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40 Million Americans Now Have Bad Credit Scores
Feeling bad about your low credit score? At least you have plenty of company.
Tyco Buys ADCT – Gain of 73% for Online Portfolio
ADC Telecommunications is a stock in the real-money online portfolio at MoneyTalksNews.com. If the deal goes through, it represents a 73% gain in less than a year.
Wall Street Gobbles Up 1/3 of Your 401k Pie
Think a $35 fee to check a bag is annoying? Compared to the hidden fees you pay to invest in your company’s 401k or 403b plan, they’re chickenfeed.
2010 Grads Seeing Lower Salaries
While the cost of college increases annually, the payoff for many disciplines is shrinking as salary offers fall.
10 Sites to Help Save Gas and Money
You can’t stop the BP oil leak, but you can do your share by using less gas. Here are 10 ways to use the web to drive less while you save more.
5 Tips to Take the Bite Out of Dental Bills
Health care reform will provide access to medical care for millions of uninsured Americans, but it won’t help with dental bills. Fortunately, you don’t have to grin and bear it.
Viewer Question: Should I Trade Forex?
“Forex” refers to trading foreign exchange contracts. Good idea? Sure. Like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer, it will feel good when you stop.
The 1960s Revisited: Guns vs. Butter Debate
U.S. Legislators grapple with controlling the budget while waging two expensive wars. Result: The Senate cannot agree to pass extended unemployment benefits to help the long-term unemployed.
Uncle Sam Could Hike Taxes by Allowing Bush Tax Breaks to Expire
Some could end up paying thousands of dollars more a year if Congress doesn’t act to keep some or all of the Bush tax cuts that are scheduled to expire this year.
Help! I’m Trapped in London!
My good friend is trapped in London without a passport, money or credit cards. Can you help me bring her home?
What You Need to Know About New Overdraft Rules
If you have a checking account, you now have a choice to make about overdraft protection. Read this, then decide.
Thinking Stock Options? Think Again.
When I was a stock broker, I speculated with stock and index options in an attempt to make a killing. But I got killed instead. Here’s why I think options are among the world’s stupidest investments.
Why You Should Buy Stocks and Houses Now
Stock market? Falling. Housing market? Unstable. Savings accounts? Paying zilch. What’s an investor to do? Here are my predictions on where we’ll be in the summer of 2012, along with a look at my personal portfolio.
How to Buy Property for Back Taxes
While foreclosures are one way to buy property cheap, they’re not the only way. You can also buy property by paying past-due real estate taxes. Here’s how it works.
Interchange Fee Regulations: Who Wins, Who Loses?
Debit card interchange fees – money merchants pay banks when they accept debit cards – could fall as a result of regulatory reform. Good for merchants? Definitely. Good for you? Maybe not.
7 Cheap and Gun-Free Ways to Protect Yourself
The Supreme Court just affirmed the right of Americans to use guns to defend themselves and their property, but that doesn’t make guns the best tool for the job.
When Free Speech Gets Expensive
Our constitution guarantees that stating your opinion won’t land you in jail, but that’s no guarantee it won’t land you in the poorhouse.
10 Best Money Saving iPhone Apps
If you’ve got an iPhone, here are the 10 best apps to help you find deals, track expenses, and save money.
10 Things People Buy They Should Get Free
Life’s tough enough without paying for things you could be getting free. Here are some examples – see if you can add to our list.
What Regulatory Reform Means to You
Billed as the most sweeping reform since the 1930s, the financial reform bill is close to becoming law. Will it actually reform anything? Here are the main provisions – you be the judge.
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