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Why It's Hard to Fight Brokers

The fund had a substantial stake in securities backed by subprime mortgages. Its share price began to plummet in March 2008, and it ended up losing 3[...] read more »
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My Financial Infrastructure

While preparing for the first episode of The Personal Finance Hour yesterday, I was browsing Jim’s archives over at Bargaineering. I stumbled upon an[...] read more »
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20 Essential Tools for the New Consultant

With companies pushing their employees off the plank into the sea of financial and professional uncertainty, one of the best options to take control [...] read more »
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Has the Economic Collapse Changed the Rules of Investing?

Money Magazine published an article with the “7 new rules of financial security,” claiming that the recent economic collapse has changed the fundamen[...] read more »
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Lending Money to Family and Friends

Lending money to family and friends is a bit like a walking a tightrope, and it’s very easy for things to go wrong. With the ongoing recession affect[...] read more »
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Seven Ideas to Improve the Kindle

Even with the advent of the Kindle 2, it’s still not in color. No illustrations, no art, no visual, barely discernible black and white photos. Even t[...] read more »
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Discount Cruises: Book a Fantastic Voyage

Longing to take a cruise in Polynesia? Bargains abound on the high seas this year, but you have to move fast because they're starting to dry up. read more »
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Continuous Service? Dumb Moves from Smart Money

As part of my ongoing effort to bring you interesting and informative personal-finance information, I subscribe to several magazines, including Smart[...] read more »
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Free Kindle & $5,000 @ IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com

If you haven’t heard, Ramit Sethi, personal finance blogger, kick-your-finances-into-gear extraordinaire, and overall cool guy has published his book[...] read more »
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High-Speed Rail Projects Get Big Boost

High-speed rail will get an $8-billion shot in the arm from the stimulus package. The secretary of Transportation is drawing up guidelines for how th[...] read more »
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5 DIY Luxuries for the Recession

"Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity." That quotation is commonly attributed to Coco Ch[...] read more »
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ING Direct Drops Savings Interest Rate to 1.5% but Bonuses Still Available

Even though ING Direct has lowered the interest rate offered on the Orange Savings Account, one of the most popular online savings accounts. The bank[...] read more »
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File Taxes for Free With TurboTax

A few weeks ago, I did a head-to-head comparison of TurboTax vs. TaxCut, and I also noted that TurboTax has been rated the best tax preparation softw[...] read more »
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Five Money Saving Bank Hacks

Banks offer a lot of services and features. You probably know most of the popular ones. Heck, you probably know most of the not so popular ones. read more »
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How to Ask for a Raise in a Recession

The current economic climate doesn’t exactly lend itself to asking for a raise. With all the talk of bailouts, budget cuts and layoffs (not to mentio[...] read more »
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