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What Tax Experts Tell You Not to Do On Your Taxes 03/19/2015 08:00pm • Doing your taxes can be stressful enough without you making things worse. And odds are good that if you aren't careful this year, you will make a mistake, or a lot of them, on your taxes. In a study released last year by the Government Accountability Office, only 2 out of 19 tax preparers surveyed Millennials: How to Become a 401(k) Millionaire 03/19/2015 10:00am • While some millennials are content to play "Money Tree" on their iPhones, others play for keeps. With discipline, patience and knowledge of how the real-life game works, nearly any member of Generation Y can reach the seven-digit mark in a matter of decades. Yet getting there through investment r Someone Filed a False Tax Return in Your Name. What Now? 03/16/2015 08:00pm • It's not just credit and debit cards that cyber hackers are after these days. Criminals are also using stolen personal information to file fraudulent tax returns and receive tax refunds. Tax fraud has increased substantially in recent years, according to Federal Trade Commission identity theft dat 10 Questions to Measure Your Financial IQ 03/16/2015 08:00pm • There's a storm of information and opinion that swirls around the Internet and the financial press concerning your retirement savings, and how to make sure you're financially secure after you leave the workforce. To cut through all the wind and noise, consider these ten questions. If you have them Shared housing trend grows among older adults 03/16/2015 03:58am • WASHINGTON -- In 2008, Bonnie Moore was going through a divorce.�� And as she was adjusting to a one-income lifestyle, the recession hit and her five-bedroom, three-bathroom home lost half its value. ���All of the money that I had put into remodeling just disappeared,��� Moore says. ���I had, wha Last-Minute Ways to Improve Your Retirement Finances 03/15/2015 08:00pm • It's difficult to make up for a lack of savings once you are in your 50s or 60s, but there are a few ways to do it. Significantly downsizing your home can give your nest egg a quick and significant boost, and taking steps to maximize Social Security can improve your monthly cash flow. Of course, yo 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 IRS warns D.C. residents of tax scams 03/14/2015 06:51am • WASHINGTON ��� As tax day fast approaches, the IRS says D.C. residents trying to file their taxes are more vulnerable to scams. The District is one of three places nationwide that sees the most tax-related identity fraud, says Julianne Breitbeil with the IRS. One of the scams the agency is seeing 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 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 The 100-Year-Old Portfolio: Investments for a Long Life 03/11/2015 08:00pm • Living to 100 used to be an actuarial punchline. Plan like you'll live to 100, but expect that you'll fall, oh, a couple of decades short. But for baby boomers heading into retirement in relatively good health and determined to stay that way, living to 100 is an increasingly likely possibility. Exp Don't Fall for These 5 Retirement Fallacies 03/09/2015 08:00pm • There are some legitimate retirement rules of thumb that can provide at least some measure of security. For example, the 4 percent rule says you can safely spend 4 percent of your assets every year adjusted for inflation. And the 100 minus your age rule suggests the percentage of your savings you s Avoid These Top 10 Tax Mistakes 03/08/2015 08:00pm • In the beginning of March, our thoughts turn to the (unpleasant) tax-filing season. This necessary evil goes with the territory of being a wage-earning citizen, and it has its pros and cons. Our taxes contribute to the great lives we inhabit here in the U.S., providing us with clean water, good roa 50 Affordable Places to Buy a Retirement Home 03/08/2015 08:00pm • Low-cost localesOne of the fastest ways to improve your retirement finances is to relocate to a place with more affordable housing and a lower overall cost of living. U.S. News analyzed Census Bureau data to find the places where homeowners age 65 and older pay the least in monthly housing costs, bo