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Do Green Bonds Belong in Your Portfolio? 08/30/2017 08:00pm • It's relatively easy to add socially responsible investments to a stock portfolio; doing so with fixed income is a little trickier. Green bonds are a small but growing way for investors to add sustainable securities to their portfolio. Proceeds from the sale of these bonds finance environment-frien 3 ways a Roth conversion can build and preserve wealth 08/30/2017 04:24am • WASHINGTON — When it comes to building and preserving wealth, Roth IRAs can offer tax savings to individuals and their heirs in certain situations. Often because of IRA income limits, many higher net worth families are under the impression that they don’t qualify to have a Roth IRA. In fact, 5 Important Myths (and Facts) About Narcissism 08/29/2017 08:00pm • Famous for his acerbic wit, celebrated writer Gore Vidal once said, "A narcissist is someone better looking than you are." While he was undoubtedly speaking in jest, plenty of other people really do harbor erroneous ideas about narcissists and narcissism. For starters, "narcissism is a trait like i The Best Places to Live for Community Pride 08/29/2017 08:00pm • In the house-hunting process, it's important to feel you have a solid grasp of the neighborhood you're moving to -- or even the city in general if you're relocating from across the country. After touring a house you love, real estate agents often recommend talking to neighbors who can provide some Angola's New President Is Unlikely to Fix Corruption 08/27/2017 08:00pm • By Jon Schubert On August 23, Angolans went to the polls to elect a new parliament, and for the first time in the lives of a great majority of the population, a new president. José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country for 38 years, did not run this time as his party's top candidate. Instead, Mayweather dominates McGregor in late rounds to go 50-0 08/27/2017 01:55am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a show in the last fight of his spectacular career. Conor McGregor didn't do so badly, either. Mayweather figured out a 50th opponent Saturday night, letting McGregor have the early rounds before stalking him late and leaving the mixed martial art Trump tells Mattis to indefinitely ban transgender recruits 08/25/2017 06:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to declare an indefinite ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some already in uniform to remain in the military. The Obama administration in June 201 Scammers claim to be Va. State Police, threaten arrest in new con 08/25/2017 05:24pm • WASHINGTON — Imagine getting a call from someone saying they're the Virginia State Police and threatening to arrest you unless you pay $5,000. Seems terrifying, right? The good news is it's a scam. The Virginia State Police warns residents in Northern Virginia not to fall victim to this sche A Small Investor's Path to Private Equity 08/24/2017 08:00pm • Investors no longer need to be wealthy or part of venture capital networks to get in on the action of backing risky startup companies in hopes of winning big. Thanks to new rules that took effect in May 2016, anyone can invest in non-public companies in exchange for equity. Previously, you couldn't Stay-at-Home Parents: Go Back to Work When Your Nest is Empty 08/23/2017 08:00pm • An empty nest may lead some stay-at-home parents to look forward to their spouse's retirement and the opportunity to spend more time together. However, experts say there can be significant financial benefits to heading back into the workforce after children have graduated from high school and left Should Long-Term Care Insurance be Part of Your Retirement Plan? 08/22/2017 08:00pm • Many people understand the basics of retirement planning: Save money, invest for the future and then make a withdrawal plan. Then you can add in Social Security and Medicare during your 60s. But many people are missing one essential piece of the retirement planning puzzle: how to pay for long-term c The Biggest Investing Mistakes of Each Generation 08/21/2017 08:00pm • Every generation makes investing mistakes that later generations can learn from. Our grandparents, parents and older siblings all have been blindsided at one time or another from something about investing they got wrong. Like millennials scrambling to master the basics today, earlier generations we 9 Places to Run a Retirement Business From Your Laptop 08/21/2017 08:00pm • Imagine opting out of the daily grind and taking off for grand global adventures. Today's technology makes it possible for you to follow your wanderlust at will. However, to embrace a new life in a new country without the support of a retirement nest egg or a trust fund, you'll need to generate an Bargain Ways to Visit National Parks 08/20/2017 08:00pm • Affordable admissionNational park entrance fees range from $3 to $30, which make the parks an economical vacation that's open to pretty much anyone. But the cost is even more affordable or even free on certain days of the year or for specific groups of people. Here are some of the lowest-cost ways t How One Caregiver Found Meaning After Letting Go of a Lucrative Career 08/17/2017 08:00pm • It was 21 years ago this month when I knocked on the heavy oak door of my father's home in Milwaukee. My visit was in response to his case worker's call: Your father is a potential safety risk. He may be removed from his home for a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation. A week earlier, we had celebrated