How 2 New Grads Erased $20,000 in Debt in 2 Years - While Living in NYC
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Debt, Budgeting, College Alamy The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. The Capital of the World. There are lots of ways to describe New York City, but...
View ArticleThe Coming Real Estate Bubble
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View ArticleSort Your Closet to Save -- Savings Experiment
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View Article529 Plans: As a Way to Save for College, They're Consistently Head of the Class
Filed under: College, College Savings Plans, 529 Plans, Financial Aid, Education Getty Images The cost of a college education has risen steadily for decades, and getting a head-start on saving for it...
View ArticleFor These Fraud Victims, Financial Adviser Was Also a Friend
Filed under: Financial Advisors, Investment Fraud, Scandals and Lawsuits Shutterstock/wavebreakmedia By Robert Waldman Who could be better than your best friend's husband to be your financial adviser?...
View ArticleE-Filing Your Taxes? Here's How to Protect Yourself from Scammers
Filed under: Taxes, IRS, Internet Fraud Alamy By Jennifer Schlesinger More than 27 million taxpayers already have filed their taxes for 2013 from home computers, a process known as e-filing. As of this...
View ArticleAfter Market: Upbeat Economic News and Calm in Crimea Propel Stocks Higher
Filed under: Market News, Global Economy, International TradeStocks Tuesday added to Monday's big gains, showing investors are not afraid of Vladimir Putin. Instead, investors focused on some more...
View ArticleDisney's Dreamfinder, Figment Get Origin Story in Marvel Comic Series
Filed under: Media, Walt Disney, Entertainment Industry, Publishing, Investing marvel.com It's been five years since Disney (DIS) agreed to shell out more than $4 billion for Marvel, and now the family...
View Article5 Things That Could Trigger a Bigger Tax Bill
Filed under: Taxes, Marriage, Income Tax, IRS, Tax Deductions Getty Images By Susan Johnston The last thing anybody wants come April 15 is an unexpectedly large tax bill. But if you didn't have enough...
View ArticleInvestors Look to Yellen for Possible End of Jobless Target
Filed under: Unemployment Rate, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Investing Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen By Kate Gibson The Federal Open Market Committee...
View ArticleToyota Agrees to $1.2 Billion Settlement, Ending Probe
Filed under: Company News, Toyota, Automotive Industry, Consumer Protection, Auto Recalls David Zalubowski/AP By Del Quentin Wilber Toyota Motor (TM) has agreed to pay a $1.2 billion penalty to end a...
View ArticleGM's Barra Saying Sorry Seeks to Limit Fallout on Recall
Filed under: Company News, General Motors, Automotive Industry, Consumer Protection, Auto Recalls Carlos Osorio/APGeneral Motors CEO Mary Barra By Jeff Green General Motors (GM) Chief Executive Officer...
View ArticleBig Banks Fulfill Part of Mortgage Deal
Filed under: Company News, Mortgages, Housing Market, Banks, Scandals and Lawsuits Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON -- The nation's four biggest banks slashed billions of dollars...
View ArticleMortgage Applications Fall in Latest Week
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest RatesBy Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK -- Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week as both purchase and refinancing...
View ArticleMoney Minute: McDonald's Workers Get Paid; Will Markets Cheer Yellen - Again?
Filed under: McDonald's, Market News, Federal Reserve, Internet, Travel Industry This could be Janet Yellen day on Wall Street. The Federal Reserve wraps up a two-day policy meeting Wednesday and...
View ArticleHas Amazon Prime Price Hike Paved the Way for a Netflix Increase?
Filed under: Company News, Media, Netflix, Amazon.com, Rumors, Entertainment Industry, Investing Netflix/Kevin E. Bell Kevin Spacey in "House of Cards." Now that Amazon (AMZN) is making its Prime...
View ArticleU.S. Current Account Deficit Hits 14-year Low
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, Global Economy, Government Spending, World Markets Ben Margot/AP By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- The U.S. current account deficit tumbled to a 14-year low in the...
View ArticleInside the Finances of a Hit Pop Song: Gold Records and Bowie Bonds
Filed under: Alternative Investment, Bonds, Celebrities, Annuities, Music & Entertainment Chris Pavlich/Newspix/Getty ImagesHow much has singer Katy Perry made from "California Gurls"? Read on and...
View ArticlePrice Hike Got You Mad? Here Are Alternatives to Amazon Prime
Filed under: Amazon.com, Shopping, How to Save Money, Deals, Coupons Alamy By Cameron Huddleston Being a member of Amazon Prime certainly has its perks. Since the online retailer launched this program...
View ArticleFormer Credit Junkie Fesses Up So We Can Learn From Her Mistakes
Filed under: Personal Finance, Debt, Credit Cards, Marriage, Credit History Shutterstock/kurhan When Beverly Harzog met her future husband, she never told him about her history of credit problems. In...
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