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7 Huge Black Friday Sales Starting on Thanksgiving 11/13/2016 07:00pm • Before you've even started on your second serving of stuffing, many retailers will have flung open their doors for Thanksgiving sales. By the time you've moved on to the pecan pie, floods of shoppers will have reached the back aisles, their carts wobbling under the weight of towering TVs and piles 'Arrival' is masterfully paced sci-fi with a thought-provoking twist 11/10/2016 01:25am • WASHINGTON — Denis Villeneuve is one of our most fascinating filmmakers. He might just be the best Canadian-born director since David Cronenberg ("Videodrome," "The Fly," "Dead Ringers") at building a palpable dread without losing sight of his characters' humanity. His "Prisoners" (2 7 Tips to Find Effective Investment Mentoring 11/07/2016 07:00pm • Here's the rub when it comes to riches: Not everyone who has money knows how to make money through solid investing. "The problem with the rich uncle syndrome is that some folks marry money or they are just lucky," says Keith Baker, program coordinator for mortgage banking and financial services at What Grandparents Should Know About Paying for College 11/01/2016 08:00pm • A growing number of grandparents aren't just interested in saving in their retirement, but are using their finances to support family members -- which in some cases includes paying for a grandchild's college expenses. "Grandparents in particular want to start giving in their lifetime and not wait un Complete These 5 Tasks to End 2016 on a Financial High Note 10/31/2016 08:00pm • As 2016 winds down, the usual year-end activities begin popping up: Thanksgiving, end-of-the-year work projects, the holidays. It can sometimes seem crazy and overwhelming. In the midst of those months, it may be easy to overlook some of the tasks you can complete to end the year in a powerful way, How I-Bonds Can Help Pay for College 10/30/2016 08:00pm • Raise your hand if there's a U.S. savings bond in your safe deposit box. No? Well, that's not too surprising. Once upon a time, savings bonds were one of Americans' top investment choices. But now your portfolio is more likely to be crammed with mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, individual stock Millennials Should Plan Today for a Different Tomorrow 10/24/2016 08:00pm • Different generations tend to have very different priorities when it comes to financial planning. While baby boomers and Generation X might be more interested in retirement due to their proximity or the need to have a holistic financial strategy in order to protect their family, millennials have th 4 Keys to Financial Security in Retirement 10/16/2016 08:00pm • It's easy to know how much we can spend when we're working: our take-home pay minus the bit that we're saving for a rainy day. But it's not so easy to figure out how much to spend in retirement. That depends on when you retire, how much money you have and your life expectancy. Other factors can als Hundreds show up to restore vandalized schoolhouse 10/10/2016 04:19am • ASHBURN, Va. — Hundreds of people showed up at the site of the Ashburn Colored School on Sunday to help restore the structure, which had been vandalized with racist graffiti the weekend before. “We finished five hours of work in the first two hours, so then we were able to do an additional we Best investment to make this fall 10/06/2016 04:16pm • WASHINGTON — One of the best financial investments you can make this fall is to spend a little bit of time and a little bit of money to meet with your accountant. Don’t wait until March when they’re slammed with number-crunching and tax preparation. He'll have plenty of free time after th Back to School: Should You Fund Her Retirement or College? 10/03/2016 08:00pm • Parents often share the common financial goals of wanting to own a home, educate their children, and to retire comfortably. When it comes to their children, parents want the best. Traditionally, parents want to help pay for their children's college education and send them out into the working world 10 Hacks for Headache-Free Travel This Holiday Season 10/02/2016 08:00pm • It's no secret that traveling around the holidays -- when prices, frustrations and crowds soar -- can trigger stress-inducing scenarios. Let's face it: At this time of year, navigating weather-related flight disruptions, determining how to get presents from Point A to Point B and staying calm when s Exhibit offers glimpse of life through the eyes of refugees 10/01/2016 04:23pm • WASHINGTON —  Tanya Brice wandered toward the back of a group touring the "Forced From Home" exhibition with tears in her eyes. Brice said she's aware of the humanitarian work done by the international aid group Doctors Without Borders and said she was horrified that there are people in the U From Alexandria to Broadway: 'Hamilton' director comes home 09/26/2016 01:34am • WASHINGTON — Growing up in Alexandria, Virginia, and riding to school at Sidwell Friends, Thomas Kail passed our national monuments daily. Who knew it would spark him to direct one of the biggest musicals ever to hit Broadway? "Every day driving in on that long drive from Alexandria, you How to Give to Charity and Pay Less in Taxes 09/25/2016 08:00pm • What could be better than having more retirement money than you need? How about being able to give it to charity tax-free? For the lucky investor who has amassed excess funds for old age, this option became permanent under a law signed by President Barack Obama in 2015. Previously, Congress approve