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'I remember screaming:' WTOP reporter rescues drowning woman in Rock Creek Park during snowstorm 01/17/2019 04:14am • WASHINGTON — Two strangers out to take photos of a beautiful, snowy night ended up in a life-or-death situation together in the height of Sunday's snowstorm. The rescue in Rock Creek Park involved one of WTOP's very own. After leaving work around 4 p.m., WTOP reporter and photographer Dave Why Corporate Bonds Are Risky With Higher Interest Rates 01/16/2019 07:00pm • Bond buyers are told to stay in the shallower end of the yield curve to avoid unnecessary duration risk in a low interest-rate environment. Less discussed are the credit quality of these investments. When interest rates are near zero, corporations and other entities pile on debt. The difference in How Investing Can Make Early Retirement Possible for Middle-Class Earners 01/15/2019 07:00pm • If you're middle class, retiring early may seem like a dream. But with strategic planning and the wealth-building power of investing, it may be possible. With a careful long-term investment strategy, almost anyone can leave their 9-to-5 job behind. To begin the process, it's important to understand 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 8 Top T. Rowe Price Funds for Retirement 01/10/2019 07:00pm • These funds are attractive in the retirement investing space. Investors appear to be keeping a keen eye on market volatility and making strategic moves with their retirement accounts. T. Rowe Price funds are one option that retirement savers may contemplate as they make portfolio adjustments. "T. Ro Why You Should Reevaluate Fixed Income Investments 01/09/2019 07:00pm • For many years, fixed income investors reached for higher yields using risky investments, such as high-yield bonds, certain types of bond-like investments and high-dividend paying stocks. Fixed income investments are vehicles with predictable return and the money is paid at certain times, such as m 7 Top Investing Strategies for an Uncertain Market  01/08/2019 07:00pm • Alter your strategy in an uncertain market. The stock market's been on a roller-coaster ride. With the S&P 500 index's fluctuations in early 2019, investors need a strong stomach. It's likely that the stock market's ups and downs will continue for the rest of the year. For investors seeking stra 7 Great Blogs for Investing Tips 01/06/2019 07:00pm • Get to know the investing blogosphere.Financial blogs are a good way to stay up to date on movements in the stock market and understand how your investments are being affected by earnings, geopolitics, economic data and interest rate changes. Many of these blogs are written by managing directors at Women Can Close the Gender Wealth Gap by Investing 01/06/2019 07:00pm • After decades toiling under the gender pay gap, women are left with $1 million less than men come retirement. But there's an easy way to shrink this wealth gap: Women should be investing more. While women may struggle to match men in pay, they outperform men in long-term investing. Fidelity Investme 6 Things You Learn After Retirement 01/02/2019 07:00pm • My hometown high school sponsors a program where recent graduates return to school to talk with the current seniors. The graduates are usually college students, working or in the military, and they tell the students what life is like on the other side of the graduation curtain. Retirement is a grad 50 ways to improve your finances in 2019 01/01/2019 09:00am • Ring in the new year. The start of a new year is a time to make financial resolutions, ditch bad money habits and consider ways to improve your financial health. Throughout the past year, U.S. News has published stories with great advice on how to save money, pay down debt and reach your financi Today in History: Dec. 31 12/31/2018 01:25am • Today is Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2018. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1972, Major League baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, was killed when a plane he chartered and was traveling on to bring relief supplies to earthquake-devastated Nicaragua crashed shortly after take How Do Prepaid Credit Cards Work? 12/27/2018 07:00pm • If you have bad credit or want to avoid using traditional credit or debit cards, a prepaid credit card is an option. Prepaid cards are easy to get, require no credit check, and can be used for online shopping or when you can't pay in cash. The cards can be bought online and at brick-and-mortar store Best post-Christmas and New Year's sales for 2018 12/27/2018 02:15pm • Maybe the gifts you were hoping to receive weren't under the tree this year. Or perhaps, after weeks of shopping for others, you're looking forward to shopping for yourself. Luckily, the span between Christmas and New Year's Day (and even into January) is a great time to shop. Retailers run speci Returning unwanted gifts? Time is of the essence 12/25/2018 06:30pm • WASHINGTON – The after-Christmas rush to return unwanted gifts is upon us. In fact, the National Retail Federation says 17 percent of consumers will return or exchange an unwanted gift this year. “Make sure you have that gift receipt, make sure you leave the tags on and don’t assume you ha