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6 Sneaky Summer Expenses to Avoid 06/26/2015 05:00am • Summer is the time kick back, relax and just take things easy for a few months. While this means you may be feeling a little lax with your budget, you don't have to waste those hard-earned dollars on frivolous purchases and expenses that can easily be avoided. Even if you aren't tracking your spendi Your guide to CityCenterDC: Where to eat, shop and relax in D.C.’s new luxury neighborhood 06/25/2015 03:14am • WASHINGTON — Over the past few years, CityCenter has been the talk of the town. The downtown development has made headlines for attracting some of the culinary industry’s most famous chefs and the world’s finest designers to the District. Since construction began in 2011, locals have been h How to Get Rid of Your Unwanted Timeshare 06/24/2015 08:00pm • In the glow of the vacation moment, it seems like a wonderful idea: Buy a timeshare so you can return every year to relive the wonderful experience again and again. But years later, when your life has changed and you no longer want to return to the same vacation spot, getting rid of that timeshare 10 High-Profile Stocks Poised for a Comeback 06/23/2015 08:00pm • Summer's as good a time as any to assess slumping stars in the stock market, as even baseball legends aren't immune to a dip in their fortunes. In 1971, Boston Red Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio went 0 for 44 -- that's 44 times at bat without a single hit -- but still managed to make the Baseball Hall An Investor's Guide to Being a Landlord 06/22/2015 08:00pm • For real estate investors who choose to follow a buy-and-hold strategy, owning a portfolio of rental properties is the ultimate dream. And while collecting monthly cash flow from numerous units may be what drives their ambition, there is a gamble involved as well. It's a bet that they can handle a Managing Currency Risks When Retiring Overseas 06/22/2015 08:00pm • If the country where you would like to retire uses a currency other than the U.S. dollar, you need to add currency risk to your list of retirement concerns. Currency exchange fluctuations can affect your retirement income. A retiree living in a foreign country on a fixed income could see his local How to Tell If You Are Ready to Retire 06/21/2015 08:00pm • It can be difficult to know if you are truly ready to walk away from the steady paychecks a job provides. Most people's finances would be improved by another year spent in the workforce, but you also don't want to work for so long that you don't have time to enjoy the things you want to do in retir Why Higher Interest Rates Could Hurt Retirees 06/21/2015 08:00pm • A lot of retirees complain that it's hard to get a reasonable amount of income from their retirement accounts because interest rates are so low. A 10-year Treasury bill pays less than 3 percent interest. The average stock in the S&P 500 yields less than 2 percent. And if you want the safety of a How I Saved Over $1,000 on a Trip to Alaska 06/17/2015 08:00pm • Last November, I went on my first "grownup" vacation, as I like to call it. In other words, I traveled somewhere without my parents, which meant that I paid for everything -- transportation, food, entertainment, you name it. While it initially hurt to spend so much money, as I'm notoriously cheap, What People Never Budget for (But Should) 06/15/2015 08:00pm • Creating a budget can help you stay on top of your finances, but if your budget doesn't include all your expenses (for fun things like a last-minute weekend getaway or not-so-fun things like a surprise car repair bill), then it's not as useful as it could be. U.S. News talked to financial experts t How to Travel With Your Boss Without Making a Fool of Yourself 06/14/2015 08:00pm • Anxiety Airlines Boarding Pass From: Your City To: A Place You Don't Know Seat: 10A* Departs: 8 a.m.** Arrives: 10:20 a.m.*** *Right next to your boss, 10B, so be cool.**Your boss planned to meet you there, right? Or were you supposed to arrange transportation for her? Or were you supposed to m Where are D.C.’s most expensive apartment rents? 06/11/2015 02:45pm • Renters in the District give the landlord a big chunk of their paychecks, and one apartment search site says D.C. is now the fifth-most expensive apartment rental market in the country. The median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the District in May was $2,100, according to Zumper, whi How Renters Can Build Long-Term Wealth, Too 06/10/2015 08:00pm • Home might be where your heart is, but it isn't necessarily where your wealth grows. With American homeownership in a steady decline, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, many households are not living in the passive asset that is a house. Homeownership is a long-term play, and for most familie The Perks of Keeping Your Minivan in Retirement 06/09/2015 08:00pm • My wife wants a minivan when we retire. Once the kids are out of the house, we will finally have the option to spend time cruising around town all by ourselves in a two-seater. But she wants the seven-passenger toddler favorite. Here is why getting (or keeping) a minivan in retirement can be a good How to Cut Costs When Flying With Children 06/08/2015 11:30am • This year, we're embarking on our first flight with two children, which I've heard is quite a bit trickier than flying with one (of course, since we finally got that one figured out). Aside from how I'm going to keep them both entertained on both the flight and layover, I also want to make sure I'm