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5 Ways to Heat Up Your Savings 05/11/2017 08:00pm • Despite the recent interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, savers are still seeing anemic returns on money held in bank accounts. Rather than be content with near-zero interest rates, finance professionals say people should rethink their emergency funds and other non-retirement savings strat Too Early to Tell Impact of Trump's Tax Plan 05/11/2017 08:00pm • Tax reform may not be the most exciting topic to discuss over dinner, but analysts say it's one of the reasons for the stock market's rally since Donald Trump was elected president. Although it remains to be seen whether sweeping tax changes will come to fruition, there are some clues about what Tru How to Minimize Your Investment Tax Bill Next Year 05/11/2017 08:00pm • Tax reform is a hot topic now and that could be good news for investors. President Donald Trump's proposed tax plan would do away with the 3.8 percent net investment income surtax that currently applies to high-income earners. Eliminating the surtax would reduce the top federal tax rate on long-term Best Countries to Be a Mother 05/11/2017 08:00pm • Top 10 Nations to Be a MomOn the second Sunday of May each year, mothers across the U.S. -- as well as in Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and elsewhere -- are presented with flowers, treated to brunch and honored in celebration of Mother's Day. Year-round appreciation from their governments and so DC home prices reach 10-year high 05/11/2017 11:03am • WASHINGTON — The median sale price of a house or condo in the D.C. metro area was $436,500 in April — up 4.1 percent from a year earlier, and the highest April median sales price of the last decade, easily exceeding last year's record of $419,250. Data from MarketStats by ShowingTime — base 7 Top Travel Destinations With Discounts for Retirees 05/10/2017 08:00pm • If there is one thing retirees like to do, it's travel. Almost all baby boomers are planning to take at least one leisure vacation in 2017, and they are anticipating an average of five trips, according to an AARP travel trends online survey. "We're seeing a lowering in travel to Europe and an incre 10 Best Places to Retire on Social Security Alone 05/10/2017 08:00pm • The average monthly Social Security payment was $1,341 in January 2016. That's enough income for a married couple each receiving this amount to cover basic expenses such as housing, food, transportation, health care and utilities in some parts of the country, according to a U.S. News analysis of Ce Retirement is a Journey, Not a Destination 05/10/2017 08:00pm • Throughout your working years, you have probably viewed your retirement as a destination. It is a goal you are saving for and will hopefully reach one day. But once you reach this destination, then what? The perception of retirement as a destination may be why some people approach retirement with d FCC Net Neutrality Vote Could Impact ISP Stocks 05/10/2017 08:00pm • The Federal Communications Commission will be holding an open meeting on May 18 to discuss two major changes to its policies. The FCC will hold a vote on reforming media ownership policies and repealing Obama-era net neutrality rules, decisions that could have major implications for telecom and int Here's Why Government Bonds Are in Demand 05/10/2017 08:00pm • Demand for U.S. government bonds is on the rise, raising the question of whether that signals a pullback in the stock market, which is near all-time highs. Since mid-March, the 10-year Treasury yield has fallen from more than 2.6 percent to around 2.4 percent. The 30-year rate has dropped. Because Can the Housing Sector Continue to Perform? 05/10/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. housing market is a bright spot for the economy, yet when March housing starts fell, it briefly took some market watchers by surprise. Several economists brushed aside the weakness in housing starts as weather-related. "This was likely due to weather-related disruptions from Winter Storm S What You Need to Know About Trump's Tax Plan 05/10/2017 08:00pm • The Trump administration recently outlined its tax reform proposal for both individuals and businesses. The goals of the proposed reform are to spur economic growth and simplify the tax code. Key features call for reducing taxes by slashing corporate tax rates, flattening individual marginal income In suggesting Metro fixes, LaHood plans to focus on consensus 05/10/2017 06:28pm • WASHINGTON — The former U.S. transportation secretary, tapped to suggest major Metro fixes, does not plan to focus on any ideas of his own. Ray LaHood asked the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Wednesday to come to its own consensus about how to address Metro's cost structure, gov Metro rider decline blamed on 24/7 track work, other factors 05/10/2017 11:14am • WASHINGTON — Metro ridership continues to decline across all times of day and days of the week, according to documents to be presented Thursday to the Metro Board of Directors. Average weekday rail ridership is down 9 percent, or 12.9 million trips, in the first three months of the year compare It's not just the cost of oil: Other factors determine gas price, too 05/10/2017 03:38am • WASHINGTON — Anyone who has ever bothered to drive out of the way to reach gas pumps with lower prices knows that a gas price can vary widely from state to state, city to city and even from neighborhood to neighborhood. Gas prices track crude oil prices, but there are many other factors that af