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7 Reasons the Stock Market Can Continue to Climb 03/06/2017 07:00pm • As the stock market surges to dizzying heights, with the Dow Jones industrial average leaping over the 21,000 barrier, it begs the question, can this rally continue? As traders say, the trend is your friend, until it's not. The current bull cycle in stocks is old by historical comparisons, touching Trump Congratulates Himself on Exxon Mobile Corporation Plans Made in 2013 (XOM) 03/06/2017 07:00pm • President Donald Trump took credit for an investment and job creation announcement by Exxon Mobil Corporation (ticker: XOM) Monday, even though the investment had been planned several years prior to his presidency, reports the Associated Press. Exxon's chairman and CEO Darren Woods promoted the com Trump's Tweet on Drug Competition Sends Pharma Stocks Down 03/06/2017 07:00pm • Stock prices for many U.S. pharmaceutical companies were down Tuesday after President Donald Trump used his Twitter account to launch a broadside against prescription drug prices. "I am working on a new system where there will be competition in the drug industry," Trump says on Twitter. "Pricing for Include Longevity Planning in Your Retirement Strategy 03/06/2017 07:00pm • Average life expectancy for men and women in the U.S. has reached the mid-80s and the Social Security Administration estimates that one in four 65-year-olds will live into their 90s. Living longer means having more time to do the things you enjoy in retirement but there's something else to think ab Financial Exploitation: When Taking Money Amounts to Elder Abuse 03/06/2017 07:00pm • When her husband died suddenly and unexpectedly from a massive heart attack, "Mary" -- who asked that her real name not be used due to the sensitive nature of her story -- was devastated and began spiraling downward. He was only in his late 60s and in relatively good health, she recalls. Mary fell Is 20,000 a Floor or Ceiling for the Dow? 03/05/2017 07:00pm • Much has been written of late regarding the Dow Jones industrial average 20,000 milestone and whether this will mark a near-term top of the market or perhaps the continuation of the eight-year bull market. Some investors are posing this question because they're wondering if they should get completel 8 Ways to Keep Remodeling Costs Under Control 03/05/2017 07:00pm • In 2015, home improvement spending in the U.S. reached $340 billion -- an all-time high that is expected to increase 2 percent per year for several years -- according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. According to a report from the JCHS released last month, two big drivers of this act How to Deduct MBA Tuition on Your Taxes 03/05/2017 07:00pm • With many top-ranked full-time MBA programs costing more than $50,000 in tuition per year, the ability to deduct b-school expenses come tax time offers some students a way to recoup costs. Brandon Yahn, 32, who completed his MBA in 2012 at the University of California--Berkeley's Haas School of Busi Is Retirement Only for the Wealthy? 03/05/2017 07:00pm • We all know that only a lucky few people enjoy an adequate pension anymore. Social Security by itself provides only the bare essentials in retirement. Meanwhile, experts tell us we need $1 million in our retirement accounts to maintain our standard of living after we leave work. So has retirement be 5 Tax Tips for First-Time Homeowners 03/05/2017 07:00pm • Taking the leap into buying a house is exhilarating and exciting, especially for new homeowners. There will be some bumps and roadblocks along the way, but there is a big opportunity to ease the cost of your mortgage by taking advantage of several tax write-offs readily available. Whether you are in 5 Reasons Millennials Aren't Saving for Retirement 03/05/2017 07:00pm • Low salaries and burdensome student loan payments make it difficult for many young people to begin saving for retirement. Younger workers frequently don't have access to workplace retirement benefits and are less likely than their older counterparts to contribute when a 401(k) plan is provided. Less Md. House to vote on sick leave bill 03/03/2017 08:09am • WASHINGTON ��� The Maryland House of Delegates will vote Friday on a hotly-debated bill that would force businesses across the state to offer paid time off to their employees. The legislation would require businesses with 15 or more employees to have a ���sick and safe leave��� policy, offering s 5 Tax Troubles That Only Affect Retirees 03/02/2017 07:00pm • At tax time, everyone is concerned with maximizing deductions and avoiding audits. But not everyone needs to worry about Social Security penalties or retirement fund minimum distributions. If you are retired, make sure you don't let these five tax troubles trip you up. 1. Paying more taxes than n A Charitable Way to Cut Your Estate Tax Obligation While You're Still Alive 03/02/2017 07:00pm • Most of us will never have to worry about estate tax. But if you expect to die with more than $5.49 million in assets, your family could pay out as much as 40 percent of the value of any assets over that amount in federal taxes. To cut the tax bite, many wealthy people have a strategy of sharing the 4 Tax Considerations for CD Investors 03/02/2017 07:00pm • Unless you hold a CD in a retirement account such as an IRA, the interest you earn from CDs will be considered taxable income by the IRS. This is true for both CDs from banks and from credit unions. At credit unions, the interest from accounts including CDs is often called dividends, but it's treat