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The Tax Benefits of Long-Term Care Insurance 12/08/2016 07:00pm • Long-term care insurance premiums have been rising for many consumers, but financial experts agree that everyone, including the very wealthy, should consider buying coverage. "I consider it portfolio insurance," says Ken Moraif, a certified financial planner and host of the radio show "Money Matters 12 Free Preventive Services Medicare Provides 12/08/2016 07:00pm • Retirees are entitled to a variety of preventive tests and services once they sign up for Medicare at age 65. Some of these screenings are provided with no out-of-pocket costs for retirees. Here are some of the free preventive services Medicare beneficiaries are eligible to take advantage of. Bone 5 tools to fight holiday stress 12/08/2016 06:30am • Holidays are not the only time of year we feel stress, but if normal stress is like stepping on a gas pedal, during the holidays you'll likely have a lead foot. It may not be obvious, but we all feel stress, and because it's rooted in how your body is designed, you can learn to control it. As the How to guard against 9 winter home hazards 12/08/2016 06:00am • The blustery winter months are already here for some regions of the country, and for others the coldest part of the year is coming fast. Whether you expect to cross-country ski to work in the first few months of the year or you live in a milder climate, recent years have shown that winter storms 9 creative gifts for the health junkies on your list 12/08/2016 05:30am • 'Tis the season -- for shopping! Or, if you're like me, 'tis the season for procrastination. I usually wind up waiting until the last minute because I just don't know what to buy. But perhaps this year I'll be more inspired -- and you will too -- by these health-related ideas on my nutritionist pals These Books Can Actually Transform Your Health 12/07/2016 07:00pm • The power of words Books can bore, enchant, educate or scare you. They can also inspire you -- and more. "Books saved me and gave me the lessons, the teachings and father that I didn't have," says Dr. Lawrence Peacock, a psychiatrist in West Hartford, Connecticut, who credits books -- from the seemi Holiday gift ideas that build financial knowledge 12/07/2016 09:26am • WASHINGTON — A holiday gift of financial knowledge will last longer than a gift card or a fruitcake (OK, maybe not a fruitcake) and pay off for the rest of the recipient’s life. An area financial adviser shared her recommendations for some great choices. Dawn Doebler, senior wealth adviser at How Much Do Doctors Learn About Nutrition? 12/06/2016 07:00pm • In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that diet plays a starring role in preventing and treating certain chronic diseases. And physicians are often on the frontlines of counseling patients about how their diets and other lifestyle habits can affect their health and weight -- a reality th Everything You Need to Know About the XLK ETF 12/06/2016 07:00pm • The stock market has been set afire for the past month in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 3 percent, driven by go-go gains in financials (4.7 percent), materials (6.9 percent) and industrials (8.5 percent). But technology stocks -- the market's 3 research-backed ways to halt holiday weight gain 12/06/2016 11:40am • Here's some jolly good news: Research suggests people typically gain only about one to two pounds over the holiday season. The bad news is that it may take as long as five months to take those extra pounds off. In the study, published in September in the New England Journal of Medicine, researche 2016 NFL Week 13 Wrap: The unfireable Jeff Fisher 12/06/2016 01:27am • WASHINGTON — Jeff Fisher just can't seem to lose. (Not in a cool DJ Khaled way; more like a Parker Lewis way.) Well, Fisher can't seem to lose his job, but he's losing plenty of football games. Sunday, the Rams lost for the seventh time in their last eight games to drop to 4-8, clinching Fis Why the Dollar Will Surge Further in 2017 12/05/2016 07:00pm • Hold onto your hat. The dollar surge, which started in April, looks set to continue next year. The trade-weighted dollar index versus major currencies recently hit 95, having rallied from 88 at the end of April, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. There are plenty of reaso 5 Tips to Prepare Your Car for Winter and Save Money 12/05/2016 07:00pm • With winter weather popping up in many parts of the country, it's time to start taking steps to make sure that your car is prepared for colder temperatures. Getting stranded or having an accident in cold, wintry weather can be dangerous for everyone involved, so here are five key ways to minimize y Political pros make sense of 2016, look to 2020 12/05/2016 04:38pm • WASHINGTON — Both major parties are trying to learn the lessons of the 2016 presidential election. And there are plenty of would-be teachers. "(Donald Trump) confronted them with the fact that many of their own base voters didn't want the traditional Republican party platform," said politics wr Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary Is Time To Pardon Gen. Short and Adm. Kimmel 12/04/2016 07:00pm • Soon to be 75 years ago, the deadliest military attack to ever take place on United States soil occurred, and two men were blamed for it. There was plenty enough blame to go around for the failure, but two men were considered the culprits who failed to keep America safe: Adm. Husband E. Kimmel, comm