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Malaysia Made History. What Does it Do Now? 05/21/2018 08:00pm • Malaysia made history earlier this month by ousting the longtime ruling party from power in a surprising electoral outcome that caught most observers off-guard. It now faces opportunities and challenges unprecedented in the country's history. Democratically deposing Najib Razak, the wealthy leader 52 Dividend Stocks Boasting 25-Year Dividend Growth 05/21/2018 08:00pm • Rock-solid dividend stocks you can bank on.Finding great dividend stocks is hard work. Any company can pay a dividend -- but is it prudent, sustainable, based on a sound and stable long-term business, and liable to grow? And from an investor's perspective, is it meaningful? These are the questions t Protests on eve of Montgomery Co. Council's vote on funding deportation defenses 05/21/2018 06:14pm • ROCKVILLE — The Montgomery County Council is set to vote Tuesday afternoon on a special budget appropriation of more than $373,000 to help low-income residents facing deportation pay their legal bills. But before the vote, a number of people who think the plan sets too many restrictions on thos 2018 Rehoboth, Dewey, Lewes beach guide 05/21/2018 12:05am • EDITOR’S NOTE: For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. WASHINGTON — North of Bethany Beach, Delaware, is the final stretch of oceanfront destinations in the WTOP Summer Beach Guide: Dewey, Rehoboth and Lewes. The three neighboring beach Is Credit Monitoring Worth It? 05/20/2018 08:00pm • Hackers are just itching for the next chance to steal a company's data and pounce on your most sensitive financial secrets. With this in mind, it would be comforting to know that someone has your back. Credit monitoring services promise to safeguard your personal information from such criminals. Typ 10 Advantages of Using a 529 to Pay for College 05/20/2018 08:00pm • More families are saving with 529 accounts. When saving for a child or grandchild's college education, a tax-advantaged 529 plan is a popular way to save because of its many advantages. A 529 plan allows an investor to contribute after-tax dollars for qualified higher education expenses, such as tui How to Minimize Social Security Taxes 05/20/2018 08:00pm • Most workers pay into the Social Security program throughout their career. Many people also pay taxes on part of their Social Security payments in retirement. Here's how to reduce or avoid taxes on your Social Security benefit. Stay below the taxable thresholds. Social Security benefits become taxa How Investors Should Cope with Market Volatility 05/20/2018 08:00pm • Volatility may be the day trader's friend, but it can steal the dreams of long-term investors preparing for college and retirement. And it has picked up in recent months. The CBOE volatility index, or VIX, a measure of volatility in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, spiked to nearly 40 in Februa Md. governor candidate: Legalize, tax pot to pay for pre-K education 05/18/2018 09:12am • SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland wants to create universal pre-kindergarten and pay for it with tax revenue from legalizing marijuana. Ben Jealous released the plan Friday. Jealous is running for the Democratic nomination for governor. He's calling hi Column: DC's sports owners don't deserve title until they pay for Metro 05/18/2018 12:52am • WASHINGTON — Let’s be clear about something — as someone who didn’t grow up here, who has no emotional connection to the local teams, I would like to see the Caps to win it all. If any team does, they deserve to be the ones to break this growing D.C. sports curse, to raise the Stanley Cup an The Best Ways to Invest a Lump Sum of Cash 05/17/2018 08:00pm • Let's say you have a large windfall of money, like $100,000, that you want to invest in stocks and bonds. There are two schools of thought on what you should do: Either invest it all at once -- or slowly deploy the funds over time, tiptoeing into the market just in case a downturn is around the cor 6 Low Risk Investments to Build Retirement Income 05/17/2018 08:00pm • As you approach retirement, your investment objective will slowly shift from investment growth to generating retirement income and preserving the money you have saved. Retirees generally aim to allocate more of their assets to lower risk investments that generate cash flow and are less likely to de Invest to Avoid Surprises in Retirement 05/17/2018 08:00pm • Life is full of surprises, some good and some bad. And while there is always room for pleasant surprises, there is never a good time for the unpleasant ones. In fact, one of the worst times for an unexpected surprise is later in life, in retirement. 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