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The 7 Best Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy and Hold 09/11/2024 08:00pm • A buy-and-hold investment strategy revolves around three key components: a long time horizon, a high risk tolerance and a focus on capital appreciation. First, the time horizon -- buying and holding typically refers to investing for a period of 10, 20 or even 30 years into the future. You're not rea What Is Reverse Budgeting? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Financial trends might come and go, but reverse budgeting is timeless. Even if you haven't heard of the term, you're probably familiar with the concept of "pay yourself first." "It's really cool idea," says Dawn-Marie Joseph, president of Estate Planning & Preservation, an estate planning firm i Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown 09/11/2024 06:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson postponed a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as opposition from both parties thwarted his first attempt at avoiding a partial government shutdown in three weeks. The legislation to Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of 'run tax,' prosecutor says 09/11/2024 05:55pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers charged in the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols stood by his body and laughed after they punched, kicked and struck him with a baton in an attack that a prosecutor says was punishment because he tried to run away. The former offi What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the debate 09/11/2024 04:14pm • Amid a barrage of climate-infused weather disasters such as flooding and hurricanes, along with the shattering of heat records,wildfires and many Americans growing concerned about the planet's warming, climate change was barely discussed during the presidential debate. When asked the sole debate que Serbian appeals court overturns ruling to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime 09/11/2024 12:52pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An appeals court in Serbia on Wednesday overturned an earlier court ruling that a prominent critic of the authoritarian government in Belarus should be extradited to that country, and said that the case must be retried. Serbian authorities arrested Belarusian filmmaker Andr FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris' debate 09/11/2024 09:02am • In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in distinctly different ways. As the two traded jabs, some old false and misleading claims emerged along with some new ones. Here’s a look. Trump overstates hi Key takeaways from a debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement 09/11/2024 07:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time. The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night's faceoff with a power move, marching across the stage to Trump’s lectern to shake his hand. “Kamala Harris The US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic 09/11/2024 02:46am • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to his foe in the West. Officials from Central African Republic, where som Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy 09/11/2024 02:23am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American The Latest: The debate between Trump and Harris in Philadelphia has come to an end 09/11/2024 12:23am • The first, and possibly only, debate between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the 2024 election has come to an end. Tuesday’s event in Philadelphia gave Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that’s dramatically changed since the last debate in June. In rapid f Former US Sen. Ayotte to face former Manchester Mayor Craig in New Hampshire governor's race 09/11/2024 12:11am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire will elect a female governor for the third time in November after former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig won their respective primaries Tuesday. The governor's office is an open seat for the first time since 2016 thanks to Republica What Is a Solo 401(k) Plan? 09/10/2024 08:00pm • Also known as the individual or self-employed plan, the solo 401(k) dates back to the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, passed in 1974. ERISA established bedrock standards for employer-sponsored health and retirement plans. The idea of a self-employed retirement plan took flight when the Ec Harris Touts $25K Down Payment Aid: What First-Time Homebuyers Can Do Now 09/10/2024 08:00pm • A key component of Vice President Kamala Harris' bid for the presidency is her plan to uplift the middle class through homeownership by providing $25,000 worth of down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. But even if the Democratic nominee is elected this November, she'll face hurdles in br How to Vote as a College Student 09/10/2024 08:00pm • College students planning to vote in the November 2024 national general elections should understand that every state has its own voting laws and procedures -- and that some can be tricky, especially if you're voting as an out-of-state student. Here are some common student questions about casting bal