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7 Smart Beta ETFs to Buy Now 10/29/2023 08:00pm • Investors looking to beat the market often find themselves sifting through a variety of different funds, each purporting to deliver the secret sauce that leads to outperformance. However, a long-standing reality is that a large majority of these funds do not outpace their benchmark indexes, especial How to Buy Property with a Business Partner 10/29/2023 08:00pm • When buying a home or investment property with a business partner, you have some important decisions to make. One of those is how you'll form your business partnership to hold title to the property. No matter how you structure your purchase, it's critical that you choose a partner who has similar go The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground 10/29/2023 10:24am • JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) ��� As she accepted an endorsement from a group called Veterans for Trump, Stacy Skinner spoke about how she got into politics because Democrats ���were starting to infiltrate on the local level.��� Former President Donald Trump and other national Republicans often warn of take King Charles III seeks to look ahead in a visit to Kenya. But he'll have history to contend with 10/29/2023 01:04am • LONDON (AP) ��� King Charles III wants to look to the future when his state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday. But first he will have to confront the past. As Charles prepares for the four-day trip to Kenya, he is facing calls to address the legacy of eight decades of British colonial rule, as well a Prince William County planning staff recommends denial of entire PW Digital Gateway 10/28/2023 12:38am • In a stunning rejection of the largest data center development in county history, Prince William County staff on Friday issued recommendations that the Planning Commission deny all three rezonings associated with the divisive PW Digital Gateway. County documents show staff suggested that the Plan Museum plan for Florida nightclub massacre victims dropped as Orlando moves forward with memorial 10/27/2023 05:09pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Leaders of a private foundation working to build a museum and memorial to honor the victims of a massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida said Friday that they were dropping their plans to build a museum, even as the city of Orlando is moving ahead with constructing the memorial Business Highlights: US consumers are still spending; Musk's Twitter takeover, 1 year later 10/27/2023 05:07pm • ___ US consumers keep spending briskly even in the face of persistent inflation and high interest rates WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve showed price increases remained elevated in September amid brisk consumer spending and strong economic growt US consumers keep spending briskly even in the face of persistent inflation and high interest rates 10/27/2023 04:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve showed price increases remained elevated in September amid brisk consumer spending and strong economic growth. Friday���s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 0.4% from August to September, Christian conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress' most powerful seat 10/27/2023 02:57pm • Evangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress. But never before have they had one so thoroughly embedded in their movement as new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a longtime culture warrior in the courthouse, in the classroom and in Congress. Religious As the 'Hollywood of the South,' Atlanta has boomed. Its actors and crew are now at a crossroads 10/27/2023 12:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta���s booming film industry thanks to Georgia���s extremely generous tax break. Dubbed the ���Holly The Biden administration is encouraging the conversion of empty office space to affordable housing 10/27/2023 08:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration is launching a multi-agency effort to encourage states and cities to convert more empty office buildings into housing units, with billions of federal dollars available to help spur such transitions. The new initiative, announced Friday morning, involve Power to the people? Only half have the right to propose and pass laws 10/27/2023 08:09am • Voters in Maine will be deciding a question in November about whether independent automobile repair shops should have access to the same diagnostic technology as dealerships. In Ohio, voters will be settling a pair of more personal questions ��� whether to create a constitutional right to abortion Ford earnings fall short of estimates after it strikes a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers 10/26/2023 08:05pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Ford on Thursday reported significant growth in the third quarter, although its financial results fell short of Wall Street estimates. The automaker posted net income of $1.2 billion for the three-month period that ended Sept. 30. A year earlier it lost $827 million after taki Documents to Prepare Now for Your Heirs 10/26/2023 08:00pm • No one likes to think about death and end-of-life arrangements. However, being prepared for the inevitable is not only a smart thing to do, it's also a kind thing to do for loved ones. Failing to put your paperwork in order means family or friends will have to rely on the probate court to determine 8 Things to Know About Tax Lien Investing 10/26/2023 08:00pm • Tax lien certificates can be a safe, collateralized complement to a balanced portfolio -- but only if you have time, knowledge and the ability to reinvest your money when short-term certificates are redeemed early. Tax-lien investing works like this: When property owners fail to pay their property t