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5 Tips for Starting a Small Business in College 10/08/2015 08:00pm • It started as a class assignment: Write a business plan for a company you'd actually want to start. Leigh Ann Tona, then a senior at the University of Delaware, dreamed up I Don't Give a Fork -- a food truck that's all about forkless fare. Success followed, but it wasn't instant. It took lots of pla 4 Ways Rising Interest Rates Will Affect Your Investments 10/08/2015 08:00pm • Brace yourself: Higher interest rates are on the way at some point this year or in early 2016. The $64,000 question, of course, is when will the Federal Reserve start the first cycle of interest rate hikes since 2006? Investors have become accustomed to an environment of low interest rates. The F 5 Reasons Women Need to Save More for Retirement Than Men 10/08/2015 08:00pm • If you feel like men have an unfair advantage when it comes to retirement, you may be on to something. Financial experts say women have a slew of factors working against them when it comes to saving enough money for retirement. "We're living longer, spend less time in the workforce and, on top of How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate With REITs 10/08/2015 08:00pm • For the average small real estate investor, outright ownership of an office building, a local shopping center, a warehouse, or even an apartment complex is a dream that will go unrealized. However, there is an investment vehicle that does allow smaller investors to participate in the commercial ma Former Va. first lady moves to put appeal on hold 10/07/2015 06:59pm • WASHINGTON -- Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell is asking an appeals court to put her case on hold until the Supreme Court makes a decision about her husband Bob McDonnell���s corruption convictions or declines to hear his case. Maureen McDonnell���s appeal -- proceeding separately lar Falling Student Loan Default Rates Still Challenge Borrowers 10/06/2015 08:00pm • Earlier this week, the Department of Education announced that the cohort default rate for federal student loans, which is one of the more visible metrics used to determine a school's eligibility to participate in the federal student aid programs, decreased for the second year in a row. The new rate Crucial Money Moves Stay-at-Home Parents Should Make 10/06/2015 08:00pm • When parents opt out of the workforce to take care of their children, they forgo income and often stop saving for retirement, too. That decision can put them at risk as an older adult, but there are steps nonworking parents can take to increase their financial security. A report released by the Tr Prepare for the Hidden Costs of Earning a Degree Overseas 10/06/2015 08:00pm • While a graduate student at King's College London, Chelsea Dickson saw cost as a major driver in her decision to attend. "Once I realized I could go to a school as prominent and high-ranking as King's is for cheaper than an equivalent American school, it seemed more cost-effective in the long run," No Kids? You're Not Off the Hook for Financial Planning 10/05/2015 08:00pm • Most financial planning for people in their 30s and 40s follows a fairly standard checklist: Save for retirement. Sock away funds for kids' college tuition. Build an emergency account. With the U.S. Department of Agriculture projecting that middle-income families will spend $245,340 to raise a child 5 Big Money Mistakes to Avoid in Your 20s 10/05/2015 08:00pm • For many people, their 20s is a decade spent learning the ropes of adult life during the final years of college and the first years of a career. Looking back, it's a time of growth and wonderful opportunity, but it's also a time when you can potentially make enormous mistakes for which the consequen The Consequences of Aggressive Debt Repayment 10/05/2015 08:00pm • Jacquelyn Delcamp felt directionless and unmotivated. Like many of her fellow millennials, the then 24-year-old manager for the ticket marketplace company Vivid Seats explored realms of the Internet for inspiration. She ended up stumbling upon the personal finance blogging community where she discov The best money moves for fall 2015 10/05/2015 01:00pm • With 2015 drawing to a close, you can set yourself up to end the year on a high note, at least financially. That doesn't necessarily mean making monumental changes. Instead, consider tweaks like sidestepping monthly banking fees or setting aside money for the holidays. Here's a look at ways to get s How to Be a 'Money Queen' 10/04/2015 08:00pm • After working in the financial industry for 25 years, Cary Carbonaro was tired of seeing her girlfriends make the same money mistakes over and over again. "One of my dear friends is terrible with money... Now she's in her 40s, and not having financial literacy has hurt her." So Carbonaro, a financi What is TRP and what does it mean for home buyers? 10/04/2015 01:00pm • WTOP's Mike Murillo talks to Eldad Moraru from Long & Foster about a new loan process for home buyers. Tips for homebuyers in a ���bright��� housing market 10/02/2015 02:16am • WASHINGTON ��� ���Open house��� signs are just as common of a sight as falling leaves during fall weekends. The housing market is a bright spot in the economy again, says Selma Hepp, chief economist at the real estate website Trulia. Home sales are at a high, and home prices in many metropolitan