Monthly Archives: August 2022
How Landlords Can Cope With Sky High Rents
The Washington DC area has always been famous for its expensive rents and real estate prices, which makes investing in real estate in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. both a challenge and an opportunity for profits. Of course, in recent months, unaffordable high price tags are popping up everywhere on everything, not only in… Read More »
Annuities As A Source Of Retirement Income: Friend Or Foe?
Annuities are one of the most boring sources of retirement income. Far from giving you the thrill you get from investing in the newest kind of cryptocurrency or buying stock in a startup that promises to change the world for the better, annuities have been around since the Roman Empire, when they acted as… Read More »
Is Your Small Business Charging Customers Illegal Fees?
The federal government instituted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2010, when most working adults were reeling from the 2008 financial crisis. The goal was to protect consumers from abusive and unfair business practices, predatory loans, and excessive fees. Debt is still a widespread problem in American society; more than half of U.S…. Read More »
Maryland Employers Should Prepare To Comply With New Paid Family Leave Requirements
As of 2022, no federal laws guarantee paid leave from work for short-term illnesses or family caregiving obligations; all legal entitlements to paid leave in the United States are based on state laws. Maryland has been an early adopter of statewide paid leave policies; only ten other states and the District of Columbia implemented… Read More »
