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How much life insurance do you really need? 09/26/2016 06:00am • Kyle Winkfield knows a thing or two about how life insurance has the power to change lives. The managing partner at financial firm O'Dell, Winkfield, Roseman and Shipp in the District of Columbia has seen how life insurance payouts have impacted many of his clients, but one particular case sticks ou How to Save for Retirement on Less Than $40,000 Per Year 09/25/2016 08:00pm • Boost your balance.Saving for retirement is especially difficult when you earn a small salary. But tucking away even a small amount might qualify you for tax breaks, guarantee you an employer match and get compound interest working on your behalf. Here's how to begin building wealth for retirement w How to Cope With 3 Common Retirement Emergencies 09/25/2016 08:00pm • Most people pay for retirement using a combination of their Social Security income and withdrawals from personal savings. Retirees learn to live on this typically modest fixed income. But a significant home repair or large health care cost can disrupt your spending plan, perhaps even causing you to Bubble Talk: 4 Things Every Investor Needs to Know About the Housing Market 09/25/2016 08:00pm • Despite the sometimes dramatic headlines, the risk of the U.S. experiencing another housing bubble like what happened during the Great Recession is decidedly low in the current economy. In fact, a repeat of the 2008 to 2009 housing meltdown would require a number of different factors to once again c 13 Tips for Singles Nearing Retirement 09/25/2016 08:00pm • Making plans.If you're single and about to retire, you're about to join 20 million other unmarried retirees in the U.S. who have different concerns than married folk, and need different considerations when planning retirement. Some singles are divorced, separated and never married, but most, (11 mil 'Scoring the Trump Economic Plan' Not a Straightforward Endeavor 09/25/2016 08:00pm • A team of senior policy advisers working with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump -- a candidate who has repeatedly been criticized for his vagaries and inconsistencies -- has laid bare one of the most detailed breakdowns of the Republican's economic policy plans to date. University of California- How to Give to Charity and Pay Less in Taxes 09/25/2016 08:00pm • What could be better than having more retirement money than you need? How about being able to give it to charity tax-free? For the lucky investor who has amassed excess funds for old age, this option became permanent under a law signed by President Barack Obama in 2015. Previously, Congress approve Virginia now welcoming a broader array of 'lovers' 09/25/2016 03:17pm • WASHINGTON -- Virginia says it is for lovers and now, it is saying it is welcome to all lovers. The Virginia Tourism Corporation has rolled out a new campaign geared toward the LGBT community. The tourism site now has a webpage that features businesses and locations that have listed themselves 8 Must-Do Financial Tasks Before the End of the Year 09/22/2016 08:00pm • With only one quarter left in 2016, it's about time to begin thinking about year-end planning strategies. While you still have a few more months, keep in mind that nearly all of the strategies that can reduce taxable income must be complete by Dec. 31. These eight tips can help you avoid leaving mo Maryland board revises revenue estimates down $365M 09/22/2016 08:51am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have revised state revenue projections down by $365 million for the current fiscal year. The Board of Revenue Estimates on Wednesday also reduced projections for the next fiscal year by $418 million. The state's budget for the current fiscal year is appr Kurt Busch's ex pleads not guilty to stealing from charity 09/22/2016 08:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The former girlfriend of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing from a military charity she led. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia says Patricia Driscoll turned herself in Wednesday, a day after being indict Raising smoking age in DC would cost $5 million 09/22/2016 08:29am • WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to raise the smoking age to 21 in the nation's capital may be derailed because it's too expensive. The District of Columbia's fiscal watchdog said in a memo on Wednesday that banning 18-to-20-year-olds from buying tobacco products would cost the city $1.3 million in 10 Important Criteria for Deciding Where to Retire 09/21/2016 08:00pm • It's fun to think about where you want to retire. Once you no longer have your job tying you to a particular area, there's no reason not to relocate to a place that's more to your liking. Perhaps you want to move someplace warmer, closer to the water or where the cost of living is lower. But with so The RNC Autopsy, in the Shadow of Donald Trump 09/21/2016 08:00pm • The "Growth & Opportunity Project" commissioned by the Republican National Committee following the 2012 presidential election was supposed to be the party's blueprint for a rebound back to power. The 97-page document -- more commonly and grimly known as "the autopsy" -- was a noble, ambitious e 5 ways to turbocharge your 401(k) 09/21/2016 05:00am • The average 401(k) plan account balance is down 2 percent through the first two quarters of 2016, on a year-to-year basis, according to a recent report from Fidelity Investments. That's not a number that will have retirement savers reaching for the Pepto-Bismol, but the average 401(k) plan balanc