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What International Students Should Know About the FAFSA 01/28/2019 07:00pm • Prospective international students researching U.S. schools may find little information about financial aid for which they are eligible. But one term students may come across often is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. U.S. students fill out the FAFSA to apply for financial aid How to Find a Room for Rent 01/28/2019 07:00pm • Whether you've recently moved to a new city and you need a place to live or you want to maximize savings and don't want to go through the process of collecting financial documents (think: pay stubs and tax returns), subletting a room can be advantageous. Maybe you're uncertain of how long you'll be Media company TEGNA officially moves to Boro Tower in Tysons 01/28/2019 05:54pm • WASHINGTON �����Broadcasting and digital media owner TEGNA Inc. is the first tenant to move into the new Boro Tower office high rise in Tysons Corner. TEGNA���s new home is 46,000 square feet on the tower���s top two floors, plus a private rooftop lounge. The company���s new headquarters space Confounding reason first-time DC buyers can���t afford a fixer-upper 01/28/2019 10:05am • WASHINGTON ��������First-time buyers are increasingly priced out of the D.C. housing market,��� the headlines read again and again. They wouldn���t necessarily be, if they compromised on what they want. But experts say there's a reason they don't. Many first-time buyers want a picture-perfect, mo Arlington property value assessments go up ��� see how much 01/28/2019 08:47am • WASHINGTON ��� Arlington County, Virginia's 2019 real estate assessments are in the mail, and the overall total assessed value of residential properties is up by 2.9 percent. About three in four homeowners will see their assessed value go up this year, according to the county. The rest remained u 5 Ways for Investors to Profit Despite Volatility 01/27/2019 07:00pm • In 2018, the second longest bull market took an unsettling turn. During the last two weeks of the year, the market experienced historic volatility and a dramatic correction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 350 points six times in a 10-day period -- then rose by 1,000 points in one da These Are The Countries That Hurt Technology Cooperation and Innovation 01/27/2019 07:00pm • Innovation relies on a series of principles and international cooperation, say experts, yet not all countries contribute equally to the advancement of technology. Many nations, including advanced economies, may bend the rules and pass laws and policies that favor their own businesses but in turn hur Why You Should Include ETFs in Your Portfolio 01/27/2019 07:00pm • Exchange-traded funds combine the convenience and ease of trading individual stocks while providing a simple way to diversify a portfolio by allowing investors to participate in an entire sector and avoid single stock risk. The addition of these funds to a portfolio is a popular choice because inves How Investors Can Best Use a 529 Plan 01/27/2019 07:00pm • State-run 529 plans have been a staple of the college savings landscape for years. But a 529 account has never been as easy as ordinary investments to choose and manage. With the new tax rules passed about a year ago and the financial markets looking shaky, families may wonder if the venerable 529 i How to Stay Tax Compliant as an American Retiree Overseas 01/27/2019 07:00pm • As an American retired abroad, no matter where in the world you are living or how long you reside there, you are required to file a U.S. tax return each year. The one exception is if you earn less than the minimum income tax filing threshold any year. This amount changes each year, but is about $12 How Warren's plan to tax the rich is different from Ocasio-Cortez's 01/27/2019 08:13am • Both Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and freshman New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez want to tax the rich -- but the two progressive Democratic icons are proposing going about it in very different ways. Most proposals to tax the rich have focused on raising rates on income and capital Metro IG raises concerns about improper payments 01/26/2019 05:40am • WASHINGTON ��� New investigations reveal concerns about Metro's contracting systems and about money owed to the agency by former Metro employees. The two reports by Metro's Office of Inspector General have led Metro to promise improvements to procedures to prevent improper payments that could add Column: An offer for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado that makes sense 01/25/2019 02:40am • WASHINGTON ��� So, we���re all still here, waiting. The MLB free agent bonanza that was supposed to make history this winter with unprecedented, blockbuster deals has instead made a much different kind of history as the market for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado has seemingly vanished into thin ai First-Time Homebuyer Programs for Florida Residents 01/24/2019 07:00pm • Breaking into homeownership can be difficult. Hurdles such as affordability, credit history and market prices keep many people from achieving their goal of owning a house. Fortunately for Floridians, federal and state programs and mortgage products are aimed at first-time homebuyers to help ease the 401(a) vs. 401(k): What Is the Difference? 01/24/2019 07:00pm • Traditional 401(k) plans are a primary workplace savings vehicle, as they offer an easy and tax-efficient way to build a nest egg for retirement. However, there is a lesser-known retirement savings plan worth considering: the 401(a) plan. "Most people have never heard of a 401(a)," says Drew Keller