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Investment in Marijuana Soars in Canada 10/23/2016 08:00pm • TORONTO -- Financier Michael Gorenstein doesn't remember much about the two-hour drive from Toronto to Stayner, Ontario, last winter. He can recall only that the fields on the side of the highway were covered in snow and that the air was so cold he could see his breath when he stepped out of the car Signs Your Child's Identity Has Been Stolen 10/20/2016 08:00pm • Your child may be living a double life. You may someday be surprised to learn that your precocious 4-year-old daughter owes tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debt, or that your 13-year-old son is in hot water with the IRS for accepting a hefty tax refund for a job he never had. Any parent How to Invest in Annuities 10/20/2016 08:00pm • Despite sometimes getting a bad rap, annuities can form part of a retirement savings strategy to plug potential income gaps not covered by Social Security or a 401(k). The extended period for low interest rates has created a vacuum of products for retirement as traditional products like bonds and c 8 Ways to Safeguard Your Financial Life as You Age 10/19/2016 08:00pm • We've all heard the horror stories about elderly people being fleeced of their life savings, falling prey to con artists or losing their homes because they never got a bill for their real estate taxes. We all think it could never happen to us. But you may want to think again. Research shows that ev In Brazil, Online Activists Fight Violence Against Women 10/19/2016 08:00pm • RIO DE JANEIRO -- Sometimes, when Alexsandra Moreira went to visit her parents in northeastern Brazil, the family noticed she had bruises on her arms and legs. But there was always an explanation -- and never one tied to her husband, Marcos de Macedo. "We thought their marriage was good," Moreira's 5 Steps to Accomplishing the Things on Your Bucket List 10/19/2016 08:00pm • Many retirees have a bucket list. Hopefully, you have envisioned your retirement as a time to try new things, travel to places you have always wanted to go and do the things you didn't have time for during your working years. But will you actually get around to doing any of those things on your list How to Rent an Apartment When You're in the U.S. on a Visa 10/18/2016 08:00pm • Finding a new apartment is often more complicated than renters may anticipate. With credit and background checks, employer verification and conversations with previous landlords, property managers and owners are diligent about ensuring your ability to pay rent throughout your lease. But if you're i Reagan, Dulles airports get their own magazine 10/18/2016 01:14pm • WASHINGTON — The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has produced its first issue of a new quarterly magazine called #FlyWashington, and it's not just a travel-related magazine. It keeps readers up to date on what's happening at the D.C. area's two airports. The airports authority has di Suspect in beer tossing at Orioles outfielder no longer employed 10/17/2016 08:04pm • TORONTO (AP) — The man suspected of throwing a beer can at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim during a playoff game in Toronto is no longer employed at the media company for which he worked. Ken Pagan was charged with mischief for allegedly throwing the can in the seventh inning of the A How to Create a Foolproof Withdrawal Plan for Retirement Assets 10/17/2016 08:00pm • When preparing for retirement, considering how you'll spend down your assets is just as important as how much you've saved. Surprisingly, 56 percent of workers don't have a distribution plan in place, according to a 2015 study from Pentegra Retirement Services. A clear-cut roadmap for drawing down 6 Social Security Changes Coming in 2017 10/17/2016 08:00pm • Social Security beneficiaries will receive a slight increase in their Social Security checks in 2017. There have also been several recent tweaks to the program that change how married couples can collect benefits. Here's a look at the new Social Security rules for 2017: A modest increase in payment US and allies struggle to undercut terrorists on social media 10/17/2016 04:41am • WASHINGTON — Western law enforcement agencies recognized long ago that they can't stop every terror attack. Instead, they’ve focused on preventing people from taking the online terrorist recruiter's bait that often leads to radicalization and attacks. But in recent years, according to a group Coping With Creepy Clown Scares and Other Threats 10/16/2016 08:00pm • At Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, between 500 and 1,000 students gathered on the lawn in front of Old Main, the university's stately administrative building, one night in early October after rumors on Twitter ricocheted through the student body that clowns had been sighted on 7 Things You Can Do With a My Social Security Account 10/16/2016 08:00pm • A my Social Security account allows you to review your contributions to the Social Security program. You can also get a personalized estimate of how much you will receive if you claim Social Security at various ages. Periodically reviewing your Social Security statement allows you to make sure your 4 Keys to Financial Security in Retirement 10/16/2016 08:00pm • It's easy to know how much we can spend when we're working: our take-home pay minus the bit that we're saving for a rainy day. But it's not so easy to figure out how much to spend in retirement. That depends on when you retire, how much money you have and your life expectancy. Other factors can als