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Credit report monitoring and why it matters

Posted by ryanw 1033 days ago (https://money.strands.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit credit score identity theft
Examines the major credit monitoring services, looking at the details as well as pros and cons of each. read more »
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Debit or Credit? What to consider before answering.

Posted by ryanw 1086 days ago (https://money.strands.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit debit shopping
The question seems harmless when you know you're using your debit card. This article looks at a couple of things to consider before answering that question. read more »
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SmartHippo adds mortgage rate data for over 200 lenders and brokers to its rate comparison engine

Posted by krusk 1087 days ago, popular 1086 days ago (http://www.pitchengine.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: community finance mortgages
SmartHippo, a shopping comparison site for mortgages that uses the power of community to help people save money, announces today it has added automated rate data for over 200 lenders and brokers. read more »
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Laid Off - Day Two: Network, Research, and Health Insurance

Posted by crackerjackgreenback 1162 days ago, popular 1161 days ago (http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: laid off personal finance recession
Day two of a financial planner's journey after being laid off. Read to see what he's doing to deal with the situation and find his next job... read more »
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The dark secrets of debit

Posted by ryanw 1162 days ago (http://www.consumerreports.org)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking feeds
Not only are debit cards convenient, but they help banks make loads of cash. Too bad they didn't manage all that cash better. read more »
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FDIC Study of Bank Overdraft Programs

Posted by ryanw 1162 days ago (http://www.fdic.gov)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking fdic fees
Study of how banks are using overdraft programs to rake in billions in fees.[...] read more »
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Is It Time to Buy That First House?

Posted by paulronan 1162 days ago, popular 1161 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: housing market
Five or 10 years from now, when the financial crisis has ended and housing prices are up smartly once more, we will look in the rearview mirror and r[...] read more »
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Laid Off - Day One: Pray, Relax, and Take Stock

Posted by crackerjackgreenback 1163 days ago, popular 1162 days ago (http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: laid off personal finance recession
Join the journey of a financial planner (& blogger) as he recovers from being laid off. Watch the steps he takes and help him along his way. read more »
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Three Financial Formulas You Need to Know and Understand

Posted by crackerjackgreenback 1165 days ago, popular 1164 days ago (http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: formulas personal finance spending
The only three financial formulas you really need to understand for personal finance success... read more »
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Outrage: American Express Applies for Corporate Welfare

Posted by TheMoneyHawk 1187 days ago, popular 1186 days ago (http://money-hawk.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: american express bailout taxpayer
These "bailouts" are getting out of hand. This one isn't even a bailout, American Express just wants cheap money from the feds. Read this articl[...] read more »
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California Home Sales Revive, But Not Without Intense Pain

Posted by ryanw 1205 days ago, popular 1204 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 »
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GM suspends payments into 401K plans

Posted by ryanw 1205 days ago, popular 1205 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 »
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Greenspan Concedes to `Flaw' in His Market Ideology

Posted by polymath22 1205 days ago, popular 1205 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: alan greenspan ideology market
In May 2005 speech, Greenspan said that ``private regulation generally has proved far better at constraining excessive risk-taking than has governmen[...] read more »
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Financial Planner Advises Shorter Life Span

Posted by cap 1206 days ago, popular 1205 days ago (http://www.theonion.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: humor personal finance
From The Onion. Financial adviser determined that his client can best make use of his portfolio by dying early...[...] read more »
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