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4 Expenses You Should Never Put on Your Business Credit Card 02/03/2019 07:00pm • Although the majority of credit cards in circulation are for consumers, the popularity of business credit cards is on the upswing. According to a 2018 report by the Mercator Advisory Group, the purchase volume of business credit cards is expected to go from $493 billion in 2017 to $686 billion in 2 7 Best Investments to Make With Your HSA 02/03/2019 07:00pm • Use an HSA as an investment tool.A health savings account is one way for individuals to save for their retirement and medical expenses with tax-free contributions. These accounts are designed to mimic individual retirement accounts because unused funds will roll over to the next year and can be used What Is Card-Not-Present Fraud? 01/31/2019 07:00pm • Card-not-present fraud occurs in fraudulent transactions where a cardholder does not present a card to a merchant in person. It includes internet, phone and mail-order transactions. In most cases, this type of fraud happens after a crook steals card information such as a card number with hacking, s One year later, murders of Loudoun Co. mother, son unsolved 01/31/2019 10:31am • WASHINGTON — One year ago Thursday, the bodies of 65-year-old Mala Manwani and her 32-year-old son Rishi were found in their Loudoun County home, on Tomey Court in Aldie. Last August, Loudoun County prosecutors had to drop murder charges against Brian Welsh, 38, of Herndon, after forensic test 7 Best BDCs to Buy for Income 01/30/2019 07:00pm • BDCs to buy with great yields.Investors looking for income typically gravitate to familiar sectors like utility stocks or consumer staples to find reliable dividend payers. These assets are seen as low risk because they have a strong baseline of sales, with utilities providing heat and light and sta 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for February 01/30/2019 07:00pm • One year ago, markets surged in January, tacking on 5 percent as investors jubilantly celebrated the passage of tax reform the prior month. A year later, Wall Street enjoyed an even more prosperous January, advancing nearly 8 percent With markets firmly off their recent lows and momentum trending i 8 Tax Deductions You Can Still Claim on Your 2018 Taxes 01/29/2019 07:00pm • Tax deductions are a great way to lower (or in some cases, eliminate) your taxable income, which can help keep more money in your pocket at tax time. With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, a number of popular tax deductions were either eliminated or limited. But don't worry. The stan Should You Refinance Your Student Loans? 01/29/2019 07:00pm • Refinancing student loans can save you money under the right circumstances. It could be helpful to score a lower interest rate, to change from a variable interest rate to a fixed rate, to consolidate your loans for a single monthly payment, or to release a co-signer. At the same time, you could lose What to Know About the Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction 01/29/2019 07:00pm • Each January, W-2 forms begin arriving in mailboxes or are delivered by hand. Federal law states that these forms must be postmarked or delivered no later than Jan. 31. In addition, Form 1098-E, which is the student loan interest statement, is due at the same time to anyone who paid $600 or more in What Are Cloned Credit Cards? 01/29/2019 07:00pm • The term cloning might bring to mind biological experiments or science fiction, but credit card cloning is a problem that affects consumers in everyday life. Credit card cloning refers to creating a fraudulent copy of a credit card. It happens when a crook steals your credit card information, then u 5 Best Cash Equivalents Amid Rate Hikes 01/29/2019 07:00pm • While stocks and bonds are heavily covered in the media, the cash-equivalent portion of an investor's portfolio is often overlooked. Cash equivalents include money market mutual funds and various types of short-term bond funds. "Cash should always be a sector in any portfolio. What changes, dependin Struggling with student loans? Virginia has a new way to help 01/28/2019 08:01pm • WASHINGTON — Virginians struggling with student loan debt have a new place to turn for help. Scott Kemp is the state's first student loan advocate. He works within the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman, which was established by The State Council of Higher Education for Virgini The Worst Credit Card Mistake You're Making Right Now 01/28/2019 07:00pm • It's really hard to pinpoint the very worst credit card mistake because there are so many options to consider. Getting a cash advance on your credit card? Yes, that's a bad one. Using your balance transfer card for new purchases? Don't do that one, either. Both of those mistakes might lead you into 10 Colleges Where Graduates Have the Least Debt 01/28/2019 07:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Confounding reason first-time DC buyers can’t afford a fixer-upper 01/28/2019 10:05am • WASHINGTON — “First-time buyers are increasingly priced out of the D.C. housing market,” the headlines read again and again. They wouldn’t necessarily be, if they compromised on what they want. But experts say there's a reason they don't. Many first-time buyers want a picture-perfect, mo