Search

'I was just shaking': As Capital Gazette shooting unfolds, woman shares evacuation story 06/29/2018 06:41pm • WASHINGTON ��� On what was supposed to be a quiet Thursday afternoon,�� Jocelyn Gebhardt said she and her co-worker kept hearing loud noises outside their office in the 888 Bestgate Road building. They were on the fourth floor; the first floor houses the��Capital Gazette office, where five people di Capital Gazette shooting suspect held without bond 06/29/2018 01:00pm • WASHINGTON ��� A Laurel, Maryland, man who had a long-running dispute with the Capital Gazette has been ordered held without bond on five counts of first-degree murder in the deadly shooting Thursday at the Annapolis newspaper. Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, had his first court appearance in Anne Arundel D How to Get Your Free Annual Credit Reports 06/27/2018 08:00pm • If you could get a detailed dossier of your physical health -- outlining the positives and negatives in an easy-to-understand form -- you'd jump at the chance, right? Then consider how easy it is to check on a major part of your financial health with a free credit report. It is the most effective w 5 Guidelines for Investing a Retirement Portfolio 06/27/2018 08:00pm • Most retirees made their money through work, saving and investing. The main goal now is not to grow your nest egg, but to preserve it and live off the proceeds. So with that in mind, here are five guidelines for investing a retirement portfolio. 1. Keep five years of uncovered expenses in cash. How ESG Investing Increases Risk-Adjusted Returns 06/27/2018 08:00pm • You may not get to have your cake and eat it, too, but you can have your returns and invest responsibly thanks to ESG investing. Many investors view ESG as just another means of socially responsible investing, but ESG investing can -- and many experts say should -- serve another role in your portfo 6 of the Newest Trends in Robo Advisors 06/26/2018 08:00pm • Fintech robo advisors are blanketing the financial landscape -- the robo advisory market is expected to reach between $2.2 trillion to $3.7 trillion in assets under management by 2020 and $16 trillion by 2025. Yet, robo advisors aren't a uniform investment management solution and vary among compani Out With the $1 Million Goal for Retirement: What You Will Really Need 06/26/2018 08:00pm • In the past, saving $1 million for retirement was considered a benchmark to help you enter retirement comfortably. But times have changed, and that figure may no longer be accurate. "Boomers and the subsequent generations are dealing with a different puzzle than their parents," says Steven Barrett, Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG) Stock Investors Are Caught in the Middle 06/25/2018 08:00pm • One of the iconic American companies caught in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's international trade war is Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE: HOG). HOG stock is down nearly 9 percent in the past five days and 20 percent year-to-date, and analysts say there's still too much uncertainty for long-te 3 Reasons to Buy a Condo -- and 3 Reasons to Beware 06/25/2018 08:00pm • If you're contemplating buying a house, especially in an urban area, you may be asking yourself: Is buying a condo a better deal? What Is a Condo? A condominium, which is like a hybrid between an apartment and a house, is property that you can purchase and own outright. A condo offers some similar How to Open a Bank Account Overseas 06/25/2018 08:00pm • One practical key to making a success of a retirement adventure overseas is being able to manage administrative and financial tasks virtually. You don't want to have to worry about not being able to access an account to get cash, move money where you need it or pay a bill. You want these critical f 7 Ways to Retire Without Social Security 06/24/2018 08:00pm • Investors can't count on Social Security.It's official: Social Security costs more to run than it generates in income. It expects to tap its reserves this year. By 2034, those reserves will be depleted if further action isn't taken. It's unclear what this action may be: Raising the full retirement a Prescription Drug Costs Retirees Should Expect to Pay 06/24/2018 08:00pm • Medicare Part D helps retirees pay for their prescription drugs. But these prescription drug plans have a variety of out-of-pocket costs that vary based on the policy you select. Here are some of the medication costs you can expect in retirement. Premiums. The average Medicare Part D premium was $ Va. state police warn of scams targeting the elderly and sex offenders 06/21/2018 09:24pm • WASHINGTON ��� Reports of scammers targeting residents in Northern Virginia are on the rise. Virginia State Police said they are seeing an ���alarming increase��� in fraudsters using threats to motivate people to send them money or gift cards. In one case, a scammer tries to convince the perso 10 Things to Do Immediately After Your Identity Is Stolen 06/21/2018 08:00pm • Last year, more than 145 million Americans had their personal information accessed during a security breach at the credit bureau Experian. That's 145 million people who could be in the crosshairs for stolen identities, not to mention the millions more impacted by breaches in recent years at Target, Could an Early Retirement Help You Live Longer? 06/20/2018 08:00pm • You should plan to retire sooner rather than later if you want to live longer. At least that's the conclusion of a 2017 study in the journal Health Economics, which has linked early retirement with longer lifespans. The study, which was conducted in the Netherlands, considered the mortality of civi