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Young, Blind and Dealing With It 11/12/2015 07:00pm • A 19-year-old college student and company intern in Philadelphia. A 29-year-old IRS employee in Buffalo, New York. Both grew up with severely impaired vision, but while challenges exist, they don't let blindness sidetrack their goals. Smarter, accessible technology makes a difference. Still more im 4 Tax Tips for Freelancers, Dog Sitters and Airbnb Hosts 11/10/2015 07:00pm • With the increasing popularity of the so-called sharing economy, more people than ever are getting paid for tasks like giving someone a lift, playing with dogs while their owners are on vacation or simply running an errand.Here's one task this new breed of freelance workers must not forget though: s 12 Tips for Investors in Their 50s and 60s 11/09/2015 07:00pm • These are your peak income years.There's no getting around it: Saving for retirement is hard. Investors in their 50s and 60s may still be contributing to their child's college education or paying off a mortgage, and the job market in recent years has thrown speed bumps into some workers' careers. As 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft During the Holidays 11/09/2015 07:00pm • With all the extra shopping you're going to be doing as we approach the holidays, it's more important than ever to protect your money and your identity. Thieves are prowling for your digits as you make online purchases, connect to your bank over Wi-Fi or share photos over social media. "It's the s 5 Year-End Retirement Planning Tips 11/08/2015 07:00pm • The end of the year has a variety of retirement planning deadlines you need to meet in order to qualify for tax deductions and credits. Retirees also need to take action by specific dates to avoid retirement account penalties. Here are some of the retirement planning moves you need to make before ne 9 Retirement Planning Deadlines You Shouldn't Overlook 11/08/2015 07:00pm • Retirement deadlinesRetirement accounts have contribution deadlines you need to meet to qualify for tax breaks and avoid penalties. Social Security provides different payouts depending on the age you sign up. And if you miss Medicare eligibility windows, you could end up paying higher premiums for t Carly Fiorina Doesn't Seem to Understand How the Presidency Works 11/08/2015 07:00pm • You have to be careful not to cherry-pick candidate statements, but Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has now made at least two that raise serious doubts about whether she understands the office she seeks. On NBC's "Meet the Press" over the weekend, the former Hewlett Packard CEO said #HomelessatHoward student offered place to stay after breaking rules 11/07/2015 11:29am • WASHINGTON -- A Howard University student knows he broke the rules by propping open an emergency door at his dorm, but he says booting him out of housing was the wrong way to address it. The #HomelessatHoward hashtag is burning up with a debate over whether Jawanza Ingram, 18, should have been e Police say social media has hurt their ability to enforce the law 11/06/2015 02:24pm • DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. -- Social media has hurt policing. That’s according to New Carrollton Police Chief David Rice, who told Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin at a Prince George’s County forum that his officers are holding back in the field, weighing the risks of taking action versus how it might lo Mysterious al-Qaida figure emerges in Syria 11/05/2015 08:36pm • WASHINGTON -- The conflict in Syria could be taking a turn for the worse. Saif al-Adel, al-Qaida’s revered field commander, was reportedly sent to Syria as an emissary on behalf of al-Qaida leader Ayman Al Zawahri. Allegedly, his job is to broker a deal between warring al-Qaida and the Islamic Through college application process, 18-year-old learns he's missing 11/05/2015 10:31am • WASHINGTON — When Julian Hernandez, 18, of Cleveland, began the college application process recently, he found something didn’t add up — colleges were telling him his Social Security number didn’t match his name. With the help of a guidance counselor, he found out why: He was on the database U.S. intelligence: Russian plane likely brought down by terrorists 11/04/2015 07:05pm • WASHINGTON -- The British government has reason to believe the plane crash that took the lives of 224 Russian passengers and crew in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was caused by a bomb. “While the investigation is still ongoing, we cannot say categorically why the Russian jet crashed. But as more info Should You Be Making Quarterly Tax Payments? 11/04/2015 07:00pm • On April 16, many Americans let out a sigh of relief. Tax day is in the books, and they won't have to give much thought to their taxes for another year. Or will they? "As the tax system is set up, it's a pay as you go system," says Craig Ferrantino, president of Craig James Financial Services in Lon 5 Tips for Using Dividend Stocks to Pay for Retirement 11/03/2015 07:00pm • With many savings accounts paying less than 1 percent interest, some retirement savers are turning to dividend stocks to provide a more reasonable return. Dividend stocks provide a stream of income as well as the potential for capital gains, but they also carry more risk than a savings account, cert How to Draw Up a Special Needs Trust for a Child With Disabilities 11/03/2015 07:00pm • There is one aspect of estate planning that not everyone has to do but is very important to those who need it: planning for the future of a child with disabilities. This could include a child who was born with a mental or physical disability or one who became disabled later in life and needs someon