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7 Steps to Protect Your Retirement Fund 12/19/2016 07:00pm • Whether you are approaching or already in retirement, taking stock of your financial situation on a regular basis is an important element of staying on track. There are some items that need to be completed before the end of the year, while others can wait until January. If you are still working, pl Frederick Co. Public Schools: Student data may have been stolen from state agency 12/18/2016 01:50pm • WASHINGTON — After announcing Dec. 13 that a data breach had affected 1,000 former students, Frederick County Public Schools officials on Sunday shared more about what the investigation into the breach had revealed. The investigation, which was completed in December, found that the students' i TSA’s most unusual checkpoint finds in 2016 (Photos) 12/16/2016 04:52pm • WASHINGTON — Taking a trip? Be sure to leave your five-bladed flogger and dead sea horses at home, the Transportation Security Administration reminds travelers. On Friday, the agency released its list of top 10 most unusual finds at checkpoints in 2016. The items, which range from strange to tr 12 Money Moves to Make in 2017 to Retire Happy 12/15/2016 07:00pm • With the new year right around the corner, many Americans are making financial resolutions. When it comes to long-term savings, putting more money aside for retirement is a top resolution, according to an annual survey by Fidelity Investments. "This year it really, really stood out," says Ken Hevert Data Doctors: Want to avoid getting hacked? Start lying online 12/15/2016 08:35am • WASHINGTON — While honesty is the best policy, it also makes it easier for a hacker to steal your identity, says computer security expert Ken Colburn, of Data Doctors. As Yahoo struggles to deal with the biggest security breach in history, more than a billion accounts have been compromised. 8 Retirement Myths Debunked 12/14/2016 07:00pm • During your working years, you may have rarely thought about your retirement. When you did, you probably had only a vague, general notion of what your retirement would be like. For many years your retirement probably seemed so far off that you could easily postpone learning, planning and saving for Md. county public schools data breach affects 1,000 former students 12/13/2016 08:20pm • FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Officials with Frederick County Public Schools say about 1,000 former students are affected by a pre-2010 data breach that was discovered in September. Schools spokesman Michael Raymond Doerrer said in an email Tuesday that students who attended county public schools betwe Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX) Data Breach Affects 34,000 12/13/2016 07:00pm • Quest Diagnostics Inc (ticker: DGX) is the latest company grappling with a data breach. The lab diagnostics company announced the breach Tuesday, and has already informed the 34,000 people whose accounts were compromised. A hacker infiltrated the MyQuest by Care360 internet application and accessed 2 Top Coastal Retirement Choices in South America 12/13/2016 07:00pm • Uruguay's Punta del Este and Chile's Viña del Mar are perhaps the two most famous beach resorts in South America. People from around the world and especially across the region travel here for vacations. Both are located in economically and politically stable countries with first world infrastructur 5 Technology Advancements That May Impact a Workplace Near You 12/13/2016 07:00pm • Every day there are new technologies and trends that impact how, when and where you work. In order to become more productive in the workplace, and invaluable, you will want to stay current with advancements in technologies that streamline functions. You can be the innovator to help your organizatio 4 Reasons to Work in Retirement 12/11/2016 07:00pm • If you are working in retirement, or even thinking about it, then join the crowd. According to a survey from Merrill Lynch, almost half of retirees have worked, or plan to work, sometime during retirement. And almost three quarters of workers over 50 say they will likely work in some form after they 10 Retirement Resolutions for Retirees 12/11/2016 07:00pm • Saving enough to retire is a significant achievement. But there are plenty of ways to further improve your retirement finances and lifestyle after you retire. Consider these retirement resolutions for 2017. Remember required minimum distributions. Workers are required to take withdrawals from their Rethinking a Mortgage While Retired 12/11/2016 07:00pm • It's one of the cardinal rules of retirement planning: pay off the mortgage before quitting work. Giving up your income while still supporting a big debt can mean chewing away at your retirement savings way too fast, and can leave you in a tight spot if something goes wrong. But paying off a mortga What's Your Fiscal Fitness Number? 12/11/2016 07:00pm • Financial gurus are taking a page out of the employee wellness handbook and have begun calculating an investor's "fiscal fitness." The idea is to know how your lifestyle can affect your finances and investments. TD Bank, after a 2015 survey, says 70 percent of consumers agree that financial health How to Prepare Your Home for Overnight Guests 12/11/2016 07:00pm • When family and friends come to visit, is your home ready to welcome them? Preparing, or even improving, your home in ways that help make your guests feel expected, welcome, comfortable and safe can be a significant expression of hospitality and caring. As much as we love getting together with frie