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'This should outrage you': Report says Montgomery Co. economy in trouble 04/27/2018 03:03pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. — As the race for Montgomery County executive heats up, a new report paints an alarming picture of the economic future of Maryland's most affluent county. The report, commissioned by the nonpartisan group Empower Montgomery, said the county has been plagued by "extraordinarily so The price of Metro funding for Va. road projects and Metro's board 04/27/2018 05:15am • WASHINGTON — A clearer picture is emerging of the amount of money pulled from other Northern Virginia transportation projects to be dedicated to Metro. At the same time, Metro Board members are expressing some resistance to reforms required by the Virginia funding bill. A Northern Virginia Tran How to Keep Your Grown Children From Endangering Your Retirement 04/26/2018 08:00pm • Your retirement finances can be a lot more fragile than you might think. A budget can be disrupted by many things, and some parents have a hard time dealing with one expense in particular: They can't say no to their grown children. Helping your children isn't necessarily a problem if you have the 15 Things You Need to Know Now About Annuities 04/26/2018 08:00pm • With the retirement playing field littered with crushed investments and dreams, the safety of guaranteed income streams looks more attractive each day. Some annuities can provide such a guarantee. If you ask an insurance company to define annuities, the marketing phrase the insurer will probably us The Perfect Time for Millennials to Invest Like Warren Buffett 04/26/2018 08:00pm • Millennials are big on saving. According to Transamerica, 39 percent of millennials are funneling more than 10 percent of their salary into savings. But investing? That's a different story. Only one in three millennials invests in the stock market, according to Bankrate. Research from Ally Invest f What to Do When Your Property Tax Bill Increases 04/26/2018 08:00pm • Property tax bills can increase for a variety of reasons. Your local, state or federal government laws may change, causing property taxes to spike. The value of your neighborhood could rise, a sign of the real estate market starting to recover. Or, once your county reassesses the value of the land Want to Put Money in an Offshore Account? Here's What You Need to Know 04/25/2018 08:00pm • Stashing money in a Swiss bank account sounds like something best left to corrupt corporations and villains in espionage novels. "In the movies, it's always portrayed as a shady thing," says Scott Sargent, an attorney with legal firm Baker Donelson in Birmingham, Alabama. However, the reality is the How tax reform is changing 529 plans 04/25/2018 08:00pm • Tax season has come to a close, and many Americans are still wondering how the tax reform changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will affect them. With most of the changes taking effect in tax year 2018 and beyond, the best time to begin tax planning was Jan. 1. The second-best time is now As Rates Rise, Do MLPs Belong in Your Portfolio? 04/25/2018 08:00pm • Master limited partnerships, which invest in American energy infrastructure, were popular holdings for income-starved investors when interest rates were at rock bottom and equity markets delivered higher yields. Depending on the investment, MLPs could kick off yields of 6 or 8 percent or even more, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on WTOP: Budget showdown, Metro funding, Trump tweets 04/25/2018 12:48pm • WASHINGTON — With the Virginia General Assembly locked in a budget stalemate over expanding Medicaid and a must-meet funding deadline this summer looming, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said he's confident lawmakers will reach a deal and pledged a shutdown won't happen on his watch. "The wri 5 facts widows need to know about inheriting traditional IRAs from a spouse 04/25/2018 03:53am • WASHINGTON — There are many financial decisions that a widow has to face in the early days after the loss of a spouse. One of them is deciding how to handle the assets that come to you from traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) that were owned by your spouse. The rules can be com Man who tried to get Trump's tax information awaits sentence 04/25/2018 12:00am • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana private investigator faces a possible prison sentence for misusing Donald Trump's Social Security number in repeated attempts to access the president's federal tax information before his 2016 election. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles is scheduled to sent 11 Ways to Support Family Members While in Retirement 04/24/2018 08:00pm • Retirement marks the start of a new phase of life when you no longer need to show up at the office every day. Now that you have more free time, there will likely be many individuals in your life who look to you for help. Many retirees are sandwiched between aging parents who need care and children a Another Twitter Inc (TWTR) Earnings Beat Reassures Investors 04/24/2018 08:00pm • For the second consecutive quarter, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) stock is trading higher after the company reported a first-quarter profit and exceeded Wall Street expectations for user growth. On Wednesday morning, Twitter reported first-quarter earnings per share of 16 cents on revenue of $655 million How to Choose the Right Student Loan Repayment Plan to Avoid Delinquency 04/24/2018 08:00pm • The U.S. Department of Education released a series of reports earlier this month on the state of federal student loan repayments. While the average borrower is likely to ignore these reports, they reveal interesting trends in student loan repayments that you can use to your advantage. Default and