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Should Gay Couples Have to Put a Ring on It to Get Employment Benefits? 11/09/2015 07:00pm • As a tax expert at Ernst & Young, Chris Crespo and her partner began receiving same-sex domestic partnership benefits through work in 2002. Now, Crespo is helping the accounting firm with a new program that aims to accommodate the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, albeit in a Initiative to Lower Drinking Age in California Faces Big Obstacles 11/09/2015 07:00pm • California college students will need to put down their booze and frantically pick up clipboards if a proposal to lower the state's drinking age has any chance of hitting November ballots next year. That's because the author of a draft ballot measure that would legalize possession and consumption Undercard Candidates Spar Over Policy, Not Politics 11/09/2015 07:00pm • They didn't like being in the junior varsity debate, relegated to an earlier time slot and unable to go head-to-head against their higher-polling rivals. They didn't produce a YouTube-able moment, or a withering zinger that would dominate the headlines afterward. But the four men who squared off in 7 Fatal Mistakes Investors Must Avoid When Digging Out of Debt 11/08/2015 07:00pm • Being in debt is never easy. With bills mounting, selling off an investment might seem like an obvious solution -- but in doing so, you may be making a huge mistake, experts say. Since September 2014, 30 million Americans have tapped retirement savings to pay for an unexpected expense. And in 2011 5 Year-End Retirement Planning Tips 11/08/2015 07:00pm • The end of the year has a variety of retirement planning deadlines you need to meet in order to qualify for tax deductions and credits. Retirees also need to take action by specific dates to avoid retirement account penalties. Here are some of the retirement planning moves you need to make before ne Planning for Retirement at Your First Job 11/08/2015 07:00pm • Congratulations, 2015 college graduate. You got your diploma in June, and just a few months later, you're sitting pretty in your very own office cubicle, happily flinging paper airplanes at your colleagues and planning your next happy hour. Yee-haw! Who has time to think of retirement? Besides, yo 9 Retirement Planning Deadlines You Shouldn't Overlook 11/08/2015 07:00pm • Retirement deadlinesRetirement accounts have contribution deadlines you need to meet to qualify for tax breaks and avoid penalties. Social Security provides different payouts depending on the age you sign up. And if you miss Medicare eligibility windows, you could end up paying higher premiums for t Carly Fiorina Doesn't Seem to Understand How the Presidency Works 11/08/2015 07:00pm • You have to be careful not to cherry-pick candidate statements, but Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has now made at least two that raise serious doubts about whether she understands the office she seeks. On NBC's "Meet the Press" over the weekend, the former Hewlett Packard CEO said Give Your Investment Portfolio a Stress Test 11/05/2015 07:00pm • When John Navin, a certified financial planner based in Nashville, Tennessee, meets a new client, the first thing he does is run his or her portfolio through a series of stress tests. "We test the portfolio against 60 different circumstances that could happen in the economy," says Navin, who owns 3 Ways to Add Tax Diversification to Your Portfolio 11/05/2015 07:00pm • Entire industries and marketplaces have been built on the importance of asset allocation and diversification within your investment portfolio. But you don't hear as much about an equally important form of diversification: tax diversification. One of the biggest investment expenses you will face in Orange Co. animal abuse probe looks into owner's finances 11/05/2015 04:40pm • WASHINGTON - An animal abuse investigation involving dozens of starving horses at a Virginia farm is expanding into the owner's finances. "We anticipate there will be additional charges," Orange County Commonwealth's Attorney Diana Wheeler tells CBS 19 in Charlottesville. "We've just begun the fi Starting Jan. 1, commuters into D.C. could see some savings 11/05/2015 07:30am • WASHINGTON — More relief could be coming soon for your wallet, if your commute takes you to the District. A new D.C. law set to go into effect Jan. 1 will require any business inside the District that employs at least 20 people to offer transit commuter benefits to its employees. Many worke One year after election, Hogan focusing on keeping campaign promises 11/05/2015 06:23am • By Naomi Eide Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- One year after Gov. Larry Hogan shocked the state’s political establishment and won the gubernatorial election on essentially a single-issue campaign, his administration has worked to cut spending and reshape the state’s budget priorities. What to Do When You Get an Inheritance 11/04/2015 07:00pm • Even experienced financial advisors can get caught up in the complications of dealing with an inheritance. After receiving an inheritance from his mother that included stock in a mining company she favored, it took Ken Moraif months to sell the shares, even though they were losing value. "I had to Should You Be Making Quarterly Tax Payments? 11/04/2015 07:00pm • On April 16, many Americans let out a sigh of relief. Tax day is in the books, and they won't have to give much thought to their taxes for another year. Or will they? "As the tax system is set up, it's a pay as you go system," says Craig Ferrantino, president of Craig James Financial Services in Lon