Tag: gather
group name: gconsumerfinance
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May 14, 2008 06:29 PM EDT --
I met a friend for drinks yesterday. She left her job several months ago, and with no job replacement in near term, is cashing out her 401(k) rather than rolling it over to an IRA. For her and her money . . . more
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May 08, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
TODAY THE U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution to stop making pennies that cost more than they're worth -- a move that "could save about $100 million a year, or . . . more
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August 08, 2008 07:58 PM EDT --
Sometimes it takes a state the size of California to set off nationwide change. Let's hope its plan to automate IRA enrollment gets the same reception. California's plan would create state-managed . . . more
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August 17, 2007 05:28 PM EDT --
Earnings for Nordstrom, Kohl's and Penney's are out and they look good. Insiders say it's a reflection of middle-class shoppers having money to spend.
That contrasts with the disappointing . . . more
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August 07, 2007 03:37 PM EDT --
A cottage industry of professionals now offers coaching and facilitation services for setting up an Individual Retirement Arrangement-owned Limited Liability Company. These professionals advertise their . . . more
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July 21, 2008 07:34 PM EDT --
On the local front, area gasoline prices have fallen about fourteen cents per gallon. We can accredit this to the recent fall in oil prices. Today, crude was back over $130 per barrel and wholesale . . . more
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May 14, 2008 06:41 PM EDT --
OK, I have a bunch of questions for you about your groups to get out little chat started off:
Which groups here on Gather have you started.
Why did you start them?
Do you consider them . . . more
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February 06, 2008 07:41 PM EST --
The Bush budget proposal is in , and with it comes renewed fears that the current administration's plans are spiraling the American economy into a recession. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average . . . more
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November 28, 2007 02:42 PM EST --
THE HOUSING HUBBUB has a sunny lining for Gatherer's looking for a new place to call home . Home prices have fallen most sharply in the Sunbelt cities, marking a buyer's market for . . . more
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April 09, 2008 06:40 PM EDT --
"Do you know a FICO from an IRA?" So asks the Fine Living television network's new Money IQ test .
I just took it: 10 questions, lots of hints, entertaining and educational videos, . . . more
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August 29, 2007 05:58 PM EDT --
I just finished taking the FineLiving quiz, "Are you a house hunting pro or real estate bait?" (According to the quiz results, "You're all too familiar with setting up house. Why not . . . more
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March 28, 2008 06:08 PM EDT --
While banks make $25 to $40 on every payment they run through your account after it's over drawn, you're left holding the bag -- at a time when you didn't have enough money to begin with. . . . more
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January 23, 2008 08:48 PM EST --
Tuesday's Gather homepage poll struck a cord:
Turns out that a majority of Gather.com members responding to this Jan. 22 poll feel that a recession is indeed in the cards. . . . more
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March 04, 2008 03:57 PM EST --
"Over a 40 year work life, you could forfeit more than $660,000 in retirement savings if your plan charges excess fees totalling just 1 percent a year," reports financial columnist Terry Savage. . . . more
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October 17, 2007 02:26 PM EDT --
U.S. homeowners be warned: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the housing slump is "not ending as quickly" as presumed and looks like "it will continue to adversely impact our economy, . . . more
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November 07, 2007 07:59 PM EST --
If you're trying to figure out what to make of falling stocks and rising oil prices, you're in good company.
The Federal Reserve Board is also caught between a rock and a hard place. Last week . . . more
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January 18, 2008 01:24 PM EST --
President Bush has spoken, today calling for " an economic growth package as soon as possible ." (For more see Chris W.'s Gather article, " Jumpstarting the economy: . . . more
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December 28, 2007 08:04 PM EST --
As Jan. 1 rapidly approaches, I sit down to carve out my goals for the coming year. My goals run the gamut from finally wrapping up all of the projects I've started to getting my house (financially . . . more
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November 30, 2007 07:58 PM EST --
After cutting the federal funds rate by 1/4 percent on Oct. 31, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says it may be cut again come Dec. 11. This week speculation on this possible cut led to a sharp . . . more
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February 27, 2008 05:45 PM EST --
As many of you know, I write a regular series of profiles on "The Self-Directed Real Estate Professional" for Real Estate Magazine's Power Team Report. This is the 12th in that series, . . . more
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