Maryland Daily Record » finance http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:16:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dunbar Armored expands with cybersecurity division  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/06/12/dunbar-armored-expands-with-cybersecurity-division/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/06/12/dunbar-armored-expands-with-cybersecurity-division/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:17:12 +0000 Alissa Gulin http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=241601 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Dunbar Armored Inc. spent most of the past century making a name for itself identifying and overcoming threats to physical security. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/06/12/dunbar-armored-expands-with-cybersecurity-division/feed/ 0 Study: Universal coverage could lead to fewer grads  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/06/11/study-universal-coverage-could-lead-to-fewer-grads/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/06/11/study-universal-coverage-could-lead-to-fewer-grads/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:29:14 +0000 Alissa Gulin http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=241513 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> There’s plenty of fog surrounding the consequences of health care reform: What will happen to insurance premiums? What about Medicaid eligibility? Will hospital expenses ultimately increase or decrease? ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/06/11/study-universal-coverage-could-lead-to-fewer-grads/feed/ 0 Hanover-based Stephen James Associates expands  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/21/hanover-based-stephen-james-associates-expands/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/21/hanover-based-stephen-james-associates-expands/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:33:37 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=240193 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Stephen James Associates, of Hanover, a staffing firm specializing in the recruitment of accounting and finance professionals, announced it has opened offices in three new markets: Seattle, Wash.; Orange County, Calif.; and Austin, Texas. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/21/hanover-based-stephen-james-associates-expands/feed/ 0 Bill would change health FSA policy  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/bill-would-change-health-fsa-policy/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/bill-would-change-health-fsa-policy/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:07 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=240111 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A bill that would allow workers who put money in a health flexible spending account to recover unspent funds at the end of the year, rather than having the funds revert to their employers, has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, and Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/bill-would-change-health-fsa-policy/feed/ 0 O’Malley gets $271 unclaimed property check http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/15/md-governor-gets-271-unclaimed-property-check/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/15/md-governor-gets-271-unclaimed-property-check/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:18:39 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=239830 ANNAPOLIS — For once, Gov. Martin O’Malley got a pleasant surprise from Comptroller Peter Franchot at the start of a Board of Public Works meeting. Franchot presented the governor with a check for $271 from the comptroller’s unclaimed properties division Wednesday. O’Malley told the comptroller: “This is the first thing you’ve ever given me.” The [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/15/md-governor-gets-271-unclaimed-property-check/feed/ 0 Bequest to McDaniel to fund student aid  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/29/bequest-to-mcdaniel-to-fund-student-aid/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/29/bequest-to-mcdaniel-to-fund-student-aid/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:37:35 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238662 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> McDaniel College, a four-year liberal arts college in Westminster, received a bequest valued at $6.7 million, the largest for scholarships in its 146-year history. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/29/bequest-to-mcdaniel-to-fund-student-aid/feed/ 0 Gary S. Williams: Understanding how correlation works  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/21/gary-s-williams-understanding-how-correlation-works/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/21/gary-s-williams-understanding-how-correlation-works/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:00:54 +0000 Gary S. Williams http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238112 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Investors hear a lot about the benefits of asset allocation, that is, spreading your assets among different types of investments to help reduce risk. But less discussed is an equally important measurement: correlation, which is a way to measure how closely related two types of investments are. In theory, you could be invested in multiple securities of differing types and classes, but if they are all closely correlated, your portfolio may not be as diverse as you think — and could open you up to more risk than you intended. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/21/gary-s-williams-understanding-how-correlation-works/feed/ 0 Realities of Real Estate: Consider your costs beyond mortgage  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/19/realities-of-real-estate-consider-your-costs-beyond-mortgage/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/19/realities-of-real-estate-consider-your-costs-beyond-mortgage/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:58:43 +0000 Bob and Donna McWilliams http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238080 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> When you purchase a home, there’s more to your monthly payment than just the mortgage, as well as costs that can go beyond normal maintenance and repairs. These days, some expenses associated with home ownership have risen so sharply that people are now giving a closer look, things like utility bills and taxes. Although not all of these expenses are applicable to every home sale, we’ll take you through the most common ones, so they don’t come as a surprise at the settlement table. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/19/realities-of-real-estate-consider-your-costs-beyond-mortgage/feed/ 0 Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasing http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/19/poll-public-pessimism-on-economy-is-increasing/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/19/poll-public-pessimism-on-economy-is-increasing/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:33:52 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238052 WASHINGTON — For the third year in a row, the nation’s economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. The sour mood is undermining support for President [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/19/poll-public-pessimism-on-economy-is-increasing/feed/ 0 Frederick Co. Bancorp’s earnings rise  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/16/frederick-co-bancorps-earnings-rise/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/16/frederick-co-bancorps-earnings-rise/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:37:28 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237780 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Frederick County Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Frederick County Bank, reported first-quarter net income of $480,000, or 31 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $370,000, or 24 cents per diluted share, for the comparable 2012 period. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/16/frederick-co-bancorps-earnings-rise/feed/ 0