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Did you know that you can get free legal help at two of our branch libraries?
It’s true. Twice a month lawyers from the legal aid organization Public Counsel, visit our Vermont Square and Benjamin Franklin branch libraries.
January is the month for resolutions; making them, revising them, and keeping them.
A good mutual fund manager can be important to the success of your mutual fund investments which are often are large part of an individual investor’s assets.
April has been designated by annual congressional resolutions since April 2004 as “Financial Literacy Month” to “raise pub
Bitcoin is both a currency (monetary system) and a software program. Introduced in 2009 as open-source software, Bitcoin is the first decentralized digital currency. It is decentralized in the sense that is has no regulatory authority such as a central bank.
On June 23, 2016, citizens in the UK and Gibraltar voted on the Brexit referendum to determine whether or not the UK should remain in the European Union (EU). The Leave camp won by almost 52% which immediately sent shockwaves throughout the UK and the world.
We can celebrate the end of the 2015 Tax Year with three extra days to file, April 18th this year due to the Emancipation Day holiday in the District of Columbia.
With March being Women’s Heritage Month honoring women for their historical and contemporary contributions it is worth noting that some of the most prominent and popular columnists, bloggers, TV & radio hosts and guests, and authors on the subject of personal finance are women.
The federal government first offered the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in 1975 and has expanded the program over the years. California is introducing a new additional California Earned Income Tax Credit this year. The credit provides money even when taxes are not owed.
Investing should be simple and efficient, if it is to be successful. This is the opinion of investors like Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway 2015 Newsletter) and John Bogle (Vanguard Group - low cost index funds).