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5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for December 11/29/2018 07:00pm • As 2018 winds to a close, December will prove to be a vital month for market historians looking back on Wall Street's performance. The year began euphorically in January, with the S&P 500 rising over 5 percent on the heels of 2017's last-minute tax cut bill. As U.S. News outlines the best stocks Does When You Trade Make a Difference? 11/29/2018 07:00pm • So many studies have debunked market timing as a reliable strategy for the average investor. Even Warren Buffett recommends that most investors simply buy an S&P 500 fund and hold it, rather than attempting the highly research-intensive, luck-dependent path he used to amass his own wealth. Yet The Hidden Cost of Free Financial Apps 11/29/2018 07:00pm • Consumers have grown more comfortable managing every aspect of their daily lives with their mobile devices. More than just communication devices, smartphones allow users to control their household appliances, access media and see who is knocking on the front door. If there is a chore, there is proba Does the Soda Tax Work? 11/29/2018 07:00pm • Soda consumption is blamed as being a cause of heart disease, obesity, Type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer in adults, and it's easy to see why, Government guidelines encourage Americans to limit their sugar consumption to no more than 10 percent of their total daily calories, and it's tough to What Will Cost More -- and Less -- in 2019 11/29/2018 07:00pm • If you're in the market for a new car, you may want to invest in a set of wheels sooner rather than later. Automobiles are one of a number of products expected to see a price spike as a result of government tariffs. Seafood, furniture and bicycles are other goods that could cost more thanks to the b What to Do When You Can't Resolve a Consumer Complaint 11/29/2018 07:00pm • With the holiday shopping season in full swing, odds are, sooner or later in the gift-giving process, something will go awry. Maybe a product is faulty, a service is poor or an online shipment doesn't arrive in time for the holidays. That's when you'll want to file a consumer complaint. But as anyon How Do Airline Miles Work? A Getting Started Guide 11/29/2018 07:00pm • If you know someone who scored a free flight to Hawaii or some other far-off dream destination, chances are, he or she used airline miles to buy the ticket. Airline miles can seem mysterious and possibly too good to be true, but they are a legitimate way to get free or discounted flights. "It's kin Ex-director of DC-based military charity found guilty of fraud, tax evasion 11/29/2018 06:40pm • WASHINGTON — The former executive director of the now-defunct Armed Forces Foundation has been convicted Thursday by a jury of stealing from the charity that helped military veterans and their families. Patricia Driscoll, 40, of Ellicott City, Maryland, was the executive director of the D.C.-ba Column: MLB was taught a hard lesson in politics — did it learn anything? 11/29/2018 03:09pm • WASHINGTON — There’s a brilliant and chilling scene in the movie "Fight Club" that’s stuck with me over the nearly 20 years since the film was released. The main character, who works for a car company, is aboard an airplane, explaining to a stranger about the cost-benefit analyses his company Exit interview: The education of Rushern Baker 11/29/2018 11:49am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) leaves office Monday, after eight years on the job. Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) Here's what the Children's National DC research campus will look like 11/29/2018 10:38am • WASHINGTON — Children's National Health System held a ceremonial groundbreaking this week to mark the start of construction on its new Research and Innovation campus on 12.8 acres at the former Walter Reed Medical Center campus in Northwest D.C. It will be the first pediatric outpatient cente McDonald's Corp (MCD) Stock Looks Good For 2019 11/28/2018 07:00pm • McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) and its investors have had a great 2018, but Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass says 2019 will be even better. Glass has upgraded MCD stock from "equal weight" to "overweight" and says the company's efforts to update and modernize its restaurants will soon pay off in a bi How to Survive an Insurance Elimination Period 11/28/2018 07:00pm • Maintaining adequate insurance coverage is just the first step toward surviving a financial or health emergency. Here's why: Depending on the type of insurance you need to tap and the way your policy is structured, you may wait several months before receiving a check from the insurer. During that t Outgoing Md. lawmaker launching pro bono lobbying shop 11/28/2018 08:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. There’s a sizable roster of former Annapolis lawmakers now working as State House lobbyists – and making a comfortable living, thank you 10 Easy Exercises and Energizers to Reverse the Damage of Your Desk Job 11/27/2018 07:00pm • Sedentary work shouldn't sabotage your health.Like emails in your inbox, studies on the health harms of being sedentary keep piling up. Even so, the toxic combination of spending long hours sitting and leading an overall inactive lifestyle is the reality for 1 in 10 U.S. adults, according to a resea