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The Big Mistake You're Making With Your HSA 03/08/2018 07:00pm • Health care expenses can be a huge drain on retirement wealth. A 2017 Fidelity report estimates that the typical 65-year-old couple retiring now will spend $275,000 on health care in their later years, not including long-term care. There's a better alternative to tapping your retirement accounts to Apple Wins Big in Watch Giveaway 03/08/2018 07:00pm • The Apple Watch may not have taken the world by storm the way some investors had hoped when it debuted in 2015. However, 2017 sales estimates suggest the device is steadily gaining traction and a new promotion could give Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) a major shot in the arm. UnitedHealth Group ( UNH) a 7 Dividend Stocks Yielding 7 Percent and More 03/08/2018 07:00pm • Sharing the profitIn a troubled market environment, some investors have considered selling their stocks. But where are you going to go, considering the bond market is also in turmoil amid rising interest rates? You could park cash in a CD at your local bank, but those returns barely keep up with the $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds; time running out to claim them 03/08/2018 05:09pm • WASHINGTON — About a million people who failed to file 2014 taxes are sitting on more than $1 billion in unclaimed federal income tax refunds, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday. But in order to collect that hefty chunk of cash, they'll have to dig out those old W-2s and file their Lower Participation in Workforce by Women Limits Economic Growth, Experts Say 03/07/2018 07:00pm • When Saudi Arabia announced last September it would lift its ban on women driving, the decision was partly driven by economic interests, Prince Khaled Bin Salman, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., told Reuters. By removing such restrictions, the country's leaders said they aimed to increase women's What Trump's Tariffs Could Mean for Consumers 03/07/2018 07:00pm • Last week, President Donald Trump announced he will invoke a legal provision that will allow him to impose a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. Since then, there's been confusion and uncertainty over how the proposed tariffs could impact the U.S. and c 7 Reasons You're in a Bad Mood That Can Actually Be Serious 03/07/2018 07:00pm • Why so sad? When patients visit Dr. Jennifer Caudle, an osteopathic family physician near Philadelphia, their complaints aren't always -- or even often -- only physical. "I'm just not feeling myself." "I'm irritable." "I'm annoyed," they frequently say. That's when Caudle does some detective work. I Maryland leaders keep mum on Amazon negotiations 03/07/2018 02:19pm • GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett have made a great team in their efforts to get Amazon to choose Montgomery County over D.C. or Virginia for its second headquarters — but he didn’t give up any details when asked about those effor 8 tips for filing this year’s taxes 03/07/2018 04:55am • WASHINGTON — The deadline for filing your income tax returns is April 17, which is really not as much time as it sounds. The big changes in the tax law passed last fall mostly don't kick in until tax time next year, but there are still a few things to keep in mind as crunch time approaches. Va. House kills bill to require more use of turn signals on the road 03/07/2018 04:19am • WASHINGTON — Drivers in Virginia are often not legally required to use their turn signals, and the House of Delegates voted down a bill Tuesday that would have expanded that requirement to cover situations where pedestrians are around. In a 36-58-1 vote that did not fully track party lines, the Planning summer during winter: Tips for scheduling camps, child care 03/07/2018 01:10am • WASHINGTON — Snow looms in the forecast, but summer is on the minds of many parents. That’s because camp registrations are open — some have already closed. If you are getting your family’s plans set for summer, parenting expert and author Leslie Morgan Steiner has some tips on how to How to Create a Freelancer Benefits Package 03/06/2018 07:00pm • The perks of working as a freelancer are self-evident: You can set your own hours, work wherever you like and be your own boss. Among the complications, however, is the fact that contract laborers rarely have access to the benefits many employees take for granted. That means freelancers have to fin Tax rate increase being considered by Fairfax Co. lawmakers 03/06/2018 04:57pm • WASHINGTON — The average Fairfax County homeowner would experience a $268 real estate tax increase annually under the proposed fiscal year 2019 budget advertised on Tuesday. When the board of supervisors votes on the budget in May, the real estate tax rate cannot exceed the advertised rate inc Tax return rule for presidential hopefuls OK'd in Maryland Senate 03/05/2018 10:10pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure requiring presidential candidates to make their tax returns public in order to appear on Maryland's ballot passed the state Senate on Monday night. The bill, approved on a 28-17 vote, would require presidential and vice presidential candidates to release the prec What Are Dividends and How Do They Work? 03/05/2018 07:00pm • Dividend stocks are a staple of every income investor's portfolio, but don't dismiss them as a retiree's investment only. Dividend stocks have a role to play in any portfolio, no matter the investor's age or financial circumstances. The reason: compounding. When the dividends these stocks pay are r