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Your Mortgage: When It's OK to Walk Away

My reader Michael (not his real name) has an extremely high interest rate of 8.6%, making his monthly payment roughly $1,850. Plus Detroit has the hi[...] read more »
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Rules For Revolution: Love Hurts (Your Portfolio)

I am a loyal, buy-and-hold stockholder in several companies.
You are loyal at your own peril in the market, and God knows, especially in this mark[...] read more »
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Active vs. Passive Investing: The Results Are In.

S&P has released their active vs. passive investing scorecard for year-end 12/31/08. Guess what? Active funds got crushed. Again. read more »
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15 Of The World’s Most Significant Tax Havens

As long as there have been taxes, there have been tax avoiders. And as long as there have been tax avoiders, there have been tax havens. read more »
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My Credit Card has Anti Fraud Measures

Does your credit card company call you all the time too? read more »
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Is Citigroup Vikram Pandit’s Job Safe?

Is this guy gonna have a chance to proof himself? Did he already miss his chance? read more »
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Oil ETF’s Hit As Crude Inventory Keep Rising

The Department of Energy released its weekly oil inventory data and again we saw another build-up of black gold. This increase has started to hit th[...] read more »
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The Definitive Inverse ETF Guide

If you pick any publicly traded security, you’ll find someone who’s short on it. So why wouldn’t the concept of shorting appear in ETF sectors? It do[...] read more »
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The State of Credit, April 2009

In December 2008 we reported a prediction that credit card issuers would be reducing available credit by about 45%, and recently the company behind t[...] read more »
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You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself: Debt Collection Via Embarrassment

Apparently Spain has very lax debt laws, meaning that it can be difficult for lenders to recover outstanding debts by taking deadbeat borrowers to co[...] read more »
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Negotiating Your Medical Bills

If you have medical insurance, you should receive an Explanation of Benefits from your insurance company every time you visit a doctor. read more »
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6 Ideas for Entertaining Clients on a Budget

If you’re like most small business owners, you have to cut unnecessary spending wherever you can. And although there are many areas where you can cut[...] read more »
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Joint Banking, Budgets, and Savings

Joint budgeting has been a topic for the past few weeks on some personal finances sites.I decided to update on how we handle our finances since I sta[...] read more »
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California Home Sales Up by 52% Due to Foreclosures Pulling down Prices

Homes and condos from foreclosure listings pushed down median home prices in Southern California, increasing sales of new and pre-owned homes and con[...] read more »
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SEC Is Considering Rules to Restrict Pay-to-Play (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rules to restrict money managers from paying to win state business as regulators ratchet up in[...] read more »
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