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10 of the Biggest and Best ETFs to Buy Now 01/15/2019 07:00pm • These ETFs are widely held.Investments come in all sizes, but the biggest and most widely held assets on Wall Street are popular for a reason, offering strategies and exposures that are in high demand among a large group of investors. While every portfolio is unique, often that is a function of asse PHOTOS: DC area's first major snowfall of 2019 01/14/2019 09:00pm • WASHINGTON ��� The first snowfall of the year arrived over the weekend, leaving the entire WTOP listening area coated in snow. See photos as the region endures the forecast snow, and share your own��by tweeting @WTOP, emailing talkback@wtop.com,��or through the WTOP apps for Apple and Android pho Dividend Stocks Are Valuable in a Volatile Market 01/14/2019 07:00pm • For many a mild-mannered investor, the word "volatile" is enough to inspire an unwelcome case of the willies. Maybe that's in part subliminal, as volatile rhymes with reptile, vile and futile -- words that, when applied to a portfolio, are downright hostile. And let's get real: Volatile describes t BMW X3 M40i is the small luxury crossover with the need for speed 01/13/2019 10:48pm • WASHINGTON ��� Driving a compact luxury crossover usually means nice transportation that has some power, but not really enough to get you in real trouble. But for those who��want more than the usual four-cylinder power in the class, BMW has a solution. How about a turbo six-cylinder engine? Why You Should Be Investing in the Russell 2000 Index 01/13/2019 07:00pm • Investors often overlook the Russell 2000 Index, but it can be a good way to add diversity to a portfolio. The Russell 2000, commonly referred to as RUT, is a benchmark index that tracks about 2,000 small-cap companies. Experts say some investors pass over this index, since its stocks are often mor Shutdown: Congress shouldn't get paid during standoff, Va. rep says 01/11/2019 01:30pm • WASHINGTON ��� As the government shutdown stretches into its 21st day ��� and is poised to become the longest in history while stranding 800,000 federal workers without pay ��� one Virginia representative tells WTOP that until Congress gets the job done and ends the three-week impasse, those politic Pop-up markets at Giant stores to help federal workers, contractors 01/11/2019 12:10pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'e38e5100-4805-4d19-b0ed-8a28ae936b1d' }).render("3161536b648261b");}); WASHINGTON ��� Inside the warehouse headqu Wine of the week: Value-oriented Burgundies, part 1 01/11/2019 05:42am • It is not often that you read the words ���value��� and ���Burgundy��� in the same sentence, but this is exactly the kind of good news that���s coming out of France these days. Value Burgundies are here. Why is this big news? Well, for the most part, many wine lovers consider wines from Burgundy, Democrats call for contractors to get paid after shutdown 01/10/2019 05:42pm • WASHINGTON ��� Senate Democrats on Thursday called on the Trump Administration to work with federal contractors so that their employees can get back pay when the partial government shutdown ends. While federal workers generally receive back pay after a shutdown, contractors do not.��The Senate on Rollable TVs and butler robots: Gadgets that caught our eye at CES 2019 01/09/2019 07:23pm • A visit to CES, the annual consumer electronics show, is like wandering through 2.7 million square feet of a SkyMall catalog. The gadget convention in Las Vegas is packed with thousands of companies showing off their futuristic devices. Some products are innovative; others will never make it to s 7 Great Stocks With a 7 Percent Yield (or More) 01/09/2019 07:00pm • These dividend stocks pay well.With the stock market under some serious pressure, many investors have chosen to go "risk off" with their portfolio, moving assets into stable investments they can buy at a bargain price instead of chasing high-flying stocks that need to keep growing to please Wall Str 9 of the Best Gold ETFs to Hedge Volatility 01/08/2019 07:00pm • Easy ways to hedge with gold.In 2018, the stock market suffered its worst run in 10 years thanks to a host of topics weighing on investors' minds. There were unpredictable policies and turnover at the White House. There were disappointing numbers at high-profile technology stocks like Facebook (tick Shopping holidays: Best days to shop in 2019 01/08/2019 10:00am • If saving money is on your list of New Year's resolutions, but you love to shop, here's some good news: You don't have to cut shopping out of your life. Timing is everything in the retail world. And knowing when seasonal items are likely to go on sale and when major sales take place allows you to How a Bear Market's Awakening Affects Dividends 01/07/2019 07:00pm • The stock market bear so many hoped would hibernate through winter is clomping at the mouth of his cave, feeling most foul. And that has investors burying their heads faster than that other cursed creature of cold-weather tidings, Punxsutawney Phil. Unfortunately, no homely groundhog let alone groun Wine of the Week: Wine resolutions for 2019 01/04/2019 04:50am • Well, another year has come and gone, and another list of resolutions has passed into my personal history book with mixed success. There were a few personal promises that I kept and a couple more that fell into the "definitely next year" category. But, making and keeping my resolutions isn���t as