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Anne Arundel poll shows Haire with narrow lead over Pittman in county exec race 10/05/2022 10:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A new Democratic poll on the Anne Arundel County executive race shows the Republican challenger, County Councilmember Jessica Haire, with a Property tax bills due in Fairfax Co., but there's some relief for car owners 10/04/2022 08:30pm • The pandemic caused the value of used cars and trucks to increase by 33% on average. While residents of Fairfax County, Virginia, won't bear the entire brunt of that impact on their car taxes, they still will be paying more for what usually are depreciating assets. "This is probably the No. 1 Simply the Best: National Theatre stages Broadway's 'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' 10/04/2022 01:32am • After earning 12 Tony Award nominations on Broadway in 2020, the North American tour of "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" arrives at National Theatre from Oct. 4-23. "'Tina: The Turner Musical' is coming to D.C. for the very first time," actress Zurin Villanueva told WTOP. "We need y'all to com How the Lottery Works, and Is It Worth Playing? 10/02/2022 08:00pm • If you're thinking of playing the lottery, it's a sure bet that you know your odds of becoming a millionaire are not good. But that never stops anybody from playing. According to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, during fiscal year 2019, the year for which the most re 2022's 10 Best-Performing Stocks 10/02/2022 08:00pm • These stocks have generated the best returns so far in a turbulent 2022.The S&P 500 declined 9.3% in September as fears over persistently high inflation, aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and an uncertain global economic outlook have investors fleeing risk assets. The S&P 500 is 10 ETFs to Build a Diversified Portfolio 10/02/2022 08:00pm • These ETFs offer diversification opportunities and low fees.The recent bear market should serve as a somber warning for those with highly concentrated investment portfolios. Through the end of September, the benchmark S&P 500 is down about 25% year to date -- but some pockets of the market have Some DC workers see a big jump in paid family leave 09/30/2022 08:31am • Starting Saturday, some D.C. workers could be eligible for several more weeks of family leave. Hundreds of thousands of private sector employees will get a jump from eight weeks of paid family leave to 12 weeks per year and D.C. government employees are likely to join them. More DC New Expense Checklist for an Advisory Firm's First Year 09/29/2022 08:00pm • Many ingredients go into a financial advisory firm's recipe for success. And building an advisory firm from scratch goes far beyond a standard business plan. An outline of your goals will help direct your steps, but knowing the specific costs to expect will improve your success rate. Having a realis Is the Efficient Market Hypothesis True? 09/29/2022 08:00pm • The famed efficient market hypothesis, or EMH, is widely accepted by academics and modern investors. The hypothesis states that stock prices reflect all available information at any given time, making it impossible for investors to beat the market with any consistency. Why, then, are there myriad ex 6 Best Health Care ETFs to Buy 09/28/2022 08:00pm • As markets fall, now may be a good time to add some defense to your portfolio.The Global Industry Classification Standard separates the stock market into 11 sectors. One of the more resilient and defensive ones is the health care sector, which holds companies involved in the development, production DC may join Maryland jurisdictions in allowing noncitizens to vote 09/28/2022 07:14am • Legislation that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections in the District quickly gained momentum Tuesday as a committee approved the bill, sending it to the full D.C. Council for consideration. If it ultimately passes, undocumented immigrants, green card holders and people with visas w Maryland Black Caucus will have new leadership with resignations of Dels. Barnes, Brooks 09/27/2022 08:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland will have new leadership when the 2023 General Assembly session begins in January. Two of its lo 7 Best Consumer Discretionary Stocks and ETFs to Buy 09/27/2022 08:00pm • Here are some of the top ways to bet on the consumer discretionary sector.Consumer discretionary stocks hail from one of the most sensitive, boom-or-bust sectors in the overall market. Due to the nonessential nature of their products and services (think appliances, vehicles, jewelry, cruises, hotels 7 Lessons to Learn From College Endowment Investing 09/27/2022 08:00pm • Forget hedge funds and family offices. When it comes to assets under management, or AUM, few institutions rival the endowment sizes of the top private U.S. post-secondary institutions. Harvard University manages an endowment of around $53.2 billion. Yale University comes in second with an endowment The Inflation Reduction Act's Impact on Client Portfolios 09/26/2022 08:00pm • Signed into law by President Joe Biden in August, the Inflation Reduction Act aims to subdue health care costs and address climate change. The new law includes tax credits for producers of hydrogen, nuclear and wind energy, as well as carbon-capture technologies, biofuels, residential solar systems