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How to Read a Profit-and-Loss Statement 08/07/2016 08:00pm • Trying to decipher a profit-and-loss statement is complicated. "It's like an online dating profile," says Ross Gerber, the CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth Management, a registered investment advisor based in Santa Monica, California. "It's a person's version of who they report to be. What a company do Case of ex-Va. first lady put on hold after Supreme Court ruling 08/05/2016 01:16pm • WASHINGTON — Prosecutors must decide by the end of August whether to continue with the corruption case against both former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen, an appeals court order issued Friday said. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond granted a request from the for Tim Kaine says he's no Bob McDonnell when it comes to gifts 08/04/2016 09:59pm • WASHINGTON — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine says revelations he accepted more than $160,000 in gifts and travel during his eight years as governor of Virginia and lieutenant governor are not comparable to the scandal that embroiled his Republican successor in the Virginia statehous How to Manage Family Finances While Taking Care of an Elderly Parent 08/04/2016 08:00pm • Few things can prepare a person for an ailing parent. Leslie Thompson, managing principal at Spectrum Management Group in Indianapolis, recently had a client dealing with his father's own declining health, as dementia and other physical ailments set in. Although the father lived in a duplex connecte 12 Ways to Ensure You Don't Run Out of Money in Retirement 08/04/2016 08:00pm • Make your money last. Retirement should be a time to relax and indulge in personal pursuits. Unfortunately, many seniors haven't saved enough, and their retirement years may be marked by financial worry and instability. For those who are concerned they don't have enough cash, here are 12 ways to str Most Millennials Don't Expect to Become Millionaires 08/04/2016 08:00pm • Each of us is now responsible for saving for our own retirement, but many young people aren't feeling particularly optimistic about their ability to do so. Most millennials (64 percent) say they don't expect to be able to accumulate $1 million for retirement over their lifetime, according to a Well Loan the coop: Md. business rents, delivers chickens to Washingtonians 08/04/2016 01:54am • WASHINGTON — Naomi Abelson had always been curious about raising chickens. Before the 35-year-old lived in the D.C. region, her home was in New York City, where even entertaining the idea of having hens was out of the question. But when she moved to Takoma Park, Maryland, and read about a l Harvest College Cash With Agriculture Scholarships 08/03/2016 08:00pm • Forget computers, cubicles and crowded cities -- some people prefer open space, being close to nature and working outside. For many of them, agriculture is a great way to make a career out of their passion for the great outdoors. However, with the cost of college soaring, it can be difficult to earn 10 Law Schools That Pay Off 08/03/2016 08:00pm • Law Schools Where Grads Can Afford Student Loan Bills A law degree can lead to a lucrative career with a high-paying salary at a big law firm. But only about 21 percent of 2014 law grads work at a large law firm with more than 500 employees, according to a 2015 study by the National Association for Are You Ready to Pay for Medical School? 08/03/2016 08:00pm • Finance a Medical EducationWhen deciding to go to medical school, cost is often a factor. Applicants weigh how much they'll spend studying for the admissions test, and school tuition and fees. Many also consider the debt they'll accrue if they use student loans.Here are 10 questions to ask when deci 6 Ways to Break the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Lifestyle 08/02/2016 08:00pm • If you're stressing about your finances and living paycheck to paycheck -- for yet another month -- it's time to set some new limits on your spending. No matter how much you earn, understanding how to manage those dollars will get you further than simply earning more. It's one reason why some lotter Consider School Accreditation When Determining a College's Value 08/02/2016 08:00pm • Over the years, the Student Loan Ranger has offered a range of data points that students and their families should consider when deciding on college. Comparing a school's default rate, average debt levels and graduation rates are just some of the things students should look at when determining whic New docs describe how I-66 toll lanes outside the Beltway will work 08/02/2016 03:10pm • WASHINGTON — Final plans for new HOV or toll lanes along more than 20 miles of Interstate 66 are due next month, but preliminary documents provide new insight into what the two toll lanes and three regular highway lanes in each direction will look like when the project is complete around 2021. Still Have Your College Bank Account? How to Save and Spend Like an Adult 08/01/2016 08:00pm • You've graduated from college and entered the real world. Yes, everyone calls it the real world, as if back at school you were a character in a comic book. Still, there's a reason people call the next stage of your life the real world. The rules do change when you leave college, especially with resp New DC charter school building to include apartments for teachers 07/29/2016 01:32pm • WASHINGTON — Nonprofit St. Paul on Fourth Street has acquired a five-acre property and building that was part of St. Paul's College, and is renovating it for two charter schools and affordable teacher housing. St. Paul on Fourth purchased the property, at 3015 4th Street NE for $12.5 million wi