Legg promises its customers a smooth switch
Legg Mason Inc. promises its customers a smooth transition when the Baltimore company swaps businesses with Citigroup Inc. and analysts predict those investors may even see lower fees as a...
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Retiring is a time for hefty rewards
With their seven-figure salaries and even larger bonuses, CEOs can buy some of the finer things in life, and put away a tidy sum for retirement. Often, however, they don't...
Create your living will, then be sure to discuss it
MOST OF US might never have heard of Terri Schiavo if she had put her medical wishes in writing. Now she has become a household name after Congress and the...
Merger nerves outbreak for small investors
The value of mergers and acquisitions this year is projected to surpass $1 trillion, a threshold not crossed since a peak of merger activity in 2000, according to research firm...
Md. legislators to offer bill on ID theft
Maryland legislators are expected to introduce legislation to protect personal information from identity fraud in response to the security breach at ChoicePoint Inc. in which thieves acquired data on thousands...
Huge theft of identity data could have victims in Md.
Data collection company ChoicePoint Inc. said yesterday that it will notify 2,750 Marylanders who may have been victimized in what privacy experts said could become one of the largest identity...
Doctors pleased but ask for more
Some Maryland doctors say they welcome as a good start the hastily negotiated legislation passed by the General Assembly last week to rein in malpractice premiums, but they warned that...
New laws put wrinkles in tax planning
Holiday decorations popping up at stores are a reminder that it's that time of year again. Of course, during the next several weeks many people will ratchet up credit card...
Middle class joins quest for wisdom
There's no such thing as free advice--at least advice you'd want to follow. But until recently, Americans of average means have had a hard time finding a professional financial adviser...
Remaining on track
Whatever happens in the markets -- or elsewhere -- in the next few days, experts are advising clients not to panic in what is likely to be a volatile market...