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10 Rules for Investing After Retirement 06/14/2022 08:00pm • How to invest your retirement money.When it comes to investment portfolios, retirees have a much different set of objectives, risk tolerances and time horizons compared to young investors in the accumulation phase. For retirees, ensuring a reliable perpetual withdrawal rate for their income needs is How to Change Your Address With Social Security 06/14/2022 08:00pm • If you receive Social Security income, you may be concerned about payments continuing if you change location. A change of address notification is required for those who receive Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income or Medicare. If you don't receive benefits yet, you don't need to no What To Expect at College Orientation 06/12/2022 08:00pm • Stepping onto a college campus for the first time as an incoming freshman or transfer student can be overwhelming, especially with numerous buildings to navigate and new faces to meet. To ease the adjustment, colleges and universities offer orientation, which helps students learn more about college 'Enough is enough': March for Our Lives demonstrators call for action against gun violence 06/11/2022 11:59pm • The March for Our Lives took to the streets of the nation's capital again Saturday afternoon, spurred by recent mass shootings the youth-led group sees as emblematic of a worsening gun violence epidemic — and insufficient action to address it. Saturday's rally on the National Mall, north of What Is a Good Debt-to-Income Ratio, and Why Does It Matter? 06/09/2022 08:00pm • A good debt-to-income ratio is key to loan approval, whether you're seeking a mortgage, car loan or line of credit. This ratio shows lenders how much debt you have compared with how much income you earn. "DTI ratio is the relationship between your scheduled monthly payments and your gross monthly in What Is the Social Security Administration? 06/09/2022 08:00pm • Almost all working Americans eventually receive Social Security benefits. These funds are collected and distributed by the Social Security Administration, a federal agency that serves to fight poverty. The SSA's programs pay benefits to about 70 million people including retirees, children, widows, w Johns Hopkins Medicine takes aim at 4 barriers to health equity among older adults in the National Capital Region 06/09/2022 11:59am • This content is sponsored by Greater Washington Board of Trade. Ensuring equitable access to medical and supportive care needs becomes increasingly critical as people age. Social and environmental factors such as residential segregation, discrimination, immigration, mobility, education and income Steps for Picking a Medicare Plan 06/07/2022 08:00pm • Making the move from private, employer-provided health insurance to Medicare can be a daunting task. First, there's the new lexicon: Medicare Advantage, Part B, Part D, Medigap -- what do they all mean? Then there's the fear. After all, the health care decisions that you make at this pivotal time ca 10 Common Scams That Target Seniors and How to Avoid Them 06/07/2022 08:00pm • Every year, thieves target individuals to get access to their personal information and money, and they tend to zero in on older people. Seniors lose more than $3 billion to fraud each year, according to the FBI. If you haven't yet been approached by a scammer, you could face a scheme in the coming y 10 costs to include in your retirement budget 06/07/2022 07:10am • Retirement bills Some costs can be reduced or eliminated in retirement, while other expenses might remain the same or even increase as you age. You won't have to pay commuting costs or buy expensive clothes for work in retirement. But you might face new costs as you use more health care services Md. Democrats spar over education funding and ethics in first TV debate 06/07/2022 05:07am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Several of the Democrats running for governor used the first televised debate of the campaign to introduce new attacks on various rivals, cl 10 Important Ages for Retirement Planning 06/06/2022 08:00pm • Each type of retirement benefit has a different eligibility age. Your age plays a big role in how much you can expect to receive from Social Security and what you need to do to avoid retirement account penalties. Remember to factor these important ages into your retirement plan. Key Milestones for R Queens man indicted for allegedly raping teen he met through Snapchat 06/05/2022 08:15am • A 30-year-old Queens man was indicted Friday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl he connected with on Snapchat, according to a news release from the Suffolk County, New York, District Attorney's Office. Andrew Ramsaroop has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape, one count of prom Manassas woman sentenced for role in fraud ring, ordered to pay over $4 million 06/04/2022 04:30pm • A woman from Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to over four years in federal prison for her role in a fraud ring that involved impersonating U.S. Navy contractors to defraud companies. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland said that Janet Sturmer, 66, will spend 54 months behind $1 billion has been lost in cryptocurrency scams since 2021, FTC warns 06/04/2022 03:12pm • Cryptocurrency scammers have stolen over $1 billion from 46,000 people since the start of 2021, a new Federal Trade Commission report says. The FTC rang the alarm bells on Friday, saying crypto-related crimes amount to about one out of every four dollars reported lost to fraud -- more than any ot