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8 Skills That Set Millennials Apart at Work 10/28/2018 08:00pm • Stand out from the crowd.It's true, millennial workers tend to differ from their older (and younger) colleagues. But contrary to popular depictions, they're not a monolithic group. By defying negative generational stereotypes and living up to positive expectations, millennials can pleasantly surpris How to Use Retirement Accounts to Reduce Your 2018 Tax Bill 10/28/2018 08:00pm • Retirement savers can reduce their 2018 income tax bill by contributing to a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Retirees can also decrease their income tax due if they are willing to donate part of their IRA required distribution to charity. Here's how traditional retirement accounts can More security at DC synagogues after Pittsburgh shooting; locals mourn at vigils 10/27/2018 01:11pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'cdac2964-0549-4740-b599-e257b8b62808' }).render("85761536a11011ca");}); WASHINGTON — After a shooting at a syna What 50-Year-Olds Should Have Already Done to Prep for Retirement 10/25/2018 08:00pm • Financial planners frequently tell stories of clients who visit seeking advice only weeks or months before their planned retirement. Some people have already submitted their retirement papers when they first meet with a financial professional. That's way too late. Some people in their 50s and 60s h How Does Checking My Credit Affect My Credit Score? 10/25/2018 08:00pm • Credit and credit scores rely on multiple factors, and it's easy to get confused about which actions do and do not impact your credit. You may feel hesitant to check your credit under the misconception that it can hurt your credit score. But checking your credit does not have a negative impact on yo A Career Road Map for First-Generation Professionals 10/24/2018 08:00pm • Yamu Cham was a budding businesswoman. But after high school, the Gambian immigrant had to help her single mother pay the bills. So while other new graduates enrolled in university courses, Cham took full-time jobs. Over the next seven years, she worked at a movie theater, as a nanny and at a colle How to Know if Your Money Will Last in Retirement 10/24/2018 08:00pm • It may seem hopeless to try to predict how much money you'll need in retirement when nobody can forecast the future and you don't know how long you're going to live. However, if you break things down and look at the particulars of your life, you can make an educated guess about your future financia 7 Retirement Investments for Stable Returns 10/23/2018 08:00pm • As you transition from a career to full-time retirement, your investments should shift away from volatile growth toward more stable returns. However, investors should not entirely abandon investing for growth in retirement. Those who retire in their 50s or 60s may have decades to live. Stocks shoul Do You Need Good Credit in Retirement? 10/23/2018 08:00pm • You may have followed your credit score closely during your working years, when milestones often coincided with credit checks for mortgages and car loans. However, certain factors related to credit change when you enter retirement. You might not have a mortgage anymore, and have no plans to purchas Crisis center said former Walter Johnson student 'not a threat' after Snapchat post 10/23/2018 11:02am • WASHINGTON — A crisis center said former student at Walter Johnson High School was "not a threat" after police were alerted eight months ago to a Snapchat post that said he hoped "everyone at WJ dies," according to charging documents. Luis Cabrera, 18, is charged with one count of threatening m How to Spot Credit Repair Scams 10/22/2018 08:00pm • Credit repair companies can help you dispute errors on your credit reports, but they can't do anything for you that you can't do on your own. What's more, credit repair scams are common and can leave you worse off than when you started. What Is Credit Repair?The term "credit repair" is often misunde Are You Making These 4 Investing Mistakes? 10/22/2018 08:00pm • If you have already started creating your estate plan, congratulations on taking an important first step that too many Americans continue to avoid. As you've likely experienced, the process can be overwhelming, with many documents and decisions serving a variety of purposes from a will and trust, t 10 Places to Retire on Social Security Alone 10/21/2018 08:00pm • Make Social Security last.The average Social Security check is projected to be $1,461 per month in 2019. That's enough money for a married couple both receiving this amount to cover five basic expenses including housing, food, transportation, health care and utilities in some parts of the country bu Wage Garnishment: What Is It and How Can It Impact Your Income? 10/21/2018 08:00pm • If you're behind on any debts, the last thing you want to worry about is having a court mandate that part of your earnings be withheld and sent directly to the creditor or person to whom you owe money until your debt is resolved. But there's a silver lining: If your wages are about to be garnished b Russia Eases Rules Governing Social Media Posts -- For Now 10/21/2018 08:00pm • MOSCOW -- Oct. 9 was the first time in six months that Maria Motuznaya left a courthouse in this country happy. Charged with inciting hatred for posting pictures that mock the Russian Orthodox Church on her page in VK, Russia's most popular social media network, Motuznaya, 24, was standing trial a