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When Does a Reverse Mortgage Make Sense? 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Reverse mortgages are loans for homeowners age 62 and older with significant home equity. These loans help you access the equity in your home and can provide financial flexibility. However, you should understand the benefits and potential drawbacks of a reverse mortgage before applying for one. What 7 Best REIT ETFs to Buy Now 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Investors looking for reliable dividend income and the potential for sustained capital appreciation over time may want to consider adding a real estate component to their portfolios. One of the best ways to do that is to buy good quality REIT ETFs and hold them for the long run. What Are REITs?A REI 7 of the Best 5-Star ETFs to Buy 06/23/2024 08:00pm • One of the easiest and best ways to diversify your investment portfolio is to buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. These funds can hold hundreds or even thousands of different stocks, bonds and other assets, allowing you to get broad exposure in one place. The popularity of ETF investing has exploded Montreal's 1993 Stanley Cup champions are watching as Edmonton can end Canada's title drought 06/23/2024 06:42pm • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) ��� When members of the 1993 Montreal Canadiens gathered for a reunion to commemorate 30 years since they won the Stanley Cup, they told stories and reminisced about the championship run. Vincent Damphousse, their leading scorer that postseason, had plenty to share but also had fo North Macedonia's parliament approves a new center-right government after May's election 06/23/2024 04:51pm • SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) ��� North Macedonia's center-right leader secured parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government in a vote late Sunday. Hristijan Mickoski, 46, faces significant challenges in his four-year term in office ��� above all to advance the small Balkan NATO member's California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget 06/22/2024 06:42pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state's budget. The agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders is part of a larger plan to close an estimated $46.8 billion shor North Macedonia's parliament prepares to vote on a proposed center-right government 06/22/2024 02:35pm • SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) ��� North Macedonia's parliament began a two-day debate leading up to a vote on the new government proposed by a center-right party that won May's national elections. Heading the proposed government is Hristijan Mickoski, a 46-year-old former engineering professor who ha DC-based financial planner shares tips for building generational wealth 06/22/2024 11:48am • D.C.-based financial planner Jacqueline Schadeck didn't grow up with much, and when her mother finally came into some money, she lost it all within a matter of years. Schadeck's ancestors moved to California during the 1849 gold rush and bought property. But she said that it was sold out from und Reality TV's Julie Chrisley must be resentenced in bank fraud, tax evasion case, appeals judges rule 06/21/2024 10:14pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Reality TV star Julie Chrisley���s sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion was thrown out Friday by federal appeals judges, who ordered a lower court to redo her punishment over what the appellate panel called a ���narrow issue.��� Julie Chrisley and her husband, Todd Chrisley, who New Pistons president Trajan Langdon doesn't give timeline on coaching search, team rebuild 06/21/2024 07:37pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� There is still plenty of uncertainty and mystery surrounding the Detroit Pistons. The organization is coming off the worst season in franchise history and is once again searching for a new coach. There's no clearcut path to success and their roster ��� beyond Cade Cunningham ��� is 4 members of a billionaire family get prison in Switzerland for exploiting domestic workers 06/21/2024 05:21pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� An Indian-born billionaire and three family members were sentenced to prison on Friday for exploiting domestic workers at their lakeside villa in Switzerland by seizing their passports, barring them from going out and making them work up to 18 hours a day. A Swiss court dismissed mor Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums 06/21/2024 12:59pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Kansas' governor signed legislation Friday enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals away from neighboring Missouri by helping the teams pay for new stadiums. Gov. Laura Kelly's action came three days after the Repu Why Maryland sportsbooks are just a fraction of sports wagering 06/21/2024 10:40am • There are 13 retail sportsbooks in Maryland, at casinos and sports bars, and 12 approved sports betting apps ��� but apps account for the vast majority of wagering every month. In May, retail sports wagering locations accounted for $12 million in wagering. Mobile apps logged more than $419 mi On wealthy Martha's Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety 06/21/2024 10:31am • VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) ��� Sheryl Taylor works as an administrator for Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Each summer, she has to leave the island or stay with friends because she can't afford the high seasonal rents. How high? The average vacation home rents for $6,500 a week. ���I have s Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya's anti-government protests 06/21/2024 06:48am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� An investigation began Friday in Kenya into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes, according to the country's police watchdog. The chairperson of Kenya's Independent Policing Oversight Authority, Anne Makori, lauded protesters for demon