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10 Questions to Ask About Retirement 07/09/2017 08:00pm • Many of us believe that retirement promises a life of ease, free of responsibility. And in a way that's true. We no longer have to show up for work, deal with uncooperative colleagues, manage self-absorbed employees or report to narcissistic bosses. We no longer have to bear the weight of important You've Got Mail About Quitting Smoking 07/05/2017 08:00pm • The road to snuffing out cigarettes once and for all can be a long one. "I think the big thing for people to remember is that it usually takes multiple attempts to be successful at quitting smoking," says Dr. Valerie Bonne, a pulmonologist at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milw 5 challenges of early retirement 07/05/2017 06:57am • Early retirement gives you an opportunity to get away from the corporate world and pursue your interests. But people who retire in their 50s are too young to qualify for government benefits and could face penalties if they try to draw from retirement accounts. An early retirement also makes it more 7 Ways to Build Resilience for Crises and Everyday Life Challenges 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Resilience can help you avoid making bad choices.Whether it's a health issue like cancer or heart disease or a tight work deadline, everyone faces crises and challenges. Sometimes, these situations can feel overwhelming. "In our society today, every day's a stress," says leadership expert Andrew Wit Maryland says it won't provide voter data to Trump election panel 07/03/2017 02:13pm • WASHINGTON ��� Officials in Maryland say they will not be handing over the voter data requested by a commission set up by President Donald Trump to investigate alleged voter fraud. Administrator of the Maryland State Board of Elections Linda Lamone said��in a July 3 letter��that sharing access to Tourists, locals buy Nevada's legal recreational marijuana 07/01/2017 06:36pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana on Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state with stores selling pot to the public in a market that is expected to outpace all others in the U.S. thanks to the millions of v 7 Ways to Manage Spending in Retirement 06/29/2017 08:00pm • New retirees may need to make their retirement savings last for several decades. When the regular paycheck is gone, it's important to properly manage your spending needs to sustain a healthy retirement nest egg. If your daily living expenses are unnecessarily high, you'll have less money left over 3 Places to Live Like a Local Overseas in Retirement 06/28/2017 08:00pm • Many people who move or retire overseas enjoy the familiarity of like-minded company and seek out destinations with expats already in residence. Other retirees want to live among the local community, become a part of the local culture and are happy if they rarely see another American or Canadian ex Latin America Has a Homicide Problem 06/27/2017 08:00pm • By Robert Muggah In the 1990s, the capital of Colombia's mountainous Antioquia province Medellin had one of the world's highest-ever recorded murder rates: 380 homicides per 100,000 people. After national authorities wrested control of the city's poorest communities from paramilitaries, mayor Sergio Is Spending Principal OK in Retirement? 06/27/2017 08:00pm • An old adage says retirees should "never spend principal," but today you're more likely to hear this from a grandparent than your financial advisor. With dividend payments and fixed-income yields close to record lows, the trickle of income may not be enough. Meanwhile, stock prices hit peak after pe How police departments are cracking down on gangs of dirt bike, ATV riders 06/27/2017 04:36am • WASHINGTON ��� With the warm weather, area police departments are stepping up patrols and preparing for more calls involving gangs of dirt bike and all-terrain vehicle riders. ���For those that engage in it, we just want you to know that you���re not safe,��� said George Nichols, deputy chief wit This Mistake Could Shrink Your Retirement Wealth 06/26/2017 08:00pm • Like winning the lottery or receiving a large inheritance, taking your pension as a lump sum comes with the danger that you'll spend the money too fast. "Retirees see a lump sum as a big pile of money rather than income they're going to need for the rest of their lives," says Steve Anzuoni, a retire Police look for ATV riders who created chaos at National Harbor 06/26/2017 06:15pm • NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. ��� On Sunday night, a group of riders on dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles brought chaos to National Harbor and parts of downtown D.C. Prince George���s County police say around 100 riders took bikes that weren���t authorized to be on the streets and engaged in what is bei 6 Financial Struggles of People Over 60 06/25/2017 08:00pm • Older Americans who are living on a limited budget are often especially sensitive to financial shocks. When they encounter an emergency expense, they might turn to medical credit cards, reverse mortgages or other complicated products they don't fully understand. A recent Consumer Financial Protecti Are Tech Stocks Partying Like It's 1999? 06/25/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. market is reaching new highs in 2017, with Apple (ticker: AAPL) joining the FANG stocks -- Facebook ( FB), Amazon.com ( AMZN), Netflix ( NFLX), and Google (Alphabet) ( GOOG, GOOGL) -- as significant contributors to the market rally. Comparisons to the dot-com mania of 1999 are inevitable,