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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Stock Is Just Getting Started 07/19/2018 08:00pm • Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) stock gained 2.8 percent on Friday morning after reporting a big earnings beat Thursday afternoon. Now that Wall Street analysts have had a chance to comb through the numbers, they see more good things ahead for Microsoft and its long-term investors. Morgan Stanl How to Prepare for One Spouse's Retirement 07/19/2018 08:00pm • While married couples sometimes try to coordinate when they retire, not all spouses retire at the same time. Age differences, different stages in their careers and even health can play a role in one spouse continuing to work after the other retires. However, when only one member of a married couple How to Earn More Money This Summer With a Side Hustle 07/19/2018 08:00pm • While many people think of summer as a time to slow down and enjoy the warm weather and a vacation, it can also be the perfect time to earn some extra money with a side hustle. Not to be confused with part-time jobs, side hustles borrow a page from the gig economy, emphasizing flexibility and short Why Sin Stocks Are an Investor's Salvation 07/19/2018 08:00pm • If socially responsible investments appeal to investors' do-gooder tendencies, sin stocks speak to the darker side of human nature. Sin stocks include companies whose activities are viewed as unethical or immoral. Ethical concerns aside, there are some solid reasons to make room for sin stocks in yo 2018 sales tax holidays: What you can buy and where in Va., Md. 07/19/2018 01:11pm • WASHINGTON — If you're a stressed-out parent doing some major back-to-school shopping, there are few words more magical than "tax-free." Well, get ready, because the tax-free holiday in Maryland is here. Maryland The tax-free holiday in Maryland is limited to clothing, but lasts a whole w Young adults 'drinking themselves to death,' as alcohol-related liver disease deaths rise 07/19/2018 06:32am • WASHINGTON — New data suggest young adults are drinking themselves to death, and Maryland is the only state in which the cirrhosis mortality rate is improving. According to data published in the journal BMJ, deaths from cirrhosis — the late stages of liver damage — jumped by 65 percent betw How to tap your 529 college plan to pay for education expenses 07/18/2018 04:53am • WASHINGTON — With fall college payments due in the next few weeks, now is a good time to review the 529 college plans you diligently funded and make sure you understand and use them properly. There are important changes and expanded uses that started January 1, 2018 to consider. It’s also go 10 Hidden Fees to Be Aware of in Retirement 07/17/2018 08:00pm • If you've faithfully set aside money for retirement over the years, it pays to sit down and review your finances before you leave your job. You may be surprised to see your budget drained by fees, including service and management fees tied to your retirement accounts. "It is amazing how much some of Investors Savor Treasury Bonds 07/16/2018 08:00pm • What with the World Cup history, it may surprise you to learn that a sporting event with no seeming connection to U.S. Treasurys indeed has one -- at least if you listen to some pundits who would flatly deny taking too many soccer balls to the head. The phenomenon is known as "FIFA Fever" and here's Maximizing U.S. University International Student Services After Enrolling 07/16/2018 08:00pm • Prospective international students likely know that they can turn to international student services offices at U.S. universities for help with immigration and orientation. But the services ISS offices provide do not stop there and can include year-round activities. Here are some ways international s How to Invest in Zero-Coupon Bonds 07/15/2018 08:00pm • Zero-coupon bonds live in the investing weeds, easily ignored by ordinary investors seeking growth for college and retirement. Even fixed-income investors may pass them by, because they don't provide regular coupon payments -- the interest earnings come all at once when the bond matures. But the fac Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Switch Business Is Safe From Amazon 07/15/2018 08:00pm • Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) stock bounced back on Monday, gaining 2 percent in morning trading after a 4 percent sell-off on Friday. Friday's drop came after reports that Amazon.com ( AMZN) may be entering the data center network switch business, but analysts say that most of Cisco's market DC gets Moody's highest credit rating 07/13/2018 09:08am • WASHINGTON — From junk two decades ago to the highest possible credit rating, the District's Wall Street standing has never looked so good. Moody's Investors Service has assigned its top AAA credit rating to the District's outstanding general obligation bonds, covering $4.8 billion in District Prince George's Co. schools chief gets $800K severance package 07/12/2018 09:12pm • WASHINGTON — Amid the tumult over the severance package of the outgoing Prince George's County schools CEO, the school board voted to settle the three years left of his contract. The board approved Kevin Maxwell's severance package that was agreed upon during the executive session, and the emba How to Choose Your First Real Estate Crowdfunding Investment 07/12/2018 08:00pm • Real estate could be a safe bet if you're worried about a bear market setting in. If you don't want the hassle of owning an investment property directly, crowdfunding may be the answer. Crowdfunded real estate investments account for $2.5 billion of the $7 trillion commercial real estate market, ac