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10 Things Everyone Must Know About Taxes 10/11/2018 08:00pm • Filing taxes can feel daunting, regardless of your income bracket, filing status or familiarity with current rules and regulations. Fortunately, getting important documents prepped and learning basic concepts, including how taxes are assessed and collected, can help make the process easier to naviga Everything You Need to Know About Buying a Home in a Short Sale 10/11/2018 08:00pm • A short sale is the sale of property that has accumulated more debt than its market value. For a short sale to occur, the lender must agree to accept less than the total amount owed on the property. A short sale is complicated, however, and it's common for sellers seeking a short sale to have more t Plano, Texas Strives to Be a 'City of Excellence' as it Manages Rapid Growth 10/10/2018 08:00pm • PLANO, Texas -- There are so many businesses in this bustling North Texas city that the municipal government gets more than half of its revenues from companies, allowing it to keep taxes low for residents. The median household income is $94,300, one and a half times the state average. Plano hosts 2 15 Things Millennials Should Know About Open Enrollment 10/10/2018 08:00pm • Millennials have diverse health insurance needs. Millennials -- people born between 1981 and 1996 -- are the largest generation in the U.S. workforce, according to the Pew Research Center. As of 2017, 56 million millennials were working or looking for work. That's 35 percent of the U.S. labor force. Md. police roll up on Va. driver with over 84,000 untaxed cigars 10/10/2018 06:41pm • WASHINGTON —  It was a minor crash Monday night in Baltimore's Fort McHenry Tunnel involving two vans. No one was hurt. But what police found in the back of the Chevy Express van aroused the interest of the Maryland tax collector — thousands of untaxed cigars. Maryland Transportation Auth Pros and cons of hybrid long-term care insurance 10/10/2018 04:52am • WASHINGTON — With roughly 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 everyday between now and 2030, finding solutions to pay for long-term care (LTC) is a critical conversation for financial advisers and their clients to have as they plan for a successful retirement. In our article "Weighing the Costs and Best places to retire: See how DC fared in US News' rankings for 2019 10/10/2018 12:06am • WASHINGTON — In its 2019 rankings of the best places to retire, U.S. News & World Report has picked several areas not too far from D.C. — which itself has scored well yet again. At the top of that close-by short list is this year’s No. 1 best place to retire overall: Lancaster, Pennsylv The Best Places to Retire in 2019 10/09/2018 08:00pm • Find your retirement spot.Retirees have an opportunity to relocate to a place that better suits their interests and budget. The challenge is finding a place that will meet all of your retirement needs. A new U.S. News analysis compared the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States as poten The 7 hidden costs of retiring abroad 10/09/2018 08:00pm • If you're thinking of moving overseas to retire, you'll find that many countries offer an affordable, budget-friendly lifestyle. However, it's important to note that other expenses related to living abroad can creep up. There is no way to calculate the exact cost of moving overseas. "Much will de Lyft and Uber Help Patients Make It to Medical Appointments 10/09/2018 08:00pm • Getting to medical appointments on time is challenging when you feel sick, don't drive or have limited means of transportation. Too often, patients spend long hours traveling back and forth for crucial treatments or routine check-ups. Older patients, low-income patients and those with multiple medic How should I finance assisted living? 10/09/2018 08:00pm • In March 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that by 2030, all baby boomers will be over the age of 65, leading to a unique situation in demographics: 20 percent of U.S. residents will be retirement age. This is in part because life expectancy has increased. The Population Reference Bureau repo Approval of Bitcoin ETFs by SEC Appears Murky 10/08/2018 08:00pm • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejected several cryptocurrency-based ETFs in 2018, signaling a reluctance to offer retail investors an opportunity to add bitcoin and other virtual currency as a basket of securities to their portfolios. On Sept. 20, the regulatory agency said it sought m How to Find a Financial Advisor If You're Not Rich 10/08/2018 08:00pm • If you think about it, the people who need a financial advisor are the ones who can't afford one. If you're impoverished or firmly in the middle class and can't seem to make it to the next level, you're the one who could really use financial advice. If you're wealthy, you know what you're doing. Yet How the New IRS Rules Affect Student Loan Benefits 10/08/2018 08:00pm • More companies are rolling out different types of student loan repayment perks to recruit millennial and Gen Z employees who are saddled with debt. "Over the last couple of years in general, as the labor market has tightened, there's been more competition for talent. One of the ways for companies t VOTER VOICES: Sizing up Hogan, Jealous in 'bellwether' Howard Co. 10/08/2018 05:08am • This story is part of the series, "Voter Voices." WTOP asked voters across Maryland what issues concerned them, and who would be getting their vote in the upcoming election for governor. Other chapters have included stops in Montgomery County, Baltimore City, Frederick County, and Prince Georg