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Why You Should Start Estate Planning in Your 20s 03/15/2017 08:00pm • Estate planning isn't only for the rich or the old. Even the young and broke need to be thinking about how their assets will be distributed in the event of a tragedy. "It doesn't have anything to do with net worth. It has everything to do with taking care of the people you love," says Meg Muldoon, a Gov. Hogan threatens to veto paid sick leave bills 03/15/2017 07:14pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. ��� Gov. Larry Hogan threatened Wednesday to veto the paid sick leave bills being considered in the House and Senate. "If either of these job-killing bills reaches my desk, they are dead on arrival,��� Hogan told reporters in a news conference. ���I will veto them immediately, beca Prince George's Co. proposed budget includes raises, funding increases 03/15/2017 06:16pm • WASHINGTON �����Raises,��more first responders and additional��money for libraries and education are all part of the $3.84 billion fiscal year 2018 budget proposed��by Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker. Baker recalled��tougher times, when he asked county agencies to take a 5 percent Montgomery Co. budget plan boosts police, school funding 03/15/2017 05:26am • WASHINGTON ��� Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett���s $5.4 billion spending plan for the 2018 fiscal year includes more funding for public schools and police. Under the proposal, $2.5 billion would go towards Montgomery County Public Schools, $54 million more than the current fiscal year���s County executive: Prince George's Co. moving in 'right direction' 03/15/2017 02:24am • WASHINGTON �����When Prince George���s County Executive Rushern Baker announces his proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year, it���ll be part spending plan and part celebration of the recent years' growth. ���Things are moving in the right direction,��� Baker told WTOP before the unveiling of his What to Know About Special Needs Financial Planning 03/14/2017 08:00pm • While some parents stress over how to pay for their kids' college education, the parents of children with special needs face an even more daunting and difficult task: figuring out how to provide care and financial support for their child after their death. This question can be complex. After all, we Decode These 10 Vexing Financial Terms 03/14/2017 08:00pm • Say what?Meeting with a financial professional can be key to getting your finances on track. But one thing that doesn't make it easier: When your financial advisor seems to be speaking an entirely different language. U.S. News tapped certified financial planners to round up their least favorite fina How to Use Life Insurance for Investing 03/14/2017 08:00pm • Finding the right insurance to invest in -- or use for long-term planning -- can be complicated for many investors. Similar to an auto policy, a term life insurance is a temporary policy many individuals use to cover themselves for a period of time and then it expires. Typically it has a lower prem Savings Accounts Aren't Obsolete After All 03/14/2017 08:00pm • People investing for retirement generally rely on stocks and bonds, keeping loose cash in a money market fund with a brokerage or fund company. Ordinary expenses are typically paid through bank checking. So is there a role for the old-fashioned savings account or certificate of deposit? Or are they 6 Big-Dividend ETFs That Won't Let You Down 03/14/2017 08:00pm • Big dividends can often be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you have the obvious potential for significant returns from income alone; a regular stream of cash you can reinvest at your whim. On the other hand, big dividends -- even in a diversified exchange-traded fund -- can be a sign of high The Future of Graduate Student Loan Borrowing 03/14/2017 08:00pm • As we head toward college graduation season, soon-to-be graduates are starting to plan their futures. While for many this will mean starting their careers, about 3 million students will enroll in graduate programs -- almost twice the number that pursued postbaccalaureate degrees in 1990 -- according Nigeria Stocks Are a Risky Investment 03/14/2017 08:00pm • Nigeria's economy is still a mess. Unfortunately, it may be a while before things right themselves. Like many energy-rich countries, Nigeria's economy got hit hard when oil prices plunged to $26 a barrel in February last year. To put the size of the move in perspective, oil was trading at more than Weigh the Cost, Benefits of Graduate School 03/13/2017 08:00pm • For many prospective graduate students, the math is often tricky: The cost of an advanced degree weighs on students' own shoulders and indebtedness is on the rise. The median debt for someone earning a M aster of A rts rose from $38,000 in 2004 to $59,000 a mere eight years later, according to a st American Outdoor Brands (AOBC), Sturm Ruger & Co. (RGR) May Fizzle 03/13/2017 08:00pm • Gun stocks American Outdoor Brands (ticker: AOBC) and Sturm Ruger & Co. ( RGR) have had a rough couple of months, but things may not be getting better any time soon. According to Wunderlich analyst Rommel Dionisio, the U.S. gun industry will remain in a cyclical downturn for the foreseeable fut Markets Are Bracing for an Aggressive U.S. Rate Hike 03/13/2017 08:00pm • Following the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the path for a March rate hike now seems completely clear. At this point, investors' focus has shifted to just how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be. When the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy added 235,000 job