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Millennials Love Home Depot Inc (HD), Survey Says 05/02/2018 08:00pm • As millennials mature and increase their earning and spending power, Wall Street is starting to pay more attention to this generation's consumer behavior. A new Bank of America survey about home ownership reveals some surprising millennial trends and suggests Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) could benefit How Financial Planning Has Evolved 05/02/2018 08:00pm • A recent survey from Voya Financial Advisors found that nearly 75 percent of the firm's financial advisors have at least some clients with a written financial plan. If the majority of individuals receiving professional financial advice see the value in a written plan, it stands to reason that it ca 8 Best Cinco de Mayo Sales and Deals for 2018 04/30/2018 08:00pm • Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla. It's barely celebrated in Mexico, but in the U.S., it's become a day to celebrate Mexican-American culture. Traditions include parties, eating Mexican food (or Tex-Mex food) and drinking margaritas. Restaurants and com Income Investors Face Risk, Reward 04/29/2018 08:00pm • Investors can look for steady income in many places. The most common are bonds, which pay interest through coupons, and stocks which pay dividends. In both cases, earnings are measured with "yield," a year's income divided by the security's current price. That makes it easy to compare. Stocks in th Your Guide to Medicare Coverage 04/29/2018 08:00pm • Most retirees receive health insurance through Medicare, the federal government's health insurance program for people age 65 and older. To maximize the value of the health plan, take care to sign up at the correct time and take advantage of the free and low-cost services Medicare provides. Here's w Metro swag store sending merchandise sales higher, officials say 04/29/2018 04:34am • WASHINGTON — People are buying Metro-branded yoga pants and other gear at the new M Shop, the transit agency said. Metro has sold about $10,000 worth of merchandise at the Metro Center sales office since it reopened Feb. 26 with the Metro swag available for purchase, General Manager Paul Wiedef Kauai woos travelers as island recovers from floods 04/27/2018 08:00pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Residents and businesses are still cleaning up from flooding that deluged parts of Kauai, but community leaders are urging tourists to keep coming so residents don't suffer an economic calamity on top of record-breaking rains that smothered a normally green landscape in reddish-bro 15 Things You Need to Know Now About Annuities 04/26/2018 08:00pm • With the retirement playing field littered with crushed investments and dreams, the safety of guaranteed income streams looks more attractive each day. Some annuities can provide such a guarantee. If you ask an insurance company to define annuities, the marketing phrase the insurer will probably us Tips to Help You Age in Place 04/26/2018 08:00pm • Joanne Theunissen was talking on the phone in the front yard of her remodeling company's latest project. "I hope the hammering in the background isn't too loud," Theunissen said. "We have a full crew here: framers, electricians, and the plumber is just pulling in." Theunissen is the remodelers chai Here's What Beyoncé's Vegan Meal Planner Looks Like 04/24/2018 08:00pm • It seems Beyoncé can do no wrong when it comes to feeding her ravenous fans -- and now she can add a new meal planner to her already powerhouse brand. The plant-based lifestyle company 22 Days Nutrition is partnering with Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z to launch Meal Planner, an online portal offer 8 Great Stocks for Millennials to Buy 04/18/2018 08:00pm • Time is on this generation's side.Millennials are in a prime position to accumulate wealth. With the right stocks, a millennial portfolio has decades to grow. "The best investments are in something that is going to be around for a while, a company that's creating new things that people really need," Free health screenings available at Walmart stores 04/17/2018 08:39pm • WASHINGTON — Free health screenings for common conditions are available Saturday at Walmart stores nationwide. The screenings will check blood glucose, blood pressure, body mass index and vision at stores with vision centers. Checking blood sugar-glucose, for example, might help save your 12 best Earth Day sales for 2018 04/17/2018 08:00pm • Earth Day has been celebrated in some form since 1970, and these days, it is held every year on April 22. Traditions include planting trees, picking up litter, getting outdoors and rethinking wasteful daily habits. Retailers have a tradition, too: offering promos. Earth Day promotions run the gam 6 Tips to Get the Most Value Out of a Trip to Ikea 04/16/2018 08:00pm • Ikea is a great store for getting reasonably priced and reasonable-looking furniture for your home or office. It's easy to spend hours in its warehouse-like stores, wandering the aisles and envisioning the changes you might make to the various rooms in your home, and you can often find some nice ba Why Your Credit Card Bill Is About to Get More Expensive  04/12/2018 08:00pm • In March, the Federal Reserve announced it would officially increase the fed funds rate from 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent. Credit card holders are going to want to pay close attention to this, because this rate hike can make it more expensive to leave a balance sitting on your credit card accounts.