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Second Stimulus Check and Expanded Unemployment Benefits: Who Qualifies and When Does It Start? 12/21/2020 12:00am • After months of talk, Congress passed a second stimulus package on Monday that includes $600 direct payments to many Americans and $300 in enhanced unemployment benefits. Valued at $900 billion, the aid is less than half the $2.2 trillion in relief offered by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economi Virginia housing community where Pharrell lived to be sold 12/17/2020 09:09am • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A real estate developer is looking to buy and renovate the Virginia housing community where singer Pharrell Williams lived as a child. Atlantis Preservation LP, an entity of the New York-based company Fairstead, has its eyes on the Atlantis Apartments complex. The Virgi 9 of the Best Stocks for a Starter Portfolio 12/17/2020 12:00am • Consider buying these nine companies.There are many things to consider when first getting into the stock market. Should you buy individual stocks or funds that hold many companies? While exchange-traded funds and mutual funds should probably form at least part of the best stock portfolios, they may Smart Tax Moves for Freelancers 12/17/2020 12:00am • If you earned any freelance income this year -- whether you added a side gig to supplement your salary, did some freelance work after losing your job or decided to start your own business -- you have access to a lot of special tax breaks. But many freelancers miss out on tax-saving opportunities be How to Prepare for the First Meeting With a Financial Advisor 12/17/2020 12:00am • The first meeting with a financial advisor is pivotal. It will not only help set the stage for your professional relationship, but also help determine whether that stage should be set at all. You should walk away from your first meeting feeling confident that this is someone with whom you can and w How Your College Choice Can Affect Job Prospects 12/16/2020 12:00am • College has increasingly become a means to an end. More than ever, prospective students making their college choice may be prioritizing financial considerations and future career prospects over other factors, experts say, because of soaring higher education costs and the current economic hardships c What Happens to Student Loans When You Drop Out of College 12/16/2020 12:00am • If you are a student loan borrower thinking about dropping out of college, there is a lot to consider before making the final decision. Whether it's the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, unexpected family responsibilities or discovering college is just not a good fit , you should not p Profit-Sharing Plans: Should You Take One? 12/16/2020 12:00am • A profit-sharing plan gives employees a portion of the profits a company earns. This type of retirement plan, which is also known as a deferred profit-sharing plan, provides a discretionary percentage of the company's earnings to employees. Here's how to decide if a profit-sharing plan would be a go How Prospective International Students Can Demonstrate Financial Ability 12/15/2020 12:00am • Applying to a U.S. university can be stressful and challenging. But with an acceptance letter in hand, prospective international students can move on to the next step in the admissions process: demonstrating financial ability to pay for tuition, books and living expenses while studying in the U.S. Contactless Payment Options to Consider 12/14/2020 12:00am • Keep your distance has been a mantra for 2020. To limit the spread of COVID-19, people are reminded repeatedly not to get too close to others, but it's hard to stay away when you need to hand over cash or a card for payment. Fortunately, technology exists for contactless payments, and businesses hav How Taking College Classes Remotely Amid Coronavirus Can Cost You 12/14/2020 12:00am • College students who choose to take classes virtually instead of on campus -- where they risk contracting and spreading COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus -- may face an unpleasant reality: a significant reduction in their financial aid eligibility. When a college offers the optio Maryland revenue better than expected, but state comptroller says more stimulus is needed 12/11/2020 08:19pm • Maryland fiscal experts say dire predictions that state revenues would crater due to the coronavirus pandemic haven't panned out. While the outlook remains concerning, officials said the second quarter federal stimulus helped buffer the effects of a recession. Now, Maryland's comptroller is ca Qiagen expands Montgomery County operations 12/11/2020 01:40pm • Qiagen’s U.S. headquarters and research and development manufacturing facility is in Germantown, Maryland. (Credit: Google Street View) Dutch medical testing company Qiagen, which has seen huge demand for its COVID-19 test kits, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Montgomery County, M 15 of the Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2021 12/11/2020 12:00am • These are the best dividend stocks for 2021.As 2020 began, it looked as if the long era of rock-bottom rates might finally come to an end. But the pandemic quickly threw a wrench in that outlook, as the unemployment rate soared from 3.5% in February to 14.7% in April, and the Federal Reserve slashed No new statewide COVID-19 restrictions in Maryland; more help for businesses 12/10/2020 05:18pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that though he and his team are monitoring the latest coronavirus metrics, they are not implementing new statewide restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 as of yet. At a Thursday afternoon news briefing, Hogan said Maryland remains in a better position than man