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8 Facts to Know About Green Bonds 05/30/2017 08:00pm • Millions of investors have embraced socially responsible investing, preferring to put their money into stocks of firms that don't sell weapons, alcohol or tobacco. But few investors are as familiar with a kind of second cousin: green bonds. Like all bonds, green ones are loans from investors to iss 10 Great Tech ETFs That Stay Under the Radar 05/30/2017 08:00pm • These funds are off the beaten path.Literally dozens of exchange-traded funds offer investors a host of ways to invest in the tech sector. However, the mainstream conversation is usually limited to a select few, such as the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ticker: XLK) or the iShares U.S. Technol Know Your Options to Reduce Student Loan Payments 05/30/2017 08:00pm • The Student Loan Ranger receives many questions from readers. On occasion, we like to share some queries that other borrowers are likely to relate to . Here's a sample of some we've addressed recently. Letters have been edited for clarity and to protect readers' privacy. Q. I have student loans in Is Retirement a Good Time to Sell Your House? 05/30/2017 08:00pm • When we put our suburban house on the market last summer we were surprised to find all our neighbors coming over to check it out. Some people wanted to know where we were going. Other neighbors came to check out the kitchen, bedrooms and to find out the asking price. It turned out that many of our Va. under deadline pressure to issue new Real ID-compliant licences 05/30/2017 08:48am • WASHINGTON — Virginians will need to get a new driver's license if they plan on using their license as ID to board a plane in the future. But the new license will not be issued until next year. Maryland, D.C. and 24 other states already have the new license, which complies with federal law. But The New Target Retirement Age: 66 05/29/2017 08:00pm • The ideal retirement age is no longer 65. A recent Gallup poll of 1,019 adults found that Americans are now hoping to retire at an average age of 66. This is a significant change from as recently as 10 years ago, when more people hoped to retire before age 65. Here's a look at what leaving the workf Keep America Great? Promote Human Rights 05/25/2017 08:00pm • As President Donald J. Trump wraps up his first official trip abroad, the rest of the world is watching the U.S. No matter who is in the White House, it is important -- imperative, even -- that our allies trust that American leadership, driven by an unshakeable set of core values, is a constant. As 6 Important Steps to Take Before Retirement 05/25/2017 08:00pm • Retirement rarely happens by accident. For most people, leaving the workforce is the result of a slow climb. Specific moves are made in advance to make sure financial resources will be sufficient later in life and are tucked away somewhere safe. Here are six important action steps to prepare for re How 3 Minimalists Slashed Expenses for Retirement 05/24/2017 08:00pm • Minimalism is a trend sweeping the nation. The best-selling book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" has convinced countless people to discard everything that doesn't "spark joy," while television shows are devoted to helping people find houses so tiny they can be towed behind a truck. Not every Retirement Savings Is a Bigger Crisis Than Health Care 05/23/2017 08:00pm • Everyone talks about how health care is the biggest crisis facing retirees, but unfortunately that crisis takes a distant second to another, far more serious issue. Most retirees don't have any money. A 2015 National Institute on Retirement Security study found that the median working-age household How to Open Your First Brokerage Account 05/23/2017 08:00pm • A brokerage firm is one of the first places investors consider for buying and selling stocks, bonds, mutual or exchange-traded funds and other investments. Just like ice cream, brokerage firms can vary greatly in quality, options and price, from the plain vanilla variety -- such as a discount broke 6 Smart Money Moves to Make Before Living on Your Own 05/22/2017 08:00pm • If your landlords are your parents, at least you're trendy. A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau found that there are now more young people -- those between ages 18 and 34 -- living with their parents than any other arrangement. That's one out of three young people. Now, those numbers are slight Excitement surrounds space telescope, Moon missions 05/22/2017 06:25am • WASHINGTON — While out to sea and touring the far west for the past 31 days, there has been a lot going on lately with regard to NASA space missions, so I thought I would bring WTOP readers up to speed. The biggest news to me is that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently departed NASAâ 7 Tips to Maintain Social Connections in Retirement 05/21/2017 08:00pm • Many people do most of their socializing on the job. But workplace social invitations tend to stop after you retire. Retirees need to find ways to maintain or form new social connections in order to avoid becoming isolated. Here's how to prevent loneliness in retirement: Expand your social netwo Conflict Feeds Rising Divorce Rates Across Gaza 05/21/2017 08:00pm • GAZA CITY, The Gaza Strip -- Rula and her husband had started to frequently fight. They clashed over small things, like how she talked back to him, and big differences, like how to raise their children in the Gaza Strip, a small and war-torn coastal enclave controlled by the militant Hamas and with