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Top 5 reasons to hire a tax pro 02/20/2015 11:59am • WASHINGTON -- There’s a lot of really good tax help out there, but choosing the right solution for your situation can be as difficult as deciphering the tax code. If you have relied on the IRS for help in the past, you’ll want to make alternate arrangements: The IRS said it won’t be able to Sharing Is Declaring: How the Peer-to-Peer Economy Affects Your Taxes 02/18/2015 07:00pm • For the past several years, the sharing economy has gained traction as more and more individuals rent out spare rooms to travelers, use their vehicles to earn extra income or opt to rent, rather than own, ball gowns they'll only wear once. While the concept of shared consumerism can have environmen Treat Yourself: Budget-Friendly Ways to Spend Valentine's Day Alone 02/11/2015 07:00pm • Who says you need a special someone for Valentine's Day? If you find yourself celebrating alone on February 14, rally your friends and make it a day (or evening) to remember. Here are some fun, budget-friendly ideas to make this Valentine's Day one you will really love. Round up a group. If you ha A Retirement Residence That Pays for Itself in Chile 02/10/2015 07:00pm • The potential to rent out your second or retirement residence overseas when you're not using it yourself can be a big advantage. Cash flow from rental income can help offset carrying costs or even cover them entirely with positive income to spare. One potential retirement haven that's interesting i A Retirement Beach Home in Brazil 02/02/2015 07:00pm • The U.S. dollar is at a 10-year high against the Brazilian real. Brazil's long coastline boasts some of the world's most beautiful beaches. These two facts combine to make Brazil a top choice for a dollar-holder interested in a beachfront retirement. Consider the Brazilian island of Itamaracá, whe 6 Tips for Finding an Apartment in Chicago 01/27/2015 07:00pm • Finding an apartment you love anywhere can be a difficult process, but in Chicago, it can be a serious uphill battle. Among the hundreds of apartments that may be on the market at any one time, there will only be a few that meet all your needs, and even those could have their own set of problems. Investors See Benefit in Using IRAs for Real Estate 01/27/2015 07:00pm • After the nation's financial crisis, Leslye Schiff decided she had had enough of the highs and lows of the stock market and pulled her money out. Instead, she rolled the money she had in her traditional individual retirement account into a Roth IRA and changed her investment strategy. When her hus Marriott targets millennials with tiny, affordable hotel chain 01/22/2015 05:52pm • WASHINGTON -- Hotel giant Marriott is hoping its new concept for teeny-tiny, trendy hotel rooms proves to budget-conscious millennials that the smaller the room, the bigger the perks. Marriott, which is based in Bethesda, is rolling out a line of modern microhotels aimed at appealing to millenni A Guide to Saving Money for Empty Nesters 01/21/2015 07:00pm • For empty nesters who have recently retired or sent their last child off to college, figuring out the best way to manage money is one of the most important things to tackle when entering into this new life stage. Surprisingly, a 2010 study by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research found th Does Everyone Need a Credit Card? 01/15/2015 07:00pm • Americans' reliance on credit cards has been declining steadily since the Great Recession, according to an April 2014 Gallup poll. In fact, respondents reported that they are carrying less credit card debt overall and are more likely than to pay their balance in full and on time compared to the earl Five-Minute Ways to Save Money in 2015 01/14/2015 07:00pm • After the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, it's easy to get swept up in the ritual of making resolutions. The year stretches out before you like a clean slate, making anything seem possible. But when the party dies down and it comes time to get started on your new healthy, frugal or charit 8 Tips for Managing a Rental Property Overseas 01/12/2015 07:00pm • Buying an apartment or a house in a place where you want to spend time in retirement and vacationing there until you retire can be a great retirement planning strategy. Even better is when the property you buy can be rented out when you're not using it, generating cash flow to cover the associated Personal transit devices make a quirky drive toward future 01/09/2015 08:04am • By Steve Winter, special to wtop.com LAS VEGAS -- What’s the best way to get around Vegas during the Consumer Electronics Show? Shuttle buses?  The monorail?  A rental car?  Good old fashioned shoe leather? How about the Hovertrax? A feet only, hands-free contraption created by a Cassidy Turley marketing Van Dorn Metro development to prospective investors 12/30/2014 02:03pm • Cassidy Turley has been tapped to seek investors for Cameron Park, a proposed mixed-use project tied to the Van Dorn Metro that is one of several set to transform Alexandria's Landmark-Van Dorn corridor over the next several years. The JBG Cos. and its partners, JBGR Retail and The Pinkard Group, ar The second Wal-Mart to open in D.C. gets new out-of-town landlord 12/29/2014 02:04pm • Wal-Marts, it seems, don't last long in the hands of the firms that develop them. The Foulger-Pratt Cos. has sold its Georgia Avenue Wal-Mart in Northwest D.C., one of the first to open in the District, to a San Francisco investment management firm for $32.1 million, or roughly $302 per square foot.