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9 Biggest Financial Fraud Cases in Recent History 12/20/2022 07:00pm • These major financial fraud cases rocked the corporate world.As if the past year wasn't tough enough for investors, 2022 has been a cataclysmic year in global corporate finance, with the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange firm FTX and the legal troubles of its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, making hea Judge likely to uphold Quantico Marine’s Jan. 6 charges 12/08/2022 10:44pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A federal judge seems likely to uphold the charges against an active duty U.S. Marine stationed at Quantico arrested for his role in the 7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold 12/07/2022 07:00pm • Here are the top Vanguard funds for long-term investors.In 1974, Jack Bogle founded the Vanguard Group. His goal? To provide the average investor with low-cost, diversified and accessible investment funds. Two years later in 1976, Bogle launched the world's inaugural publicly available index fund, t 7 Best Growth Funds to Buy and Hold 10/20/2022 08:00pm • With a long-term approach, the right growth funds can help investors beat inflation.One of the strongest-performing investment strategies of the last decade was to focus on growth stocks. These are shares of companies expected to generate higher revenues, earnings and cash flow compared to sector pe Loudoun County teacher honored by Mount Vernon 10/16/2022 01:47am • Nellie Beaman is a sixth-grade history teacher at Eagle Ridge Middle School in Ashburn. (Courtesy InsideNova) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. George Washingt 9 Defensive ETFs for a Volatile Market 09/21/2022 08:00pm • These exchange-traded funds can help investors looking to play defense.Markets remain highly volatile in the second half of 2022. After the first half saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes each draw down more than 20% to enter bear markets, a brief rally ensued in July that saw both post modest Dietitian-Approved Ways to Save Money on Groceries 09/13/2022 08:00pm • Grocery costs have soared by double digits over the past year, meaning that many shoppers are having to make do with less. The good news is that cutting grocery costs does not automatically mean sacrificing nutrition or flavor. Try these dietitian-tested tips for shopping smarter, to help you save m Nearly 60 new security assistants coming to Prince William County elementary schools 09/12/2022 01:12pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County Schools will be adding new full-time school security assistants for every elementary school this year, intended to Space training nonprofit plans simulation center in Reston 09/01/2022 12:10pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Reston-based nonprofit Interstellar Dreams has announced plans to build a new “space center” in Northern Virginia by 2023, with the g Parents protesting more books at Prince William school libraries 08/15/2022 02:08pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. While Virginia Beach Public Schools is removing several books from school libraries after objections over sexual content from some parent Recall effort launched against Prince William Supervisor Pete Candland over controversial data center proposal 06/28/2022 06:43pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Gainesville residents have started gathering signatures to recall Prince William County Supervisor Pete Candland over his involvement wit LGBTQ month book read at Prince William elementary school angers some parents 06/16/2022 12:46pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Prince William County supervisor is up in arms about a children’s book read at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School last week. During An American-made hero: Haymarket veteran honored on whiskey bottle 06/03/2022 08:38pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. You might wonder how a veteran who has never had a drink in her life is honored on the side of a whiskey bottle. That’s unde Why Diversification Is Important in Investing 05/25/2022 08:00pm • History is filled with stories of successful stock pickers -- figures who bet a large portion of their portfolios on a few stocks after thorough analysis and walked away with handsome gains. That being said, history is also filled with thousands of average investors who underperformed a simple index Fairfax County budget markup reduces tax rate, hikes employee pay 04/26/2022 10:58pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Two weeks before they are scheduled to adopt the county’s fiscal year 2023 budget, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a m