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How to Get Your Free Annual Credit Reports 06/27/2018 08:00pm • If you could get a detailed dossier of your physical health -- outlining the positives and negatives in an easy-to-understand form -- you'd jump at the chance, right? Then consider how easy it is to check on a major part of your financial health with a free credit report. It is the most effective w 7 Tools to Help You Get the Best Rate 06/27/2018 08:00pm • Whether you're renting a car or getting a mortgage, you may be wondering if you're truly netting the best deal. These days, a number of websites and other resources are available to help ensure you aren't paying more than needed. But rather than spend hours combing the web or calling companies to l 4 Signs You've Outgrown Your Investment Advisor 06/27/2018 08:00pm • A relationship with a financial advisor is very personal-- after all, your advisor knows a lot about you. But there comes a time when you might be ready to work with someone else as your circumstances evolve. It may be hard to see those signs initially, and because of the personal relationship with How to Protect Your Digital Funds From Hackers 06/27/2018 08:00pm • Millions of consumers are moving away from traditional banking methods and trading in cash and credit cards for more convenient digital payment alternatives. In fact, a 2016 survey on the rise of digital wallets conducted by Finder.com, a comparison platform and information service, found that over Where to shop and what to do in Georgetown on 'Independents Day' 06/27/2018 11:36am • WASHINGTON — Georgetown hosts its second-annual "Independents Day" Saturday to showcase its many small, independently owned businesses, some of which have been neighborhood fixtures for decades. The Georgetown Business Improvement District is sponsoring Independents Day. More than 30 merchants Who's a good dog? Who's a good dog? Is it yours? Let them eat dog cake 06/27/2018 12:54am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'b6472a11-948f-4689-9ca2-9f8280f2cede' }).render("5186153681159760");}); WASHINGTON — According to the American 7 Food ETFs to Buy for Your Shopping List 06/26/2018 08:00pm • Investors can harvest profit as prices rise.Anyone who has set foot in a grocery store lately to stock up for a barbecue has likely noticed food prices are on the rise. While overall inflation has been subdued for a long period, rates are starting to pick up again and are running between 2 and 3 per Nike Inc Earnings Preview: What To Expect From NKE Stock 06/26/2018 08:00pm • Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) will be reporting its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on June 28, and investors are hoping Nike can finally get its margin growth and North American sales numbers on the right track. Analysts are predicting some big quarterly numbers from Nike, but fiscal 2019 guidance will likel Accidental fire in restaurant's kitchen wrecks 2 Georgetown businesses 06/26/2018 03:20pm • WASHINGTON — An accidental fire that started in a restaurant's kitchen damaged two businesses in Georgetown on Tuesday, D.C. Fire and EMS said. American eatery Wingo's and English Rose Garden, a florist shop, are the businesses that were damaged in the 3200 block of O Street Northwest. Firefig Ocean City offers more hotel options; prices remain stable 06/26/2018 04:21am • OCEAN CITY, Md. — Vacationers looking to grab some beach time in Ocean City will find more hotel options than in years past. And those staying in the Maryland resort town will find the cost of hotel room the same as last year — even cheaper than six years ago, once inflation is factored in. 6 Strategies for Finding a Cheap Hobby You Love 06/25/2018 08:00pm • Having an inexpensive hobby that leaves you deeply fulfilled is one of the key elements of a frugal life. When you don't need to spend tons of money to feel content with your leisure time, you've found a route to happiness that doesn't involve opening the pocketbook. How do you find such a hobby? It Battling Big Players Not New for Walmart 06/25/2018 08:00pm • As Walmart (ticker: WMT) wades into e-commerce, the future of its stock and dividend is being debated. The answer may fall in large part to a competitor: e-commerce megalith Amazon.com ( AMZN). And literally, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos -- already the world's richest man at $144 billion -- prides hi Amazon Prime discounts come to DC-area Whole Foods stores 06/25/2018 09:03am • WASHINGTON — D.C.-area Whole Foods shoppers who are Amazon Prime members can start getting discounts on their grocery shopping this week. Amazon, which acquired Whole Foods last year for $13.7 billion, says beginning June 27, Prime discounts will be available at all Whole Foods stores nationwid 5 Best Items to Buy on Amazon Prime Day 2018 06/24/2018 08:00pm • Whether it will take place at its usual time, which is the second week of July, or is pushed back a bit to avoid competition with the World Cup, Amazon Prime Day is likely right around the corner. Amazon usually doesn't announce the official date of Amazon Prime Day 2018 until the very end of June Man arrested after smashing Montgomery Co. police cruiser's window for 2nd time 06/22/2018 06:56pm • WASHINGTON — Police arrested a man they say bashed in the windows of two different Montgomery County police cruisers this month. Hector Pacheco, 24, was arrested earlier this week after police said he vandalized Montgomery County police cruisers in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on June 6 and June 18.