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Why You Should Start Your Holiday Shopping Early This Year 10/19/2022 08:00pm • Dawn-Marie Joseph bought her first holiday gift this year in September. "It was because of what happened last year," explains the president of Estate Planning & Preservation in Williamston, Michigan. Supply chain and shipping issues in 2021 meant several of Joseph's purchases arrived late, with 9 Best Stocks for a Starter Portfolio 10/17/2022 08:00pm • New investors should generally stick to a diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds. Consistently making contributions, staying the course, and keeping fees low can help index investors beat most stock pickers and active fund managers. However, picking a few choice stocks to augment your portfol Presto's Picks: Road trips for Maryland, Navy and James Madison 10/14/2022 04:42am • Baseball fans love to tell you how "no two ballpark dimensions are exactly the same." While every college football field measures 100 yards from end zone to end zone, you could make the case that no two stadiums are alike. While Maryland and Navy both visit conference foes this weekend, it could 7 Best Long-Term ETFs to Buy and Hold 10/12/2022 08:00pm • Look beyond short-term volatility to your long-term investing goals.The stock market has been throwing investors for a loop all year, thanks to a steady drumbeat of bad news about inflation, interest rates and economic growth. But anyone who has hung around Wall Street long enough knows that the mar Best Apps for Finding Cheap Flights 10/12/2022 08:00pm • The last few years have been rough for travelers. First, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world for most travel. This year, inflation and fuel prices have skyrocketed. Add into the mix a labor shortage that is pushing airline costs higher, and you have a recipe for expensive airfare. As of August 8 Top Nancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy 10/11/2022 08:00pm • Nancy Pelosi is betting on these eight stocks in 2022.Members of Congress are currently allowed to buy and sell individual stocks as long as they disclose their trades within 45 days. In September, House Democrats released the Combating Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act that would ba The Best Grocery Delivery Services for Your Budget 10/11/2022 08:00pm • Inflation has made grocery shopping more expensive, and if you're on a tight budget, it may not be the most joyful activity. That might make anyone think that it's time to cut a grocery delivery service from their budget. Maybe that's a good idea, though there are still a lot of good arguments for s $25 million redesign project to bring big changes to DC public high schools 10/10/2022 02:12pm • A new partnership between D.C. and the XQ Institute — a nonprofit co-founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs — aims to reimagine what high school in the District looks like. The Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School were both se 8 Best-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 10/09/2022 08:00pm • These Fidelity funds have standout long-term returns.Investing for retirement doesn't always mean swinging for the fences. Often, keeping expense ratios low, holdings diversified and staying the course can play a much larger role when it comes to the success of your portfolio. It's exceedingly diffi Stink bug habitat could expand in northern US, study suggests 10/07/2022 09:15am • Living in the northern U.S. could soon mean having to deal with a lot of stinky and invasive neighbors. As the planet warms up, the habitat of invasive stink bugs could greatly expand through the nation's northern areas, a recent study found. Halyomorpha halys, the brown marmorated stink bug, st Women's March to be held in DC Saturday 10/07/2022 07:43am • The Women’s March will hold events nationwide this weekend, including a Saturday march in D.C. to fight for reproductive rights — exactly one month before the midterm elections on Nov. 8. Organizers and participants to gather at 11 a.m. at Folger Park on D Street in Southeast, between 2nd and Presto's Picks: Maryland, Virginia & Navy hope for home cooking; Texas-Oklahoma features fried foods, cooked teams 10/07/2022 05:04am • College football's conference carousel often creates strange bedfellows. For instance, this week's local Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) action features games that were non-conference matchups as recently as 10 years ago, such as Maryland-Purdue (the all-time series is now three games) and Virgin 7 Best Tech ETFs to Buy for 2022 10/06/2022 08:00pm • The largest sector by market capitalization in the S&P 500 index is technology. These are companies involved in the design, manufacturing and sale of electronic products and services. Common examples include software, semiconductor, smartphone, computer, video gaming, cloud networking, social me Indigenous Peoples'/Columbus Day 2022: What’s open, what’s closed around the DMV 10/06/2022 01:35pm • This year the holiday falls on Monday, Oct. 10, which means the usual array of closings and service changes around the D.C. area. Some have begun to recognize the fall holiday as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Others still call it Columbus Day despite the unsettling history behind the namesake of the h Weekend Road and Rail: Army Ten-Miler and other DC events, Metro’s holiday schedule 10/06/2022 12:08pm • There will be extended ramp and lane closures associated with the 66 Transformation Project and the Purple Line Project this weekend. The annual Army Ten-Miler returns, with road closures in store between Virginia and the District on Sunday, along with accommodating service changes on Metrorail.