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7 Ways to Deal With Financial Anxiety Before Retirement 08/04/2015 08:00pm • If you started saving as soon as you got out of college, had a stable job throughout your career and lived below your means all your life, you have likely amassed more than enough to live comfortably for the rest of your life. However, many people who did everything right still feel nervous about l Review examines Fairfax Co. police raid on Iraq veteran 08/03/2015 04:24pm • WASHINGTON ��� Did Fairfax County police respond properly to a potentially dangerous situation, or did they overreact? An internal review is expected to be completed this week into the June 14 Fairfax County police action in which an Iraq War veteran woke up to find three police officers standing 9 Things to Do Immediately After Your Identity Is Stolen 07/30/2015 08:00pm • While Kyle Woodley was flying home from a conference in Florida, his credit card was busy buying things in North Carolina. The managing editor of InvestorPlace.com says he stepped off the plane to a flurry of messages from his bank asking him to confirm the charges. Fortunately, Woodley acted quickl 5 Ways Medicare Has Changed in 50 Years 07/29/2015 08:00pm • It has been 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed a health insurance program for older Americans into law on July 30, 1965. Medicare continues to provide the majority of America's seniors with affordable health insurance, and many additional benefits have been added to the program. Here's The Politics of Medicare and Medicaid, 50 Years Later 07/29/2015 08:00pm • There's an important lesson for today's politicians in the genesis of Medicare, one of the nation's landmark social programs, which was created July 30, 1965 -- 50 years ago this week. It's that government can do big things and succeed in massive projects if officials stick to their guns, offer effe Medicare Changed Health Care in America for the Better 07/29/2015 08:00pm • Health care in America is markedly different now than when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965. Since that time, the government has poured billions into health care each year. That has led to better care, but also resulted in the need for constant re-ev 3 Ways Your Advisor's 'Pocket Robo-Advisor' Makes Your Life Better 07/28/2015 08:00pm • Every car needs a driver. That's why progressive financial advisors are investing in powerful, automated investing tools that, ideally, should propel better results and streamline their services. As firms automate as many backroom operations as they can, clients should reap a "face time dividend," s 5 Apps to Keep Your Cellphone Safe From Security Threats 07/28/2015 08:00pm • How many times have you ... Deposited a check on your smartphone? Paid for something on a public Wi-Fi network? Given your personal information to an app you just downloaded? Yet how many mobile security tools have you downloaded to protect yourself during those transactions? Although a growing nu Costs to Consider Before Downsizing 07/28/2015 11:00am • It's a common bit of retirement advice: Downsize your housing after the kids leave the nest to cut costs. Interestingly, though, many baby boomers have no intentions of downsizing. Nearly two-thirds of boomers surveyed in 2013 by The Demand Institute -- a nonprofit owned by Nielsen -- plan to "age i 3 Retirement Problems and Solutions That Millennials Face Today 07/28/2015 06:00am • It's no secret that millennials have had a tough time getting started with careers, families and saving for retirement. Everything from the Great Recession, to the rising cost of higher education, to the increasing scarcity of better-paying jobs has taken its toll on people born in the last two d How to Handle a Parent Abusing Your Finances 07/27/2015 08:00pm • A parent is supposed to be a child's protector, teacher and the one person who can be trusted above anyone else. Unfortunately, unfettered access to another person's life can lead to a unique type of abuse that's rarely discussed: financial abuse. A parent knows all the details needed to open a cred Your Health When the Power Goes Out 07/27/2015 08:00pm • Disasters can affect anybody, anywhere, at any time. A sudden power outage due to a severe storm or nearby accident might be a real pain, but what if it dragged on through the weekend or longer? Yes, the Wi-Fi will be down, but what about your health? Experts on emergency preparedness and response 6 Roads to Relocating in Retirement 07/26/2015 08:00pm • When many of us dream of retirement, we envision living in a picturesque cottage down by the sea, enjoying pristine beaches and tropical breezes. Or maybe we see ourselves with a golf course outside our back door and green fairways leading down to a clubhouse where we'll join our friends for evenin 10 Things You Should Know About Medicare 07/26/2015 08:00pm • Medicare turns 50 years old on July 30, 2015. The health insurance program was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 30, 1965, and former President Harry S. Truman and his wife were the first beneficiaries. Medicare continues to cover hospital and doctor's visits for older American American companies warned of rise in espionage 07/24/2015 05:28am • WASHINGTON ��� One year ago in an exclusive interview with WTOP, National Counter Intelligence Executive (NCIX) and director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) William Evanina warned that cyber criminals were getting ���faster and smarter.��� We now know what they���ve