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7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 03/13/2024 08:00pm • When planning for retirement, where you keep your investments, known as "asset location," can significantly impact your long-term financial outcomes. This strategy involves placing investments in accounts that best suit their tax treatment to maximize returns. For example, certain funds, due to char 5 Ways to Minimize Taxes on Retirement Income 03/13/2024 08:00pm • Taxes will play a significant role in how much money you have available to spend in retirement. During your working years, you may have used specific strategies to manage your tax liability or defer taxes. These strategies should change with your income level over time. By reevaluating your finances Should You Invest in Silver? 03/13/2024 08:00pm • If you're into coins, there's a fascinating read on the American Numismatic Society's website about one of the most famous coins of all: the "Tribute Penny." That's the coin Roman subjects used to pay taxes that prompted a famous biblical saying of Christ's about divine and political authority: "Ren Many Basic Money Questions Stump U.S. Adults -- How to Boost Your Financial Literacy 03/13/2024 08:00pm • Understanding core personal finance concepts like cash management, bank accounts, credit, taxes and investing is important. With that knowledge, people can make decisions that benefit their current budget and help with future goal achievement. When they have low financial literacy levels, though, pe Is a 401(k) Worth It in 2024? Pros, Cons and Costs 03/13/2024 08:00pm • Contributing to a 401(k) plan offered by your employer is an easy way to set aside funds for retirement. These accounts are designed for long-term saving and include some key advantages over other types of investment accounts. However, you'll want to be aware of the potential downsides of a 401(k). Should You Pay a Premium to Live in a Great School District? 03/13/2024 08:00pm • Buying a home is a tricky process to navigate, no matter your circumstances. But when there are kids in the mix, it can be an even tougher decision. Not only do you have to find a home that's large enough to accommodate your children, but you need to consider factors like access to parks and other a Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to cut greenhouse gases, boost renewables in big energy producer 03/13/2024 06:52pm • SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation's third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more electricit A Massachusetts town spent $600K on shore protection. A winter storm washed it away days later 03/13/2024 06:31pm • BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away $600,000 in sand that was trucked in to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure. The project, which brought 14,000 tons (12,701 metric tons) of sand into Salisbury over several weeks, was completed Hunter Biden gun case could go to trial as soon as June — if judge refuses motions to dismiss 03/13/2024 05:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden could face trial in Delaware on federal firearms charges as soon as June, in the midst of his father’s reelection campaign. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika set the tentative date during a short telephonic hearing Wednesday, though she is still weighing severa Georgia House speaker aims to persuade resistant Republicans in voucher push 03/13/2024 05:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns is leaning into the push to pass a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling, looking to change the minds of fellow Republican skeptics. Burns made what he said was his first-ever appearance at a House Education Committee meeting Judge dismisses suit by Georgia slave descendants over technical errors. Lawyers vow to try again 03/13/2024 04:03pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has thrown out a lawsuit accusing local officials of race discrimination when they approved zoning changes to one of the South's last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants. Superior Court Judge Jay Stewart ruled the civil complaint had to be dis How strong is opposition to a new Capitals and Wizards arena in Alexandria from those who live closest? 03/13/2024 10:10am • The effort to build a new sports arena in Alexandria hit a major speed bump earlier this month when Virginia lawmakers decided to leave funding for the complex out of the state budget. A new poll suggests some of those who live near the site are OK with that. The Del Ray Citizens Association, a m Maryland's got a math problem: How will it fill a $3B structural deficit? 03/13/2024 05:25am • Whether Marylanders go to their favorite salon for a shampoo and blowout, or take their dog to the groomer for a fluffy new look, they could be paying more under a proposal from a state lawmaker. Del. David Moon, the House Majority leader in Annapolis, told the Ways and Means Committee this week President Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among labor unions 03/13/2024 01:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden courted the support of the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday, reminding its leaders and members of his record on unions as Republican challenger Donald Trump tries to make gains among the blue-collar workers that helped propel his 2016 Big 12 men's and women's tournaments to remain in Kansas City through 2031 03/12/2024 08:35pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 men's and women's basketball tournaments will remain at T-Mobile Center through 2031, commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday night, shortly before Texas and Iowa State played for the women's title in the building for the first time. The women's tournament had lo