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Becoming an Executor of an Estate: What You're In For 11/15/2018 07:00pm • If you've been named executor of an estate, you carry the burden of a variety of duties and legal responsibilities, including filing and paying remaining local and federal taxes, assessing the worth of assets, distributing property and sending records to beneficiaries. While you may feel privileged 6 Tips for Do-It-Yourself Retirement Investors 11/15/2018 07:00pm • Investing in retirement is different than investing during your working years. Since you are counting on your assets for your retirement income, preserving your savings becomes more important than asset growth. This strategy adjustment can be a challenge for do-it-yourself retirement investors who Why Did My Credit Card Interest Rate Increase? 11/15/2018 07:00pm • Rates are on the rise, which means you might have recently noticed that your credit card interest rate went up. If not, an increase could soon be on the horizon. "With the Federal Reserve's third interest rate increase this year, credit card rates are expected to increase," says Samuel Deane, finan Caregivers Should Save for Retirement 11/14/2018 07:00pm • Advances in medicine and technology are allowing Americans -- including those with special needs and disabilities -- to enjoy longer, fuller lives. Still, as a caregiver, the emotional, physical and financial toll can be draining and could potentially prevent you from being able to plan for your ow 5 Ways Amazon Could Transform Greater Washington, D.C., and New York City 11/14/2018 07:00pm • It's been just over a year since Amazon, the massive online retail and web services corporation based in Seattle, announced that it would be expanding its headquarters to a second North American city. At first, its promises were extravagant: One lucky city would be the host of what it called "HQ2," These Crystal City business owners are ready for Amazon's rebranding 11/14/2018 10:00am • WASHINGTON — Inside "Bob & Edith's Diner" in Crystal City, Virginia, there's a steady flow of customers. "We get all the hotel workers, construction workers, Metro workers," said Ashley Kaupe, the manager at the popular diner. With Amazon planning to create 50,000 jobs between it's two H How your company benefits can protect your financial plan 11/14/2018 05:17am • Open enrollment for marketplace health insurance is underway until Dec. 15. At the same time, many employer plans are also in their open enrollment period, allowing you to modify your benefits selections. This is an opportunity to take a fresh look at your employer-sponsored benefits each year to Potomac Yard Metro entrance to be restored as part of Amazon deal 11/14/2018 04:30am • WASHINGTON — As part of its promise to Amazon, Virginia will pay to construct a second entrance to the new Potomac Yard Metro station, a project that had been controversially and quietly cut earlier this year due to cost concerns. "We're very excited. The $50 million for this entrance will rea Amazon is a 'game-changer' for Crystal City (and good for JBG Smith, too) 11/14/2018 04:15am • WASHINGTON — Amazon's choice of Northern Virginia for half of its new headquarters will jump-start Crystal City, which is still recovering from Base Realignment and Closure-related office vacancies. And, it's good business for Crystal City's dominant commercial real estate owner, JBG Smith. JB Why Amazon chose Northern Virginia for its HQ2 11/14/2018 04:05am • WASHINGTON — It's official. Amazon is moving to Northern Virginia, but a number of factors set the region apart from other cities vying for the tech company's favor, including its tech-savvy workforce. "We're proud that Amazon has recognized all the tremendous things Virginia has to offer," sai Amazon's NYC home in 'opportunity zone' for Trump tax break 11/14/2018 01:18am • NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the New York City neighborhood selected by Amazon for one of its new headquarters is in a federal "opportunity zone," a designation created by President Donald Trump's tax overhaul that offers developers potentially millions of dollars in capital gains tax breaks to invest DC Council holds off on vote to lower city's voting age to 16 11/13/2018 09:21pm • WASHINGTON — The D.C. Council voted Tuesday night to take more time to look at a piece of legislation that could give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote. The 26th Amendment — which protects the right of citizens 18 and older to vote — wouldn't stop the District from allowing these teens Priced Out: Options When Your Neighborhood Is No Longer Affordable 11/13/2018 07:00pm • In cities across the U.S., residents are discovering they can no longer afford to live in the neighborhoods they call home, due to rising rents, housing shortages or community changes that make everyday life pricier. As rents climb or property taxes for single-family homes soar in a neighborhood, lo How Should I Respond to a Debt Settlement Offer? 11/13/2018 07:00pm • Getting a debt settlement offer may feel like a lifeline if you're drowning in unpaid bills. But if you settle for less than what you owe -- perhaps much less -- there are serious downsides, too. You may need to make an immediate payment in full and could face tax consequences. That's why experts of Virginia Tech's 'Innovation Campus' played a key role in Amazon's HQ2 decision — so what is it? 11/13/2018 05:24pm • WASHINGTON — Amazon listed Virginia Tech's $1 billion investment to build an "innovation campus" in Alexandria as a major factor in its decision to bring half of its second headquarters to Northern Virginia. So what is all that money going to build? According to the university, the new million-