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What Is a DRIP Investing Plan? 10/17/2018 08:00pm • Dividends are like the side dishes in investing: Investors either ignore them or base their whole meal on them. Whether you pay attention to them or not, dividends can be an effective means of growing wealth over time with a dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP. What is a DRIP plan? Rather than lett DC Council moves closer to passing sports betting measure 10/17/2018 04:56pm • WASHINGTON ��� Optimism and a sense of urgency surround a move to legalize sports betting in D.C., where leaders hope to beat Maryland and Virginia to the punch. ���Sports betting is going to happen and I believe we should act before our neighboring jurisdictions,��� said D.C. Councilmember Jack Social Security changes coming in 2019 10/17/2018 06:00am • Social Security recipients will get 2.8 percent bigger checks in 2019. The program will also be adjusted in several other important ways next year that could affect the payments you receive or how much you pay into the system. Get ready for these Social Security changes coming in 2019. Larger Soc How ABLE accounts support special-needs children and their families 10/17/2018 05:38am • WASHINGTON ��� One financial challenge that many families with special-needs children confront is funding the ever-growing expenses that their child may need over their lifetime. With additional costs of important medical and support care often reaching over $100,000 per year for a special-needs chi What Are the Tax Benefits of Buying a House? 10/16/2018 08:00pm • When it comes to buying a home, reaping the tax benefits is a bonus. But, experts warn, tax benefits for homeowners and homebuyers shouldn't be the sole reason to commit to a mortgage. "To look at buying a home as a tax gain shouldn't be your main goal," says Laurie W. Ziegler, enrolled agent based 6 Myths About HSAs for Retirement 10/16/2018 08:00pm • The cost of health care in retirement continues to rise. The average couple will need $280,000 for medical expenses in retirement, according to a 2018 estimate by Fidelity Investments. While Medicare eligibility begins at age 65, retirees should expect to pay for premiums, co-pays, some drug prescri Should I Use an Actively Managed Robo Advisor? 10/16/2018 08:00pm • The debate is on: active versus passive investment management. Most robo advisors follow a passively managed index fund investment approach. Yet, recent market volatility might attract interest in active management robo advisors that strive to circumvent market declines. During just two days in Octo Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters 10/16/2018 08:00pm • No one wants to find themselves in a presidentially declared disaster area, but millions of people every year end up within an area of that designation. Once the dust settles, the media leave, and the disaster victims try to find their new normal, the financial impact of the disaster becomes more ap 9 Food and Beverage Stocks for an Investor's Feast 10/16/2018 08:00pm • Are you hungry for stock market gains?With Thanksgiving coming up next month, Americans are gearing up for some big holiday feasts. Unfortunately, investors have lost their appetite for many food and beverage stocks this year after earnings numbers and share price performance has mostly lagged the m In Md. Senate district with tightest race in 2014, another close contest 10/16/2018 11:45am • Internal polling suggests that the tightest Maryland Senate district in 2014 is likely to be tight again. This time around the race to represent District 3 is fueled by a blue wave battling popular Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.���s coattails in Frederick County, which is growing increasin Hints of trouble in (Joe's Record) Paradise; owner blames upcoming elections 10/16/2018 09:39am • SILVER SPRING, Md. ��� The Instagram post left vinyl-loving music fans in the Washington area holding their collective breath. On Friday, Johnson Lee, owner of Joe's Record Paradise in Silver Spring, photographed a Post-it note with a fading black magic marker, reading "Come in for deals this wee After men's razors, Harry's launches shaving brand for women 10/16/2018 07:28am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Harry's has carved out a niche selling men shaving razors direct to their doors, elbowing in on an industry long dominated by names like Gillette and Schick. In the process, the company says it found that 1 million women were using its products for their shaving needs. So its How AI Will Change Investing 10/15/2018 08:00pm • For all the fab headlines about driverless cars, many Americans have only the most remote grasp of artificial intelligence on the move. Coming soon to a theater near you: synthetic actors, generated by scanners and voice analysis. Already on the wall: a computer-rendered Rembrandt, so realistic tha Canadian Program Aims to Boost Birth Outcomes for Low-Income Women 10/15/2018 08:00pm • Once a month during her two pregnancies, Winnipeg resident Wendy Zebrasky opened her mailbox to find a check for 81 Canadian dollars from the province of Manitoba. The checks came care of a government program that gives low-income women a cash stipend during pregnancy, no requirements or strings att 7 Robo Advisors for Socially Responsible Investors 10/15/2018 08:00pm • Socially responsible investing made easy.Opinionated consumers are often told to "vote with their wallet"; now socially conscious investors can vote with theirs, too, thanks to socially responsible investing. But researching investments is tiresome enough without having to add the additional element