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5 Things You Should Know About an SEP IRA 07/05/2016 08:00pm • A simplified employee pension plan and SEP IRA are options for investors who are self-employed or run their own business. While many small business owners may be concerned about cash flow and how much they can invest in retirement, an SEP IRA offers flexible contributions that are easy for employer Measure the Safety of Your Dividends 07/05/2016 08:00pm • Low interest rates have increasingly driven investors to utilize dividend-paying stocks as a means of finding cash flow. Approximately 25 percent of government bonds around the world have negative yields, meaning money is being lent to these governments, thus leading to fewer returns for the invest The New Faces of U.S. Poverty 07/05/2016 08:00pm • America's poor are increasingly shifting from the cities to the suburbs, the most recent Census data show -- and that's causing problems with the way the government delivers assistance to them. The prolonged economic recession forced millions of Americans into poverty, with nearly 15 percent of the 7 Ways to Prepare for a Layoff 07/05/2016 08:00pm • You don't want to perpetually ruminate over the possibility of losing your job, but no matter where you are in your career, there are several things you can do to ensure you're prepared if you do get the ax. If you sense your company is about to go under or you hear whispers about possible job cuts Was Montgomery County's bag tax a success? 07/05/2016 05:19am • ROCKVILLE, Md. �����The idea was to help save the environment, but Montgomery County���s 5-cent bag tax ��� officials preferred to call it a ���fee��� when it was introduced ��� hasn���t stopped residents from shelling out money for a plastic bag at grocery stores. Montgomery County���s CountySta How to Save $10,000 in 6 Months 07/04/2016 08:00pm • Hardly a month goes by without some report or another stating that Americans aren't saving enough for retirement. It's a sad state of affairs, but it is also one that doesn't have to be inevitable, at least not if you are smart. There are easy ways to jump-start the savings process. Here are some id How to Defend Your Portfolio With Utilities 07/04/2016 08:00pm • Heightened uncertainty about what Brexit means for the global economy has increased the attractiveness of traditional defensive utility stocks. Shock waves are still reverberating through financial markets in the wake of the United Kingdom's unexpected vote to leave the European Union. Markets don' A Guide to Opening a MyRA 07/04/2016 08:00pm • America's newest retirement account provides convenience and safety because there's only one investment option and no risk of losing money. More than 10,000 people have signed up for a myRA to begin building wealth for retirement, according to the U.S. Treasury. Here's how you can set up and maximiz Is Bigger the Best Path to Development? 07/04/2016 08:00pm • TANGIER, Morocco -- At caf��s on Tangier's Mediterranean coast, rows of young Moroccans sit facing the hazy, yet ever present outline of Spain a mere 8.5 miles away. The idea of escaping to Spain is deep-set in Tangier. Stories often surface of overnight boats transporting Moroccan migrants. Some e Road trip: 25 best beach cities in America 07/04/2016 07:54am • WASHINGTON ��� Many in the D.C. area will head to the seashore sometime soon ��� and won't have to travel far to get to some of the country's best resorts. The 25 best beach cities in America, as compiled by the food, drink and travel website Thrillist, includes Ocean City, Maryland; Rehoboth Bea 7 Stocks to Buy When a Recession Hits 07/03/2016 08:00pm • These companies can bail you out.If there's one thing humans actually know about the economy, it's that it tends to be cyclical. And given the irregular resilience of the current bull market, the next recession could be right around the corner. In fact, America's economic expansion just turned 7 yea Retrofitted bus provides studio for Native American artists 07/02/2016 11:48am • PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) ��� In this sprawling expanse of South Dakota badlands, dozens of families make ends meet by creating and selling earrings, paintings, decorated feathers, moccasins and other crafts. This community's artists take pride in their work, but challenges abound for their arts-based e How to build savings from zero 07/01/2016 05:00am • You've seen the numbers. They aren't pretty. A recent Bankrate.com survey of 1,000 adults suggests that 66 million American adults have zero dollars saved for an emergency. That dovetails nicely with a report that came out earlier this year from the Federal Reserve, which looked at the economic w How Banks Are Working to Gain Your Loyalty 06/30/2016 08:00pm • Changing banks may sound like a pain, but it's something 20 percent of consumers do every year, says Ted Peters, a 32-year veteran of the banking industry and CEO of Bluestone Financial Institutions Group. "Everyone is fighting over those 20 percent," he says. However, it's hard for banks to differ The Perfect 10 Shares 06/30/2016 08:00pm • Magnificent 7.Between bored stares at the stock market screen crawl, it's a safe bet that many an investor -- OK, most of us -- will daydream about what it would be like to find the next Google, circa 2004. Or the next Alexion Pharmaceuticals, circa 1996. Alexion what? Stocks that make earnings hist