Montgomery Community Media

Samantha just got a new job. She’s excited! It’ll be a breath of fresh air she needs, after a recent breakup. Samantha will have to make decisions on her new 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and insurance coverage. She also needs to figure out what to do with her old […]

POTOMAC, MD:  June 29, 2018 I was up early and headed out to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm to catch the fan favorites.  Morning light is the best on this golf course, streaking through the tree leaves stretching across tees and greens.  The crowds that showed up were there early, too.  The threesome that included […]

A Target Date Fund (TDF) combines a variety of investment strategies into one mutual fund. The concept is that investors, based on their target date of retirement, can simply select one mutual fund that will be managed for them during their entire life. This is because the asset allocation and investments inside the TDF will […]

POTOMAC, MD: June 28, 2018 Quicken Loans National and the Tiger Woods Foundation began play today here at the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.  It will be their last venture here at this TPC Course.  Next year Quicken Loans will move their sponsorship to Detroit, MI and the DC area maybe without a future stop […]

A quiet North Potomac neighborhood was awaken early Sunday morning at 2:15 a.m. as Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at 14900 Keeneland Circle.  Neighbors watched as MCFRS first responders lined up along Triple Crown Road to attend to the blaze.  Flames could be seen from two hundred yards away up and […]

This month, eight students from Gaithersburg High School began the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program at Ingleside at King Farm. After three years of hosting the program in the fall, Ingleside at King Farm is excited to hold the CNA program in the summer. This program delivers an excellent opportunity for high school students […]

Business networking is not about collecting contacts, it’s about being engaging and planting relations. On Wednesday, June 13, the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) members and guests learned social media is a lot like that. The key to social media is to listen, engage, and build relationships. The Chamber held its “Let’s Get Social” Seminar […]

You can now take flight in Montgomery County, a skydive flight that is. As many drivers along I-270 might have already noticed, iFLY recently opened its doors to a brand-new facility in Gaithersburg at 9318 Gaither Road. The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) supported iFLY Montgomery and celebrated the grand opening of their Gaithersburg location […]

This year for Father’s Day, instead of another golf shirt, a gift card, or the ever popular power tool, if your dad doesn’t already have a written financial plan, consider giving him one. The millennial generation is poised to be the next “sandwich generation,” providing for their children while also having to care for elderly […]

It was 9:11 a.m. Wednesday when I got the call.  My car was being serviced at the shop.  It was from an unnamed source who let me in on the secret.  Dick’s Sporting Goods in the RIO in Gaithersburg was holding an autograph ceremony on Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. with a Washington Capitals player.  […]