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In a new study by WalletHub, Maryland is ranked second most innovative state. WalletHub’s analysts compared all 50 states across two key factors including human capital and the innovation environment. “Innovation is a huge driver of the state’s economy,” Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst said. “Innovative states are economically successful states.” Maryland also ranked third in highest share of […]

Four of the top 10 culturally diverse cities in the country are in Montgomery County, according to a new report by WalletHub. The personal finance website compared 501 of the largest U.S. cities using three indicators: ethnicity and race, language and birthplace. According to the 2017 findings, Jersey City, New Jersey is the most diverse […]

In a new study conducted by WalletHub, Maryland is ranked 2017’s second most educated state. WalletHub’s analysts compared all 50 states by key determinants of a well-educated population such as school quality, educational attainment, and achievement gaps between races and gender. “Highly educated states are much more likely to withstand economic shocks,” said Jill Gonzalez, […]

Maryland is ranked the fourth most charitable state according to finance website WalletHub. WalletHub based its rankings on 13 key metrics including; volunteer rate, community service requirement for high school graduation, number of public charities per capita, percentage of sheltered homeless, and number of Feeding America Food Banks per capita. Of those metrics, Maryland ranked; first for percentage […]

WalletHub recently released a study that has ranked three Montgomery County cities as most diverse in the Country. The finance website placed Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, and Germantown in its top ten “2016’s Most Diverse Cities in America” list. Gaithersburg topped the list outranking New York and Los Angeles. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman said, “I’ve always regarded the […]

A study conducted by WalletHub finds that Maryland ranks eighth for political engagement among black Americans. Since February is Black History Month, and with election season in full swing, WalletHub analysts used six metrics to determine where in the United States black Americans are most active in the political process. The six metrics include, voter […]

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day coming up, WalletHub analysts took a look at which states have advanced in terms of racial progress. Maryland ranks number four overall compared to other states for Racial Integration and number five for Racial Progress. The report only examines the differences between blacks and whites in light of recent high profile […]

Cyber Monday is well underway today and is set to hit record breaking sales. According to a recent report, Cyber Monday sales are estimated to hit $3 billion for the first time this year. While we’re in the last leg of Cyber Monday shopping,  it’s still not too late to jump on the holiday savings […]

Black Friday is just around the corner and many stores have released a list of door buster deals and sales. While the deals look great on paper, are consumers really saving as much as they think? According to a report recently released by WalletHub 63 percent of American consumers say that Black Friday doesn’t offer […]

Wallethub recently released “2015’s Best & Worst Small Cites in America” and Rockville cracked the top 25, coming in at 23. The financial services company compared 1,268 small cities based on 22 metrics, ranging from economic health, affordability, and quality of life. The results show that Rockville ranks 1st for number of pediatricians per 100,000 residents, […]