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When Should You Sell a Mutual Fund? 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Mutual funds seem like the perfect vehicle for buy-and-hold investors. After all, the fund is entrusted with the job of trading stocks and bonds for you. But a buy-and-hold strategy doesn't work in every situation, and sometimes selling a fund is a smarter move than hanging on long term. "Overall, Investors of eBay Shouldn't Worry About Amazon 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) may be the gold standard for e-commerce investors, but it's certainly not the only game in town. D.A. Davidson analyst Tom Forte has initiated coverage of eBay ( EBAY) with a "buy" rating and says the online auction giant has plenty of growth levers to pull in coming Securing online financial account info: Things you may not have considered 09/13/2017 08:34am • WASHINGTON ��� Last week, Equifax, one of the three largest credit agencies in the United States, joined scores of other companies who have suffered major data breaches. This time, it happened to one of the three credit reporting agencies potentially affecting 143 million people ��� nearly half o City manager advises against Business Improvement District in Alexandria 09/13/2017 07:19am • WASHINGTON ��� Alexandria's City Manager Mark B. Jinks has recommended that the city council no longer consider a proposed Business Improvement District in Old Town. In a memorandum to the council, Jinks said his decision was based on feedback from members of the Business Improvement's Districts 5 Reasons to Use a 'Corporate' Trustee 09/12/2017 08:00pm • One of the hardest decisions to make when finalizing your estate plan is who to name as your trustee when you die or become incapacitated. For many people, an adult child, other family member or friend becomes the solution since they should know what is best for the trust and its beneficiaries. Howe 4 Tools to Help You Automate Your Retirement Savings 09/12/2017 08:00pm • Many people struggle to save enough for retirement. But there are some excellent new tools to help you automatically boost your retirement savings. Many of these programs operate by transferring small amounts of money into a savings or investing account. You probably won't even miss it. But you will Edith Windsor, who helped end gay marriage ban, dies at 88 09/12/2017 05:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Edith Windsor, a widow who brought a landmark Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal anti-gay marriage law and paved a path toward legalizing same-sex nuptials nationwide, died Tuesday. She was 88. Windsor died in New York, said her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. The ca Tourists love Loudoun; county draws 3rd highest travel spending in state 09/12/2017 11:38am • WASHINGTON ��� It was a good year for tourism spending in Northern Virginia last year, and Loudoun County is now third in the state for domestic tourism spending. Loudoun County tourism generated nearly $1.7 billion in domestic tourism spending last year, up 2.9 percent, and ranking Loudoun behin 2017 NFL Week 1 Wrap: Houston, Cleveland remind us how athletes transcend sport 09/12/2017 01:13am • WASHINGTON -- The��Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans may have lost their respective games Sunday, but they won in a more important and meaningful way. For weeks, we've watched Houston get drowned by Hurricane Harvey. We've seen the raw emotion (caution: strong language),��the strength of the hu Inflation-Proof Your Retirement 09/11/2017 08:00pm • The biggest danger to your retirement security may be the one you least expect. Inflation can erode your spending power in retirement dramatically, and underestimating its potential damage can cost you. "Inflation is often overlooked and represents one of the biggest threats to retirement, alongsid Fewer riders, but Metro scores more trips 'on time' 09/11/2017 03:53pm • WASHINGTON ��� Metrorail ridership dropped 8 percent in the year ending in June, but Metro claims ridership is stabilizing now as the agency scores more trips as ���on time.��� Eighty-nine percent of rail riders arrived on time in August based on Metro���s measure of how long it should take to ge Md. Gov. Hogan promises more for Metro -- if other leaders follow suit 09/11/2017 02:14pm • WASHINGTON ��� Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing new short-term funding for Metro as he continues to oppose raising taxes to provide dedicated funding for the system. In a letter to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Hogan said Maryland would give Metro an additional Battlefields and beer: A record year for Prince William County 09/11/2017 10:36am • WASHINGTON ��� Prince William County is attracting as many thirsty visitors as it is battlefield buffs these days. The county had a record year for tourism in 2016, generating more than $570 million in travel-related spending and, at 5.4 percent more than 2015, it was the largest growth in touris Apple (AAPL) Stock: 2 Things to Watch in the iPhone 8 Announcement 09/10/2017 08:00pm • Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, worth more than $650 billion. Driving more than 60 percent of its revenue is the iPhone, and it's about time for yet another new one. If you own Apple stock, you'll want to know what the newest model, the iPhone 8, is packing to get cus Use Life Insurance for a Tax-Free Estate Plan 09/10/2017 08:00pm • Life insurance is best if bought when you are young, because premiums for seniors can be astronomical. But there are exceptions for people in the right circumstances, like a strategy that uses those high premiums to reduce or pay tax on investments and other assets that will be left to heirs, says