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New apartment development approved for Columbia Pike 07/22/2016 04:30am • The real estate investment trust that owns the Wellington Apartments on Columbia Pike has received the go-ahead to build three new apartment buildings on its parking lot. The Arlington County Board voted unanimously to approve a use permit for the new apartments, to be located on a How to Buy Property With a Spouse, Friend or Business Partner 07/20/2016 08:00pm • When buying a home or investment property with someone else, whether it's a spouse or your tennis partner, you have some important decisions to make. One of those is how you will hold title to the property. The way you take title may determine what will happen if one person dies, if you're sued or i 15 Money Tips You Should Ignore 07/20/2016 08:00pm • Not all money advice is helpful. Some so-called tips could even set you up for financial failure. U.S. News spoke to five finance experts and asked them which money tips they think people are better off ignoring. Here's what they said. You should always go for the highest return. Of course you wan See the Average Debt, Starting Salaries for Business School Graduates 07/19/2016 08:00pm • An MBA can lead to a lucrative career in high-demand fields. Graduates of top-tier business schools usually earn higher starting salaries than their peers who went to lower-ranked schools -- but often leave with more debt, according to U.S. News data.Prospective students who want to attend a top sch Mobile Home Parks Are a Viable Investment 07/19/2016 08:00pm • It's hard for small-time real estate investors to imagine competing with the likes of Sam Zell and Warren Buffett. But while the average investor can only dream of attaining those lofty heights, opportunities exist in the mobile home park marketplace to profit in a different product type from norma Student Loan Relief, Higher Ed Benefits for the Military 07/19/2016 08:00pm • This year, July is Military Consumer Protection month, an awareness campaign to promote good financial education resources for service members and veterans alike, as well as to help guard them against fraud and abuse. First initiated in 2013 by the Federal Trade Commission as Military Consumer Prote 10 Law Schools Where Alumni Have the Least Debt 07/18/2016 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Why Your Credit Card Application Was Rejected 07/18/2016 08:00pm • A rejected credit card application stings -- but perhaps not as much as the letter you get afterward, full of vague and unsatisfying reasons for the denial. These letters, called "adverse action notices," are required by law to help consumers understand why their application was rejected. But they What Happens When Your Debt Goes to a Collector? 07/18/2016 08:00pm • You're behind on your debt payments -- big time -- and you know that you should pay what you owe, and that if you don't, your credit score will tank, and your credit report will signal to lenders that you're a risky bet. You know that from here on out, it'll be harder (or maybe impossible) to get a Summer reading series: Bestselling author Emily Giffin releases 'First Comes Love' 07/18/2016 01:38am • WASHINGTON— When Emily Giffin graduated from law school, she had a plan. It didn’t involve landing a job at a large Manhattan law firm— she already did that. Her plan was to work for as long as she needed at that demanding job until she paid off her student loans. Then, she was going to qu Study: Private Colleges Up Tuition Discounts 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Despite the annual sticker price shock, many students and their families are receiving tuition discounts at private colleges. Under tuition discounting, a school offsets its published tuition price with grant aid from the institution to entice students to enroll at their college. It's a practice tha Olympics Reflect Brazil's Boom-Bust Cycle 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Editor's note: The upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is placing international attention on Brazil. In this first of three reports, Best Countries examines the country's preparations for the Games. RIO DE JANEIRO -- In Brazil's oldest favela of Providencia, Diego Deus lives with his wife an Why Investors Own Private Mortgage-Backed Securities 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Private-label, or non-agency backed mortgage securities, got a black eye a few years ago when they were blamed for bringing on the financial crisis. But they still exist and can be found in many fixed-income mutual funds and real estate investment trusts. So who should own them -- and who should sta Bank of America Earnings: Solid, But Not Stellar (BAC) 07/17/2016 08:00pm • Bank of America Corp. (ticker: BAC), one of the three largest U.S. banks by assets, reported second quarter earnings on Monday morning, and all in all, the results were largely as expected. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank did deliver an earnings beat, posting earnings per share of 36 cents Former rivals, military leaders, actors to take stage at RNC 07/17/2016 07:56pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Former presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio — the latter by video link — are among those set to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Military leaders, members of Congress, actors, faith leaders and family members o