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When Do You Convert Into a Roth IRA? 10/22/2017 08:00pm • With stocks hitting new highs and a move in Washington to reduce income tax rates, investors face a decision. Does it make sense to convert a traditional individual retirement account into a tax-free Roth? This has always been a dilemma because it depends on unknowns like future tax rates, inflatio 'Zombie' event staged at Oklahoma Capitol to support taxes 10/21/2017 06:54pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� Anti-tax "zombies" in Oklahoma were stopped outside the entrance to the state Capitol on Saturday in a staged event by groups supporting tax increases to prevent cuts to health, education and other services. The event by Together Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Policy Institute w The Latest: Senate passes $4 trillion budget blueprint 10/19/2017 09:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on President Trump, Congress and $4.1 trillion budget plan (all times EDT): 9:30 p.m. The Senate has passed a $4 trillion budget blueprint that is a major step forward for President Donald Trump's ambitious promises for ``massive tax cuts and reform.'' The 51-4 The Backdoor Way for High Earners to Get Into a Roth 10/19/2017 08:00pm • Earning a bigger salary may give you more to invest, but it has an unintended consequence. A high income could bar you from contributing to a Roth individual retirement account, which offers tax advantages that especially may appeal to higher-earning investors. Converting traditional IRA assets to 5 Scary Tax-Filing Mistakes That Can Haunt You 10/19/2017 08:00pm • Tax filing time will be here before you know it, and while it may seem like an odd time to worry about such a faraway event, that may be the first clue you have a problem. You believe you only need to think about your taxes once a year. Sure, for plenty of individuals, if taxes come out of your payc Financial Tips That Stand the Test of Time 10/19/2017 08:00pm • Much is written about both the similarities and differences of the generations. Millennials, Gen X, baby boomers, and the greatest generation each have their own respective traits and habits, some good and some bad. And when it comes to financial planning, this is certainly no exception. However, ti Md. lawmakers consider more incentives for affordable housing 10/19/2017 10:17am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. ��� Maryland legislators are considering how to entice private developers to build more homes for low-income families as affordable housing in Maryland is becoming increasingly difficult to find, and lawmakers are particularly worried about unaccompanied youth left without stable shel Happy 30th Anniversary, Black Monday 10/18/2017 08:00pm • With U.S. stocks trading at all-time highs, it might be easy to forget that 30 years ago this week Wall Street had its worst single-day loss ever. On Oct. 19, 1987, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 22.6 percent of its value. Never before, nor since, has it experienced a loss that great, in per 6 Myths About Credit Freezes 10/18/2017 08:00pm • For nearly three months this year, hackers had access to files at Equifax, a financial services company and one of the big three credit reporting bureaus. All told, more than 145 million people may have had their Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses stolen. Some driver's license and c A Prenup Can Protect Your Investments 10/17/2017 08:00pm • Pre- and postnuptial agreements are sometimes seen as a troubling sign of distrust in what should be a loving relationship. But advocates say they can be essential for protecting investments, especially if one partner has children from a previous relationship, even if the kids are grown. "For clien Uncovering the risks of investing too 'conservatively' 10/17/2017 10:10am • WASHINGTON ��� In my article, Risky Business: Misconceptions That Could Put Your Money at Risk, I discussed how risk is often misunderstood by investors. Whole classes of investments are often deemed ���riskier��� or ���safer��� and investing decisions are made based on these broad generalizations. Marine Corps Marathon's big winner? Prince George's County 10/17/2017 05:09am • WASHINGTON ��� Prince George���s County will rake in millions of dollars from this year���s Marine Corps Marathon, despite the fact that not one inch of the race���s course runs through the county. Until last year, Arlington County and the District shared the bulk of the roughly $90 million in sp How to Find a Good Tax Accountant 10/16/2017 08:00pm • For some taxpayers, it's a familiar tale. Somewhere during those first four months of every year, you do your taxes in a haphazard fashion, or you look for someone to prepare your taxes, and because you've waited until the last minute, you find someone in a hurry to do them. Every April, as you pay Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Overcome Trading Slump 10/16/2017 08:00pm • Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley ( MS) successfully navigated a difficult trading environment in the third quarter and reported earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street expectations on Tuesday morning. But investors rewarded Morgan Stanley and punished Goldman Sachs stock in The Morbid Niche of Life Settlement Funds 10/16/2017 08:00pm • Life settlements are the sale of a life insurance policy to a third party. The buyer, who is now the policy's owner, takes over the premium payments in exchange for the death benefit when the insured dies. Most life insurance policies are considered assets under federal law, giving the owner the rig