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What Is a Mortgage Loan Officer? 05/18/2022 08:00pm • Getting a mortgage is no simple task. Whether you're buying or refinancing a home, the mortgage lending process involves navigating a path lined with paperwork and rules, and it can be confusing. Enter mortgage loan officers. A mortgage loan officer is a professional whose sole purpose is helping co 8 Best Airline Stocks to Buy for 2022 05/18/2022 08:00pm • Don't let renewed COVID-19 worries and fuel prices scare you out of these aviation stocks.Now might seem like a curious time to consider the best airline stocks to buy. After being beat down by the COVID-19 pandemic, gasoline prices are skyrocketing, with jet fuel prices up more than 126% in a year. 10 Simple and Free Budgeting Tools 05/18/2022 08:00pm • Not everyone relishes the idea of proactively managing money and maintaining a budget. However, creating a budget -- and sticking to it -- are key first steps toward reaching financial goals large and small. It's also something that is increasingly important given today's economic situation. "With r What is the 'great replacement theory' cited by the accused Buffalo shooter? 05/17/2022 08:06pm • In online postings, the alleged shooter in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack that killed 10 people reportedly associated himself with several hateful ideologies. Among them is ���great replacement theory.��� The far-right conspiracy theory dates back to the mid-1990s and French writer Ren Ting Internet begins installing fiber in Alexandria 05/17/2022 09:52am • Charlottesville, Virginia-based Ting Internet, chosen by the City of Alexandria earlier this year for a municipal Internet service franchise, will begin installing its fiber network in Alexandria this summer. It expects the network to reach more than 90,000 residential and business addresses acro Keeping Track of Health Information: What You Should Know 05/16/2022 08:00pm • In a perfect world, your health information would start following you from the moment you're born. Every documented detail -- vital signs, doctor visits, medical test results, diagnoses, prescriptions and hospital stays -- would trail you like a magnificent magnetic cape, a vast health history attac 'These kids are screaming for help': Montgomery Co. Council president on teens and gun violence 05/16/2022 05:05pm • Recent gun violence involving kids as young as 14 in Montgomery County, Maryland, is raising questions about the most effective way to combat such crime. County Council President Gabe Albornoz told reporters in a briefing Monday that while the state has enacted "some of the strictest firearms reg Free high-speed internet coming to some DC neighborhoods 05/16/2022 03:11pm • High-speed wireless internet at low or no cost is coming to people who qualify in some D.C. neighborhoods. The deal involves partnerships between D.C. and internet service providers, who have been given permission to put antennas on city-owned rooftops if they agree to provide reduced or no cost 'Are you OK?' DC group offers tips for discussing scary issues, young adult mental health 05/15/2022 10:29pm • This is part of WTOP���s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. During this Mental Health Awareness Month, one D.C. organization has tips for having healthy conversations with young family members abo 7 Space Stocks and ETFs to Watch 05/09/2022 08:00pm • The business of space is attracting big bucks.The space industry is taking off. Last year saw a global record of 145 launch attempts, with 45 of those coming from U.S. spaceports, according to the nonprofit advocacy organization Space Foundation. Venture capital funds in 2021 put $17.1 billion into 11 Top Sector ETFs to Buy 05/08/2022 08:00pm • Stick with sector ETFs to play a specific corner of the market.In 1991, MSCI launched the Global Industry Classification Standard. This taxonomy segments the stock market into 11 distinct sectors: energy, materials, industrials, utilities, health care, financials, consumer discretionary, consumer st 3 Hot Stocks to Buy Now 05/05/2022 08:00pm • The stock market has been taking investors for a ride as geopolitical tensions persist and the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to tame inflation. The S&P 500 is down 13% this year as of May 5, with the much-loved high-tech names also taking a hit: Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL), Tesla Inc. (TSL 7 Best ETFs to Buy Now 05/02/2022 08:00pm • Tactical ETFs provide upside despite a down market.The S&P 500 lost about 12% from Jan. 1 through April 30. And as we enter May we're seeing continued market volatility, fears of runaway inflation and interest rate uncertainty. As a result, many investors are wondering whether it's time to follo How to Find a Financial Advisor for Doctors 05/01/2022 08:00pm • Doctors face a unique set of financial challenges and opportunities. 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