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Should Dividends Be the Focus of Your Retirement Income? 08/23/2015 08:00pm • Heading into late August, more than 40 percent of the year-to-date total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 index is from dividends. Although investors are often attuned to intraday price swings, they are missing a significant part of the picture if they overlook dividends. In the past, reti How to Evaluate an Early Retirement Offer 08/20/2015 08:00pm • In today's corporate environment where restructuring and downsizing are the norm, many employers are offering their employees early retirement packages. As you near retirement age, you may find yourself confronted with an offer from your employer for early retirement. While many early retirement of 5 Money Saving Travel Hacks for the Airport 08/18/2015 08:00pm • I don't know about you, but for me, the airport is one of my major spending zones. It's the moment when vacation mentality totally kicks in, whether I'm traveling for business or pleasure. The people who run the airport stores know that, too. I mean, why else would you be able to find crazy high-e 4 D.C. area towns make 'Best Places to Live' list 08/17/2015 10:59am • WASHINGTON -- It's becoming impossible to find affordable housing in the immediate D.C. area. The average median price for a home is roughly $486,300 and that's sure to increase, Zillow reports. So maybe it's worth moving to one of the region's smaller cities in the Maryland or Virginia suburbs. UVa responds to cyberattack 08/14/2015 05:42pm • WASHINGTON — The University of Virginia has disabled access to many of its systems, including email, after announcing Friday that it was victim of a cyberattack that originated from China. Federal authorities alerted the university of a possible cyberattack, which was confirmed on June 11. The 5 Apps to Make Back-to-School Shopping Easy on Any Budget 08/12/2015 10:30am • Back-to-school shopping is more expensive than ever. Parents anticipate spending an average $1,239 this back-to-school season, up 24 percent since 2011, according to the latest American Express survey. If you already missed out on tax-free week savings at your favorite stores, there are still some w How Being More Authentic Can Help Your Bottom Line 08/11/2015 08:00pm • Beth Marshall's aha moment about financial authenticity hit while she was sitting at her desk in an office, working for someone else. "I was breaking away from a corporate career that no longer served me and knew I was in a position to go off on my own," recalls Marshall, a certified public accounta How to Prepare for Financial Shocks in Retirement 08/10/2015 08:00pm • You've always lived below your means and were a diligent saver, and now you've built a pretty sizable nest egg. Or maybe you've just been lucky enough to work for a company that has a well-managed 401(k) plan and has always matched your contributions. However you did it, you now have a reasonable r Al Qaida's Ayman al Zawahiri: Dead, duplicitous or oblivious? 08/10/2015 04:56am • WASHINGTON — Ayman al Zawahiri, leader of Al Qaida Central (AQC), was duped, is part of a conspiracy, or died long ago according to his fellow terrorists and intelligence experts and officials around the globe. Those are the only reasons they can find to explain why he would swear allegiance How Social Security Has Changed Over 80 Years 08/09/2015 08:00pm • President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act on Aug. 14, 1935. Regular monthly payments to retirees began in 1940 and have continued ever since. But there have been several important adjustments to the program, including changes in the retirement age and increases in benefits to k 5 Things You Should Know About Social Security 08/09/2015 08:00pm • Social Security was initially a program that provided payments to retired workers when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill on August 14, 1935. But the 80-year-old program has since been amended to include payments for the spouses and dependent children of workers who prematurely pass aw What to Consider Before Posting Your Diagnosis Online 08/06/2015 08:00pm • It was like falling off a cliff. That's how Rebecca Matos describes how she felt when she learned she had breast cancer at age 32. She felt alone. Most of her family and friends couldn't bear to talk about her cancer. For years, she felt trapped between her everyday life and her cancer life, unab The Greatest Threat to America 08/06/2015 08:00pm • In the modern world, dangers against Americans abound. U.S. decision-makers are confronted with myriad complex issues, including the Islamic State group and "lone-wolf" terrorists, China, cyber attacks from unknown hackers, al-Qaida, cyber attacks from known hackers, Iran, domestic budget cuts, Nor Hiroshima, Nagasaki and How the H-Bomb Split the Manhattan Project Team 08/06/2015 08:00pm • The 70th anniversary this week of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reminds us that even after seven decades, the social political, and moral implications of the birth of the nuclear age still are the subjects of an unresolved -- perhaps unresolvable -- debate. It may help to bring some Is Social Security a 'Bond' in Your Portfolio? 08/04/2015 08:00pm • Social Security payments sap our take-home pay with every check. Though many financial advisors overlook the importance of this government-assured source of retirement income, a rising chorus of experts are urging investors to think strategically about the role Social Security income will play in t