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Shopping Holidays: The Best Days to Shop in 2018 01/15/2018 07:00pm • Trying to save money in 2018? You don't have to cut back on shopping. Instead, consider the timing of your purchases. Knowing when seasonal items tend go on sale and when major sales holidays take place allows you to buy the items you'd purchase anyway, but pay significantly less for them. Read on How to Retire in 2018 01/15/2018 07:00pm • The year you retire is a pivotal time to make final adjustments to your finances and a plan to spend down your assets. You also need to make important decisions about Social Security and health insurance. Here's what you need to do if you plan to retire in 2018. Set up health insurance. You don't How to Give More to Charity This Year 01/14/2018 07:00pm • The season of giving is over. Or is it? People are often moved to philanthropy at the end of the year, but charity may be better baked into your overall financial plan as well as your annual budget. "I think the combination of the holiday season, as well as the year-end tax deadlines for those peop Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) Revenue Comes Up Short 01/11/2018 07:00pm • Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) kicked off 2018 with a lackluster fourth quarter earnings report on Friday. In what many investors consider the perfect environment for big banks, Wells Fargo topped earnings expectations, but revenue came up a bit soft. Wells Fargo stock initially dipped by 1.1 per 3 Important Things to Know About Bitcoin 01/11/2018 07:00pm • Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have become hot investments with seemingly Cinderella-esque, get-rich-quick potential, but before diving into this new asset class, most investors should pump the brakes. Bitcoin, ethereum, ripple, litecoin and IOTA, for example, are types of digital currency that Debt Repayment Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Repaying Loans 01/11/2018 07:00pm • When it comes to repaying debt, there are a few tips and tricks that will make your bills more affordable and your payments more effective. But first you're going to have to train your brain to make savvy debt payoff moves. "With any loan or debt, there's the mathematical answer and the psychologic Outgoing Va. Gov. McAuliffe says rights restoration his proudest achievement 01/10/2018 09:00pm • (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: 'cd2da1d2-d456-48a8-8d95-92d4ecc8d11f' }).render("154615369f43d236");}); RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Outgoing Virgini Target Corporation (TGT) Stock Flies Under the Radar 01/10/2018 07:00pm • Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is off to a hot start to 2018 after the company updated its fourth-quarter guidance this week following a stronger-than-expected holiday season. But while some U.S. retailers are surviving on a quarter-by-quarter basis, Target may have positioned itself to be a rare l Self-Storage Is an Investment Alternative 01/10/2018 07:00pm • When it comes to real estate investing, profits and losses track to market cycles. Many residential real estate investors shy away from dealing with tenants and maintenance. As a result, they're seeking other real estate asset classes to invest in. After more than a decade of flipping single-family Should Tax Reform Change How You Save for Retirement? 01/10/2018 07:00pm • It's the most sweeping tax reform enacted in decades, but don't expect the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to significantly change how you save for retirement. "I don't know that it fundamentally changes the advice we give," says David Brinkman, an investment relationship manager for Schneider Downs Wealth M The All-Inclusive Guide to Modified Endowment Contracts 01/10/2018 07:00pm • With stocks at record levels, many investors may worry prices are more likely to fall than to rise. And some who are casting about for an alternative may be presented a little-known option: the modified endowment contract, a kind of cash-value life insurance policy valued for its investing features Campaign spending bill pits DC council against mayor 01/10/2018 12:09pm • WASHINGTON ��� A legislative fight between D.C. Council members and Mayor Muriel Bowser went a step further Tuesday as the Council advanced a bill that would allow tax dollars to be used to help fund political campaigns. Under the bill, which Bowser opposes, candidates could potentially tap into What the new tax law means for your 2018 finances 01/10/2018 05:04am • WASHINGTON ��� The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 signed into law in December provided a major overhaul to the previous tax legislation. As the bill was being finalized, many people rushed to prepay state and local taxes (i.e. ���SALT���) before Dec. 31, 2017, to avoid losing out on these itemized Va. General Assembly convenes to address commuter bill, Metro, more 01/10/2018 04:28am • WASHINGTON ��� Even as questions still surround two seats in the House of Delegates, Virginia���s General Assembly convenes at noon Wednesday, with members set to dive headlong into a 60-day sprint on issues ranging from Medicaid expansion and gun violence to Metro and Interstate 66 tolls. Democr How to Get Help Paying Medical Bills 01/09/2018 07:00pm • Talk about trauma. The last thing most people need after a frightening or painful medical procedure is an equally terrifying hospital bill. "The impact of unexpected, high medical bills can be really devastating and stressful to individuals and families," says Maureen Lamb, CEO and founder of Medic