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What's the Best Way to Consolidate Debt?
While there may not be a single best way to consolidate debt, it is possible to narrow down the top options for your situation. |
17 Feb, 2014 |
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Is Fear Making You Too Conservative?
Are some retirees too scared for their own good? What does the future hold for you and your money? |
17 Feb, 2014 |
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10 Weapons Wall Street Uses to Manipulate You
The author provides an opinion of the impact of new quantum computing on stock investors. |
17 Feb, 2014 |
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Shareholder Activism: Corporate Upgraders
The author argues that America should make life easier, not harder, for activist investors. |
17 Feb, 2014 |
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Obamacare: Delays Ahead
The Affordable Care Act faces another roadblock as the employer mandate is postponed for one more year. |
17 Feb, 2014 |
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What Exactly is an Entrepreneur?
The author gives a personal spin on this topic, arguing that entrepreneurs are mainly innovators. |
17 Feb, 2014 |
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Save Enough to Make Your Travel Dreams Come True
Travel is often a top goal, yet most boomers haven't mapped out a plan. Here's what to do. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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How to Sell an Inherited Home
Here's some sound advice to heed before you put Mom and Dad's home on the market. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Congrats, You Owe the AMT
As time tax return time arrives, you should examine the potential for AMT complications. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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If the Market Goes Bust, Don't Blame Boomers
For the past few years some experts have said that the stock market will crater as more baby boomers enter retirement. This article refutes that notion. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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What the Smart Advisers Like Now
An expert looks at the 10 mutual-fund portfolios that made the most money last year. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
An expert discusses the possibility of deflation in the Euro Zone. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Quantitative Easing: The Taper Disaster That Wasn't
The World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report gives a useful summary of how emerging markets have fared in the face of the Fed's move toward tapering of quantitative easing. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Pass an IRA to Young Grandkids With Care
Take some precautions to protect your legacy if you plan to leave assets to minor children. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Build Your Own Hedge Fund
An expert says you should reserve a small part of your portfolio for investments that don't move closely with the stock market.
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15 Jan, 2014 |
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How IRS Drives Taxpayers Crazy
In a new report to Congress, the National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson identifies the 25 most serious problems facing taxpayers today. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Time to Get on a Spending Diet
Just as January is a time of reckoning on the scale, it can also be a time to hit the reset button on spending. The key is to find sustainable cuts that make enough of a difference. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Investors: Don't Be a Slave to History
Buyer beware. A single year in which stocks soared and bonds tanked can throw the long-term numbers way out of whack. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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The 2 Biggest Risks Faced by Every Investor
The author warns about inflation risk and emotional risk in investing. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Who Gets Your Digital Fortune When You Die?
Americans value their digital assets at more than $54,000 on average, but few people take the time create an estate plan for them. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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This Shocking Strategy Will Save Your Portfolio
Diversification doesn't sound sexy, but it can work over the long term. The article provides an overview. |
15 Jan, 2014 |
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Investing in Start-Ups Is Risky Business
Equity crowdfunding offers big opportunities -- and big hazards -- for small investors. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Last-Minute Moves to Protect Your Home from Winter Storms
Here's how to prevent damage to your roof and pipes, and keep you and your family safe, too. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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A Rich Retirement: How to Get the Biggest Social Security Check
The author offers advice on using Social Security to supplement retirement income. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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10 Retirement Questions for the Holidays
You can learn valuable lessons from retired family members around the holidays. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Investing: Why Broader is Better
What stock sector will outperform next year? Will commodities outperform stocks? Will emerging market bonds provide extra returns? This expert says that investing based on researching these questions can be destructive. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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What is the Best Way to Measure Inflation?
There is more than one measure of inflation, so which one should you watch? The two main candidates are the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Personal Consumption Expenditures index (PCE). The article compares the two. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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5 Coming Price Hikes and How to Avoid Them
It's already clear that prices for five popular items are going up in 2014, which gives consumers a chance to sidestep some of the cost by making smart moves now. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Warren Buffett Made $37 Million a Day in 2013
There's good reason why Warren Buffett is widely viewed as one of the most successful investors in the world. This past year, he made about $37 million a day, topping a list of billionaires who made the biggest financial gains in 2013, a new study shows. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Retired? Dust off Your Retirement Plan
A retirement plan should be updated regularly, even in retirement. The author provides sound advice to retirees. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Maximize Charitable Giving to Minimize Taxes
Retirement is a time many people become more intentional about giving back to their community by making charitable contributions. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Brad Pitt's 50th-Birthday Financial To-Do List
Brad Pitt made $25 million last year, but even matinee idols need retirement-planning advice at age 50. Here's what he should do. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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What the Big Money is Betting on in 2014
What does 2014 hold for financial markets? The world's biggest money managers are making some bold bets for the New Year, according to a new survey. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Gold Falls to June Lows as Fed Taper Sinks In
The announcement of the Federal Reserve's January tapering plans sent gold prices on a volatile ride, plunging on December 19 to levels not seen since June. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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QE, Finitely
The article discusses the impact of the Fed's quantitative easing. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Are We Helping the Poor?
The author argues that America's welfare programs are hurting. |
19 Dec, 2013 |
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Beware of Typhoon Disaster-Relief Scams
Take these steps to make sure that donations to help victims in the Philippines go to reputable organizations.
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19 Nov, 2013 |
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Why You Should Reshop Your Auto Insurance
A new study finds that drivers could save a lot by comparing rates from several insurers.
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19 Nov, 2013 |
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Housing Outlook, 2014: Home Prices Head Higher
After a surge in home values in most cities over the past year, the article predicts that prices will increase more slowly in 2014.
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19 Nov, 2013 |
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Are the Bulls Really Invincible?
While the market does have higher potential projections, this expert believes that there are severe risks ahead for many long-term investors.
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19 Nov, 2013 |
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What's Your $1 Million Payday Really Worth?
Many savers say they plan to retire once their nest egg reaches $1 million. But this expert says that won't be enough for some. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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The Curse of Dow 16,000
Despite the historic times, the Dow's indefatigable run has a ironic side effect: It makes us forget history. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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The Bull Parties on...for Now
When a celebration that's gone on for nearly five years shows signs of slowing down -- as this bull market did in the spring, August, and late September -- it's only natural to wonder if the party is petering out. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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Retiring? Time to Look for a Part-Time Gig
Do you dream of leaving full-time work behind at 60, or even sooner? Working part-time can ease the financial strain. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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Grow Your Small Business the Right Way
To create a business capable of blossoming for years, this author says you'll have to prune it from time to time. Working with customers or offering products that can't achieve healthy profit margins can sap time and stifle growth. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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Save Money on Holiday Expenses
Here are some valuable tips about saving on traveling costs during the upcoming holidays. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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Will Saving $1.8M for Retirement Be Enough?
Find out if you're saving enough for retirement. This article helps with the calculations. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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10 Best Places to Retire
Do you love the culture and excitement of urban life, but loathe the congestion and cost? One of the 'second cities' mentioned in this article could be your first-choice retirement spot. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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Emerging Markets Aren't on Sale Yet
Chinese and other emerging market stocks are down this year, but this author says there's little reason to love them now. |
19 Nov, 2013 |
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Discrimination Abounds
Gender-based financial exclusion is deeply ingrained across the world. According to a recent paper by the World Bank, more than 1.3 billion women are "largely outside the formal financial system". |
19 Nov, 2013 |
