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Q&A: How Financial Advisors Can Prepare for 2021 12/23/2020 12:00am • While 2020 was hardly anyone's idea of a banner year, the stock market soared to all-time highs. That might seem like cause for celebration. But many investors feel like they're riding on hot air, waiting for the temperature to drop and this merry balloon to fall. Such fears seem warranted given th 10 of the Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2021 12/22/2020 12:00am • These are the top tech stocks to buy for 2021.The year 2020 was one of the best years in recent memory for tech stocks. Through Dec. 21, the information technology sector of the S&P 500 was up about 40% in the calendar year. The S&P 500 itself was up 14.8% over the same period. Investors can Report: Pandemic walloped Virginia on all levels, and it's 'still an uphill climb' 12/21/2020 02:52pm • It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic walloped the commonwealth of Virginia in 2020, but a new report from Old Dominion University lays out the impact in dramatic fashion. The pandemic broke a streak of 11 straight quarters of economic growth in Virginia, and the 27% contraction in the se Second Stimulus Check and Expanded Unemployment Benefits: Who Qualifies and When Does It Start? 12/21/2020 12:00am • After months of talk, Congress passed a second stimulus package on Monday that includes $600 direct payments to many Americans and $300 in enhanced unemployment benefits. Valued at $900 billion, the aid is less than half the $2.2 trillion in relief offered by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economi Democracy under duress: Truth decay and dirty money 12/18/2020 04:37am • Read Part 1 of WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green's "Democracy under duress" series. Truth Decay Four people were stabbed in D.C. on Dec. 11. The same day, 2,800 miles away in Olympia, Washington, a person was shot. Angry confrontations took place in other state 7 Stock Winners and Losers in 2020 12/16/2020 12:00am • Here are some of this year's biggest market movers.The S&P 500 is on track to finish a volatile and unpredictable year above 3,600 for the first time in history. The health crisis has completely disrupted industries such as travel, retail, and oil and gas, and many stocks in these sectors have t Should You Apply for Government Assistance? 12/16/2020 12:00am • For millions of American families, 2020 was a year of economic struggle. As the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered businesses across the nation last spring, the unemployment rate surged to the highest level seen since the Great Depression. Those who remained on the job weren't necessarily spared hardship a Child predators up their efforts as kids spend more time online 12/15/2020 08:44pm • With school going virtual, children are spending more time online, and predators are trying harder than ever to make contact with them. In the first nine months of this year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) recorded 30,236 reports of online enticement of children, c 7 Best Bond Index Funds to Buy 12/15/2020 12:00am • Consider medium- and short-term bond index funds now.As interest rates have declined recently, bond investors have enjoyed healthy capital appreciation on their bond index funds. Unfortunately, now that the yield on bond market index funds is at an all-time low, bond investors need a new strategy to States Where Climate Change Is Making an Impact on Public Health 12/15/2020 12:00am • The year 2020, no doubt, will be forever defined by the unprecedented global chaos brought by COVID-19. But 2020 was also a historically grim year in the battle against climate change, particularly in the United States. In the West, tens of thousands of wildfires -- an annual occurrence dramaticall Democracy under duress: Russian disinformation, dark money and deceit 12/14/2020 05:11am • A U.S. intelligence community assessment in 2017 determined that Russia was behind a massive and sophisticated campaign to attack the 2016 presidential election and exploit divisions among Americans. After the operation was exposed, the perpetrators went dark. Americans though Vaccine Study Volunteers: Taking Their Shot to Beat COVID-19 12/14/2020 12:00am • It's literally what the world's been waiting for: a COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine, with distribution starting today -- and some folks receiving the first injections this morning. Several 10 Best Robo Advisors of 2020 12/14/2020 12:00am • Robo advisors have thrived during the pandemic.Robo advisors saw a surge in account openings during the first half of 2020. This is even after the top five robo advisors grew 38% year over year though the end of 2019, according to Backend Benchmarking. To help investors sort through the ever-increas Selling Insurance: A Hot-Button Issue for Financial Advisors 12/14/2020 12:00am • One area of controversy in the financial advisory business centers around advisors at registered investment advisory firms who offer insurance and annuity services in addition to planning and asset management. While many advisors split the insurance business into a separate entity, some professiona Department of Employment Services partners with community organization to help DC area youth 12/13/2020 04:47pm • A new initiative with the Department of Employment Services (DOES) seeks to use music and mental health services to help D.C. youth retain employment. Ronald Moten with Check It Enterprises says their organization is partnering with the Go-Go museum and DOES to put together Moving Mountains and B