After Market: A Good Day All Around (Except for Tech Stocks)
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Investing Many sectors rebounded on Wednesday, but those once high-flying tech stocks continued to slide. The level of tension over a Russian military conflict with...
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6 Lessons I Learned From Finishing a 21-Day Habit Challenge
Filed under: Personal Finance, Professional Development Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Over the past few years, I've really focused on growing my financial planning practice, my blogs and my other...
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Expense Ratio: The Mutual Fund Stat You Can't Afford to Ignore
Filed under: Investing Basics, Personal Finance, Mutual Funds, Financial Education Alamy One of the great selling points of mutual funds is that they're fire-and-forget investment vehicles. You make...
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Disney Adds Nighttime Events at 2 Florida Theme Parks
Filed under: Company News, Walt Disney, Travel disneyparks.disney.go.com Disney (DIS) is hoping to get its Florida visitors to spend more money by introducing park experiences that take place after the...
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Despite a Sizzling IPO Market, These 4 Firms Are Backing Out
Filed under: Company News, Internet, Stocks, IPOs, Stock Exchanges Jeff Chiu/AP So far, 2014 has been a high-scoring year for initial public stock offerings. The first quarter saw more IPO activity...
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On a Roll, Toyota Chalks Up Record Profit, Vehicle Sales
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Toyota, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO -- Toyota chalked up a record annual profit and sales above...
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Frequent Flyer Smiles: It's Easier to Redeem Miles
Filed under: Travel, How to Save Money, Consumer Issues, Airfare, Saving Getty Images By Phil LeBeau @Lebeaucarnews Here's something those trying to cash in on frequent flyer miles or points seldom...
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GM Recalls Frustrate Customers, Challenge Automaker
Filed under: Company News, General Motors, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, Auto Recalls LM Otero/APWendi Kunkel owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt that has been recalled to fix a faulty ignition switch....
View ArticleMoney Minute: Google Fiber Test Hits Speedy Start
Filed under: Energy, Market News, Aerospace & Defense, Internet, IRS Google's test of a super-fast Internet connection in Kansas City is off to a speedy start. A survey by analysts at Bernstein...
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Send Treasury $10.2 Billion
Filed under: Company News, Mortgages, Earnings, Treasury, Financial Services AlamyThe U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C. By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON -- Government-controlled mortgage financers...
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How to Deal With Excessive Employee Pay Advances
Filed under: Small Business, Small Business Advice, Planning Shutterstock The relationship between employee and employer within a small business is an idea that should work smoothly in theory. A...
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Understanding Chicken Labels -- Savings Experiment
Filed under: Savings Experiment, Shopping#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-556848{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-556848, #postcontentcontainer...
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Mortgage Rates Fall Amid Slow Spring Selling Season
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest Rates John Raoux/AP WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a second straight week as the...
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Top 10 Biggest Investment Failures Ever
Filed under: Investment Fraud, Scandals and Lawsuits, Investing Ann Summa/Time Life Pictures/Getty ImagesThe Pets.com sock puppet has become synonymous with the dot-com bust. As an investor, you need...
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Is It Possible to Get a Perfect Credit Score?
Filed under: Personal Finance, Consumer Issues, Credit History, Credit Score, Financial Education Getty ImagesEven if you do reach a perfect score, there's no guarantee you'll stay at the top for long....
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Drop in Weekly Jobless Claims Signals Firmer Labor Market
Filed under: Labor, Economic Indicators, Job Market, Career Change, Job Search Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment...
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How to Avoid 6 Common Retirement Planning Pitfalls
Filed under: Personal Finance, Retirement Plans, 401K Alamy By Rebecca Reisner So you say you're already contributing to a 401(k) or some other type of retirement account? Congratulations -- you're...
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Lawmakers Wary of Comcast Deal to Buy Time Warner Cable
Filed under: Company News, Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, U.S. Government, Internet Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesComcast executive vice president David Cohen speaks Thursday at a Senate...
View ArticleAfter Market: Blue Chips Rise But Most Stocks End Lower
Filed under: Technology, Earnings, Retail, Market News, Automotive Industry Stocks surrendered early gains to end mixed, and shares of the luxury carmaker Tesla hit a big pothole. The Dow Jones...
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Apple Near Buying Beats Electronics for $3.2 Billion
Filed under: Company News, Apple, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entertainment Industry, Mobile Technology#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-369122{display:none;} .cke_show_borders...
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