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Deadline near on Maryland's special health care enrollment 07/14/2020 04:26am • The deadline for Maryland residents to enroll in a health care plan is near under two special enrollment initiatives. Residents have through Wednesday to sign up. Maryland reopened the Coronavirus Emergency Special Enrollment Period. More than 49,000 residents have received coverage in the spe Best Deals to Snag on Tax Day 2020 07/14/2020 12:00am • So much is different in 2020 -- even Tax Day. The day income tax returns are due typically falls on April 15. It is usually a constant that Americans can rely on. However, this year, Tax Day has been postponed to July 15. Whether you're rushing to file, despite the extension, or you filed earlier t Need help with taxes? Maryland's comptroller says to call him 07/13/2020 07:15pm • Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot calls 2020 "a highly unusual tax year — the most unusual one in the history of the state." That's one reason Franchot said he is giving out his cellphone number, so that those Marylanders still struggling to get their taxes done by Wednesday, July 15 can get 10 Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom 07/13/2020 12:00am • What is financial freedom?Ask a room of people to define financial freedom, and you're likely to get a dozen different answers. "Money means a million different things to a million different people," says Matt Higa, a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual who lives in the San Francisco a How to Invest in MLP Stocks 07/10/2020 12:00am • The midstream sector supports the oil and gas industry's infrastructure needs and can increase diversification in a retirement portfolio since it generates higher yields. Investors typically invest in large integrated exploration and production names from the energy sector, as well as utility compa 7 Lessons to Learn From College Endowment Investing 07/10/2020 12:00am • Seven lessons taught by college endowments.College endowments, pooled funds of money that are crucial to fulfilling the ongoing financial demands of higher education institutions, might seem a little disconnected from the finances of the average retail investor at first glance. While the sums of mon What to Do if You're Racially Profiled While Banking 07/10/2020 12:00am • It should be a simple transaction: Walk into a bank, endorse a check and put it into your account. But if you're Black, sometimes it's far from simple. Black customers can end up being profiled by bank employees. Some customers' experiences range from simply being unable to deposit a check to facin 6 Last-Minute Tax Tips for 2020 07/09/2020 12:00am • When the IRS extended the 2019 tax-filing deadline until July 15, 2020, the time limit was also extended for contributing to several tax-advantaged accounts. You still have time to make tax-deductible contributions for 2019 and get back an extra refund if you already filed your income tax return or Bowser blasts DC Council's proposed police cuts; coronavirus cases jump 07/08/2020 02:27pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser slammed the D.C. Council during a news conference Wednesday, saying "they made the District less safe" after approving a police budget cut in a preliminary vote. "It appears to me to be a shell game, them moving dollars around from this to that, and we're going to have to dig Montgomery County’s unique biohealth and life science organizations are working to test, beat and cure COVID-19 07/08/2020 12:56pm • This content is provided by Clark A. Kendall of Kendall Capital in Rockville, MD. While COVID-19 has thrown the world into an uproar, there’s been a slim silver lining for Maryland. Thanks to a robust group of biohealth and life science organizations, Montgomery County has a unique opportunity 8 Myths About Social Security 07/08/2020 12:00am • Social Security benefits are likely to be a big part of your retirement plan. Around 65 million Americans will receive more than $1 trillion in benefits during 2020, according to the Social Security Administration. Yet understanding exactly how this program works, as well as the best time to start 10 Best Personal Finance Courses 07/08/2020 12:00am • If you want to learn how to make smart financial decisions, save more and eliminate debt, you're in luck. Today, there are plenty of online personal finance classes offering money-management lessons. Still, "people need to keep in mind that online personal finance courses should be seen as an educa DC council raises gas tax, approves emergency policing and justice reform bill 07/07/2020 11:13pm • D.C. has forwarded a 2021 budget that council members hope will pull the District out of the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged its bottom line. The council passed the budget in its first of two votes Tuesday afternoon. Though Mayor Muriel Bowser asked council members to avoid any tax increases in What Does a Financial Advisor Do? 07/07/2020 12:00am • Financial advisors help investors untangle the knot of their financial lives. They help clients draw a line from where they are today to where they want to be and then provide financial guidance to get them there. Financial advisors can be a significant part of their clients' entire lives. 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