 billion infrastructure plan. The following month Republican lawmakers proposed their own plan with a much smaller price tag. The debate is ongoing, but because both sides of th Best Remote Working Jobs 04/29/2021 12:00am • Best jobs to work remotelyThe COVID-19 pandemic has opened the door to remote work for people throughout the country, and it could permanently change how some employees do their jobs. More than 20% of workers could continue to work partially or fully from home after the pandemic is over and be as ef 12 Money Saving Challenges to Try in 2021 04/28/2021 12:00am • If you find saving money a challenge, maybe the problem is that you're not actually challenging yourself. In other words, maybe you should take on a money-saving challenge -- a sort of game to inspire you to save money. Money-saving challenges have become popular online and are likely to become eve Q&A With Ric Edelman on the Technology Sector 04/28/2021 12:00am • The technology sector has long been a favorite among investors, representing more than 26% of the value of the S&P 500. More than 15% comes from tech's Big Five: Facebook (ticker: FB), Amazon.com ( AMZN), Apple ( AAPL), Netflix ( NFLX) and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL). But sky-high valuations and re 'It's been extremely frustrating': Mail delays impact DC neighborhood 04/26/2021 02:12pm • A Northeast D.C. neighborhood is dealing with significant postal service delays, with some residents saying more than a month has gone by since they've gotten important mail like medications and stimulus checks. "This has just been an ongoing, uphill battle," said Latoya Moore, Advisory Neighborh 6 of the Best Streaming Stocks to Buy 04/26/2021 12:00am • Here are six of the top music and video streaming stocks.Streaming is the future for online video and music. Twenty years after physical music and movie sales peaked, the internet has finally replaced these revenue streams. Meanwhile, the cord-cutters continue to hammer revenues for existing TV and An expert shares ways to combat hate and extremism 04/24/2021 12:30pm • Part of D.C.'s Attorney General Karl Racine yearlong initiative called The People v. Hate: Standing Up for Humanity, a recent chat discussed community awareness of hate and extremism. The initiative, launched in December, aims to raise awareness of hate and bias to prevent it from taking root in How to Choose a Financial Advisor 04/22/2021 12:00am • You will rarely have a problem finding a financial advisor. The challenge, like looking for the right brand of shampoo, is deciding what kind of advisor to work with. You have probably stood in the grocery store before wondering, "Am I looking to tame my oily hair or give it fuller body?" Most of u 5 Montgomery Co. high school students advance to finals in international math modeling competition 04/18/2021 06:15pm • A group of high school students in Rockville, Maryland, have taken their love for math to the next level. Richard Montgomery High School students Alexander Karbowski, Jerry Shen, Danesh Sivakumar, Tony Wu, and Junzhi Xie entered an international competition focused on using math to solve real-wor $59 million available to low-income renters hurt by COVID-19 in Montgomery Co. 04/16/2021 11:00pm • More money is now available for Montgomery County, Maryland, renters hit hard in the wallet by the COVID-19 crisis. In its first two phases, the county's COVID-19 Rent Relief program provided more than $16 million to more than 4,000 low-income households. Now, the program has received a ca Prince George’s Co. schools’ wireless hot spots subject of recall 04/12/2021 05:56pm • Virtually all the wireless hot spots that the Prince George’s County, Maryland, public schools system issued so students could carry on with distance learning are part of a nationwide recall because of a fire risk. The school system said in a statement Monday that Verizon has issued a recall fo More people eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, including DC-area teens 16 and older 04/12/2021 11:50am • Anyone 16 or older in Maryland or D.C. can now register for COVID-19 vaccinations, and later this week, they can register in Virginia. Maryland Vaccine providers in Maryland will be required to allow shots for all Marylanders who are 16 and older, starting Monday. Eligible teens will be able to ge 7 Emerging-Market Stocks for Long-Term Investors 04/12/2021 12:00am • Some emerging markets are outperforming the U.S. economy.While the International Monetary Fund recently upgraded its growth forecast for the U.S. economy to 6%, investors are looking for opportunities in emerging-market economies such as China, South Korea and India. These markets are set for impres