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Rehoboth, Dewey, Lewes beach guide 05/24/2017 01:47am • WASHINGTON — North of Bethany Beach, Delaware, is the final stretch of oceanfront destinations in the WTOP Summer Beach Guide: Dewey, Rehoboth and Lewes. The three neighboring beach towns are only separated by a few miles of land, but each maintains its own sense of place. Visitors INTU Stock: Intuit Inc. Sets Positive Tone for Tax Filers 05/23/2017 08:00pm • Intuit Inc. (ticker: INTU) shares are trading higher by more than 7 percent after the company reported an impressive earnings beat during its most important quarter of the year. Intuit reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $3.90 on Tuesday afternoon, topping consensus analyst 6 Smart Money Moves to Make Over Memorial Day Weekend 05/23/2017 08:00pm • While Memorial Day weekend may be the unofficial start of summer, it's also one of the last chunks of free time many people will have before summer vacations and other leisure activities overwhelm their schedules until fall. Why not make productive use of this holiday weekend and try one of the sugg Las Vegas, Henderson or North Las Vegas -- Where Should You Live? 05/23/2017 08:00pm • Las Vegas does not have the endless suburban options of a more traditional metropolis, but there are two other cities in the Vegas Valley -- Henderson and North Las Vegas -- that homebuyers may want to explore. While there aren't considerable differences in laws or taxes between the burgs, each sti Retirement Savings Is a Bigger Crisis Than Health Care 05/23/2017 08:00pm • Everyone talks about how health care is the biggest crisis facing retirees, but unfortunately that crisis takes a distant second to another, far more serious issue. Most retirees don't have any money. A 2015 National Institute on Retirement Security study found that the median working-age household 10 South Lakes seniors honored with scholarships from new fund 05/22/2017 10:30pm • Ten graduating South Lakes High School seniors recently became the first honorees of a new scholarship fund that could give them up to $16,000 over a four-year college career. The Reston Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia awarded $4,000 scholarships to each o Micro Investing's $5 Minimums Let Millennials Start Saving Early 05/22/2017 08:00pm • Among younger investors, a perceived lack of knowledge and a scarcity of cash often stand in the way of saving for the future. In a 2016 survey by investment app Stash, 69 percent of millennials surveyed said they found investing confusing while 41 percent felt they lacked enough money to invest. T Should You Buy a Snowbird Home for Retirement? 05/22/2017 08:00pm • As you approach retirement, you get to decide where you would like to live. Many retirees prefer to stick close to home, especially if they have family and close friendships in their current community. But some people also want to escape to a better climate when the weather turns chilly. You might AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) Earnings Miss Sends Auto Parts Sector Tumbling 05/22/2017 08:00pm • AutoZone, Inc. (ticker: AZO) shares plummeted 9 percent following the company's fiscal third quarter earnings report miss on Tuesday morning. AutoZone's numbers were so disappointing to investors that several other auto parts stocks are trading down sharply as well. AutoZone reported earnings per sh 5 Mistakes Can Implode an Estate Planning Strategy 05/21/2017 08:00pm • Financial services professionals consider an estate plan a "must have" for Americans -- it provides individuals control over their financial assets, and provides for their loved ones and favored charities when they're gone. The problem is most U.S. adults don't have an estate plan, according to a 2 Investors Cheer Ford's Innovative New CEO 05/21/2017 08:00pm • Ford Motor Co. (ticker: F) shares traded higher by more than 1.3 percent on Monday morning after the company announced it would replace CEO Mark Fields with the head of its autonomous vehicles department, Jim Hackett. Ford and its investors are hoping Hackett can turn around Ford's slumping profits 8 Investing Tips for New College Grads 05/21/2017 08:00pm • First taste of financial dilemmas.After the commencement address, the walk across the stage and hugs from loved ones, most fresh college graduates soon land in the "real world." With a new job, a car, rent payment and perhaps a pile of student loan debt, many get their first taste of adult financial Stolen paychecks: how immigrant workers get ripped off 05/21/2017 12:17am • LANGLEY PARK, Md. -- Victor came to the U.S. 15 years ago looking for steady work. In many ways, the U.S. has met his expectations and he gets hired most days to do day labor for construction companies or commercial contractors. But one thing he may not have expected is that some employers wouldn’ 8 Kid-Friendly Casino Resorts 05/18/2017 08:00pm • While some hotels and resorts focus on kids and family-friendly fun, others cater to the adult crowd. But, what if you're traveling with both youngsters and grown-ups? Fortunately, you don't have to choose to please one group or the other. Across the globe, a variety of hotels offer activities for Will the Flynn Investigation Reverse Trump Era Stock Market Gains? 05/18/2017 08:00pm • The Dow Jones industrial average fell 372 points May 17, losing 1.78 percent of its value and rattling nerves on Wall Street, thanks to the broadening controversy that enveloped the Trump White House. Just in May, President Donald Trump's White House endured the following: -- Allegations that his fo