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Are You Married to a Gold Digger? 03/19/2015 08:00pm • When Valerie Rind got married, her husband suggested renting out the condo he owned while they moved into another place. "He said, 'Why don't we keep this as an investment and rent it out, and then when we're ready, we'll sell the condo,'" Rind recalls. Later, when the couple needed some extra cash Survey: More than half of parents would put kid's tuition before own retirement 03/18/2015 11:07am • WASHINGTON — More than half of parents are willing to dip into their own retirement savings to keep their kids out of student loan debt, according to a new survey. Fifty-three percent of parents surveyed would prefer to tap into their retirement savings to pay for college expenses than have the Discover Ways to Attend Classes or Earn a Degree for Free 03/17/2015 08:00pm • Attend College for FreeStudents dreaming of attending college for free don't have to hold their breath for the recent federal free community college proposal to be enacted -- if it ever is. There are already ways to attend university without paying tuition. Some strategies exist for military veteran 3 Ways to Make the Most of a Late Start on College Savings 03/17/2015 08:00pm • In ideal circumstances, parents begin saving for their children's college educations at birth, or earlier -- certainly, at least, with enough time to have four years' worth of cash for tuition, fees and books socked away. But sometimes life happens. Incomes shrink or disappear altogether and healt Must-Know Facts About Obama's Student Aid Bill of Rights 03/17/2015 08:00pm • Last week, the Obama administration announced another series of initiatives to help students and families manage their student loan debt. The Student Aid Bill of Rights is a proposal intended to address several pain points that some borrowers experience during the life of their loans, and make it e 10 Most Affordable Private Medical Schools 03/16/2015 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: Portfolio Analysis: A $1.4 Million Portfolio Flunks on Risk 03/16/2015 08:00pm • All of us are 15 years older since the Nasdaq passed 5,000 the first time, but are we smarter? After analyzing and grading more than $50 million over the past year, I can definitely say that high-risk portfolios for people just a few years away from retirement has turned into a reoccurring theme. 8 Questions to Ask Before Borrowing a Private Student Loan 03/15/2015 08:00pm • As financial aid packages roll in, students and parents may start wondering whether a private student loan could help them pay for college. We had experts weigh in on the questions students -- and their parents -- should ask before taking on private debt. "Ask, 'Have I exhausted my options with th 7 Money Moves for the 5 Years Before Retirement 03/15/2015 08:00pm • What you do in the five or 10 years before you retire can make a major difference in the quality of your life in retirement. No matter how much you have saved and prepared, you will still need to tick items off your retirement planning checklist. Here are seven last-minute retirement maneuvers that 5 Workplace Stereotypes About Millennials That Aren't True 03/15/2015 08:00pm • If you're over the age of 30, you've probably witnessed your share of complaining and eye rolling about millennial workers: They're entitled and expect to get great jobs without paying their dues; they don't understand how office hierarchy works; they're high-maintenance; they're job hoppers -- the No Metro fare hikes, but region could pay in the long run 03/13/2015 02:27pm • Advertising mock-up for Metro's plans to increase revenue. (Metro) WASHINGTON -- Metro has put off fare hikes and service cuts for now,  but financial struggles and future shortfalls mean the Washington region could pay more in the long run. In addition to ongoing attempts to recover from Potomac Yard Metro Station project moving forward 03/13/2015 04:52am • WASHINGTON -- The Potomac Yard Metro Station is quickly moving forward, and the latest step came Thursday as a Metro committee voted in favor of a future public hearing on the project. The full board will vote later this month to advertise the “compact public hearing,” likely for a date in Apri 10 Strategies to Save for Retirement on a Low Income 03/12/2015 08:00pm • It's extremely difficult to save for retirement when you are only earning a small salary. The Senate Special Committee on Aging recently held a hearing about retirement preparedness, and witnesses shared ideas for encouraging saving. Try these strategies to boost your retirement savings: Save by de Lesser-known ways to increase your tax refund 03/12/2015 05:58pm • WASHINGTON -- Call them money savers: There are some new deductions you can claim on your taxes this year, and some you may have never heard of. Did you make a big purchase last year, such as a car or a boat? You can change how you file your taxes to optimize your return, says Janet Bodnar, edito How to Prepare Your Credit for a Mortgage 03/11/2015 08:00pm • Applying for a mortgage soon? Consider this: Improving your credit health could limit how much you'll need to pay in interest and potentially save you thousands of dollars. According to Zillow, the median home value in the United States is $178,500. Let's pretend that two people each want a $178,500