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Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance - Does Saving Money Outweigh Privacy Concerns?

For those who don't drive much, usage based auto insurance could provide savings. One way to implement pay-as-you-drive insurance is to require the [...] read more »
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Two Illinois Banks Fail, Impact to CD Customers and the FDIC Special Assessment

The most worrisome issue this year for bank closures hasn't been lost money, but the loss of CD rate locks. read more »
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Warehouse Club Face-Off: The Overall Savings

While the most obvious disparity is the annual membership fee, in-store prices and policies play an even bigger role when it comes to your bottom lin[...] read more »
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Stress test shows the need to bust up giant banks

The recent bank stress test has raised a lot of questions about how much more money American taxpayers will have to pour into the giant monster mega-[...] read more »
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Bank Profits Somehow Increasing Even Though Economy Worsening

So here's an interesting question: how are bank profits increasing when the economy and many of the loans written by the banks are in worse shape th[...] read more »
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Switching from a giant monster mega-bank to a credit union is easier than you think

With the news of many Giant Monster Mega-Banks increasing their fees, this is a good time to consider switching to a credit union for your primary ba[...] read more »
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Leveraged ETFs Lead to Gains, Unease - WSJ.com

New research suggests that on days when the indexes make big moves, leveraged exchange-traded funds could trigger a trading cascade, turning the mark[...] read more »
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Top Online Savings Accounts - Best Yields and the Strongest Banks

A high yield isn't the only thing to consider for an internet savings account. You also want one free of monthly fees and with a bank-to-bank transf[...] read more »
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Series I Savings Bonds: How can Zero Percent Be a Good Deal?

Starting in May the inflation component of the I Bond will be a record low of -5.55%. This will cause all existing I Bonds to have a 0% rate for a 6-[...] read more »
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Wells Fargo Profits on the Backs of Savers

Wells Fargo posted a first quarter profit today that exceeded analysts expectations. CFO Howard Atkins came right out and said it was because they ar[...] read more »
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Sizing Up Wells Fargo's Surprise - BusinessWeek

The company's record Q1 profit amid a financial crisis is a testament to its overall strength. But does it signal good news for other banks? read more »
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Comparison of Stock Returns to Savings Account Returns Shows Buy and Hold Bad Idea

How much more would an investor who put their money in the stock market would have earned versus someone who just stuck it into an FDIC insured savin[...] read more »
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More Investors Say Bye-Bye to Buy-and-Hold - Fool's Game or Smart Decision?

This bear market is prompting more retail investors to abandon buy-and-hold strategies in favor of opportunistic trading. Experts like John Bogle cla[...] read more »
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Can the AP Out-Google Google? or Digg? or Tipd? or Other News Aggregators?

To compete with what it deems Google's "misappropriation" of its news, the Associated Press wants to fight back by building its own news aggregato[...] read more »
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Six Top-Notch Bond Funds - Barrons.com

The volatility of the stock market has caused many investors to stash their cash in certificates of deposit and money-market funds. But investors sho[...] read more »
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