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Benefits to Evaluate During Employee Open Enrollment 10/01/2020 12:00am • Open enrollment is the annual period, typically during the fall, when employees and other benefits recipients sign up for important employee benefits such as health insurance for the coming year. For workers, open enrollment may also be the time when they're allowed to update elections for life insu Deadline for property tax, rent credits in Maryland extended 09/30/2020 05:35pm • Homeowners and renters in Maryland who are struggling to pay bills during the pandemic may be eligible for tax credits through two programs ��� and the deadline to apply has just been extended. The deadline for both the Homeowners Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Credit programs has Latest outlook: DC economy not expected to start recovering until 2022 09/30/2020 02:47pm • When it comes to D.C.'s budget forecast, there's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that, according to Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt at a news conference Wednesday, D.C. should have around $222 million more in revenue than expected for 2020. The bad news is that the Distric What Is a QDRO? 09/30/2020 12:00am • If you hear the term QDRO, you'll know that you're a full-fledged grown-up. It's an abbreviation you'll often hear from a judge in a divorce court, or perhaps your attorney will bring it up. QDRO stands for qualified domestic relations order. So if you have heard those letters lately but know next Estate Planning Tips to Keep Your Money in the Family 09/30/2020 12:00am • If you're single and die in 2020, you can have up to $11.58 million in assets before your heirs have to worry about paying a penny in estate taxes. Knowing that, you might assume only the super wealthy need to worry about estate planning. 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T 8 Hedging Strategies for a Potential Stock Market Correction 09/29/2020 12:00am • Stay afloat during a market correction.The recent sell-offs in the stock market and lower bond yields could be indicators of a potential correction as many businesses struggle to stay afloat while the impact of the global pandemic lingers. The tech-focused Nasdaq has already been in correction terri How to Recover After Loss in the Stock Market 09/29/2020 12:00am • More than one in four investors have experienced a financial loss in the stock market that affected their overall financial situation, according to Ameriprise Financial's January 2020 survey. Today, that ratio is likely even higher given the recent economic disruption. "We are in the midst of a sto How to Be a Successful Financial Advisor For Your Target Clients 09/29/2020 12:00am • To outsiders, the financial industry may seem like it's all about the money, but any successful financial advisor would tell you the clients come before the money. This has never been more true than today when clients are demanding more than just investment guidance from their advisors. To be a suc IRS: More than 400,000 in DC, Md., Va. could be missing out on stimulus payments 09/28/2020 12:58pm • The Internal Revenue Service on Monday said up to 9 million people may have missed out on claiming $1,200 stimulus payments that have been made to Americans this year under the federal CARES Act, and more than 431,000 of them live in the District, Maryland or Virginia. Letters will go out this mo 5 Stocks With 40% Upside or More for Investors 09/28/2020 12:00am • Volatility has become a defining characteristic of investing in 2020. The market has seen record lows followed by record highs over the course of this year, and investors who have been sitting on the sidelines to avoid the madness might believe that they've missed an opportunity to jump in at a goo College Road Trip to Boston: Bentley University 09/28/2020 12:00am • During a summer tax internship at PwC, Dominique Balzora-Rivert was surprised to find that many of her fellow interns had never heard of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., a 2018 Supreme Court decision that affected state sales taxes. It was a case her professors at Bentley University had brought up ma Michael Vick working to clear way for Fla. ex-felons to vote 09/27/2020 11:07am • When former NFL quarterback Michael Vick went with some of his family members to try to vote in 2011, the former No. 1 draft pick who made a career on his elusive ability on the football field was sacked by news he didn���t expect: He wasn���t eligible. ���I found out because I had a felony on my Avoid These Mistakes When Signing Up for Medicare 09/25/2020 12:00am • Your health care costs may drop significantly when you turn 65 and can finally enroll in Medicare. But the sign-up rules can be tricky, and it's easy to make mistakes that could leave you with coverage gaps, lifetime penalties or extra costs. Here's how to avoid six common mistakes when signing up