Tip'd

A community for financial news, ideas, and tips

mvpoff / Tip'd

This is What We Have Come to: Parsing the Word “Socialist.”

Posted by Vanessarivers82 1312 days ago (http://www.americasbestcompanies.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: obama small business spread the wealth
You know the political season is is in its home stretch when folks are either this desperate to tar their enemies with anything they think might stic[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Hate Junkmail? Learn 4 ways to opt out of credit card affiliate marketing

Posted by tylerdee 1312 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: affiliate marketing credit card mail
Credit card issuers and other financial companies bombard you with offers for credit cards, mortgages and other financial products you don't want. T[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Why I Rent Instead of Own a Home

Posted by masteryourcard 1312 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://masteryourcard.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: money personal finance
After I wrote my article, ‘A Little Something Learned About Apartment Living,’ a coworker asked me why I didn’t just buy a house. I got the entire sp[...] read more »
comments 4 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Taiwan Dumps Fannie, Freddie

Posted by thekritz 1312 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://online.barrons.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: fannie mae housing crisis
Despite the recent government bailout of US mortgage giants, investors remain wary. Taiwan's financial regulators reportedly have ordered that natio[...] read more »
comments 2 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Would You Vote for a Presidential Candidate Based on Their Credit Card Debt?

Posted by skinner 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.comparecards.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: elections john mccain politics
Would this amount of credit card debt mean that McCain might run the country into further debt? read more »
comments 3 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

The Incredible Shrinking Funds

Posted by mvpoff 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: crisis hedge hedge funds recession
High borrowing and the credit crisis are bad enough for hedge funds. Panicky clients are worse. read more »
comments 2 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Eastern Europe Adrift

Posted by mvpoff 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: banking crisis eastern europe europe
The impact of the global recession on Eastern Europe is likely to be far worse than on the U.S. read more »
comments 3 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Senators Press for Action to Stem Foreclosures

Posted by paulronan 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: regulation
Senators prodded government officials involved in the bank-rescue plan to do more to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and expressed impat[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

US to Host G20 Summit Over Crisis

Posted by mvpoff 1313 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: crisis recession summit
Apparently, the first summit with European leaders didn't produce tangible enough actions to move the global economy out of this crisis. read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Warren Buffett loses 9.6 Billion in one stock

Posted by weblaunches 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: buffet stocks warren
He has lost more value in his stock than the CEO of any other publicly traded company. The current tally on the paper loss is $9.6 billion. read more »
comments 3 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Great Time To Buy As Home Prices Keep Dropping

Posted by forexlady 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: home prices real estate news
Home prices fall to the lowest price in 17 years. If you have the money to buy and are able to get a loan, now may be a good time read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

California Home Sales Revive, But Not Without Intense Pain

Posted by ryanw 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: california economy real estate
Interesting look at Los Banos, where 1 in 5 houses is in some state of foreclosure.[...] read more »
comments 1 Comment   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

GM suspends payments into 401K plans

Posted by ryanw 1313 days ago, popular 1312 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: 401k economy gm retirement
GM is suspending 401k matching contributions. Another reason to conider Roth IRAs first in retirement planning.[...] read more »
comments 1 Comment   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Apple's "real" earnings grew a staggering 124.6% in Q4

Posted by msaleem 1313 days ago (http://www.appleinsider.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: apple business earnings economy
In its recently reported fiscal fourth quarter, Apple's adjusted net income grew approximately 124.6% from $1.085 billion in Q4 2007 to $2.437 billi[...] read more »
comments 2 Comments   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Real estate recovery and opportunities

Posted by socker 1313 days ago (http://www.walletpop.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: economy investment real estate saving
According to one data collection group, sales volume of homes in California during September was up 65% over last year. That's a promising sign, alt[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!