Tag: money
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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March 26, 2008 10:48 PM EDT --
I found the article, "How Bad is the Mortgage Crisis Going to Get?" in the March issue of Fortune very disturbing. We may have only seen a fraction of the housing decrease so far. . . . more
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May 29, 2008 01:34 PM EDT --
This week has been a busy one for me, trying to wrap up half a dozen assignments due by month's end. So, today's The Bottom Line blog will focus on a few of the news stories that have crossed . . . more
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May 21, 2008 05:15 PM EDT --
It's a crazy mixed-up oil world out there. The big-oil executives are testifying today in front of the Senate, and they're getting heat for what the Senators say is OPEC price collusion . . . more
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March 04, 2008 01:41 AM EST --
Last month , my found money totaled $256.78. Below is February's total:
Amazon Sales $161.54
Ebay: $29.63
Not invested from last month: $6.78
Grand Total to invest . . . 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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April 07, 2008 02:57 PM EDT --
Compared to January and February , March was disappointing for finding spare cash:
Amazon Sales: $31.91
Half.Com: $2.72
Rolled Coins: $18.00
Ebay: $14.87
Walgreen's Cash . . . 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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December 21, 2006 01:49 PM EST --
Internet comparison engines allow shoppers to zero in, then buy the item at nearby store
THIS GIFT-GIVING SEASON, many shoppers are heading to the mall after sitting down at the computer. . . . more
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May 15, 2008 11:34 PM EDT --
I came across some terms I hadn't heard before: Snowflakes and Snowballing. Snowflakes are tiny amounts of money that combine to create snowballs to start throwing at debt. As you pay off one, . . . 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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April 09, 2008 11:15 PM EDT --
I was reading through the couponsurfer.com blog and came across a story about Legislatures proposing a deal to restrict the useage of coupons for large retailers. It's believed . . . 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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July 18, 2007 07:56 PM EDT --
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been busy lately, collecting money for boomer investors caught in the middle of a number of financial hooligans.
On the SEC's docket, for the first . . . 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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July 10, 2008 09:24 PM EDT --
With the new iPhone 3G coming out tomorrow (July 11), some retail analysts predict consumers will be "on a weekend buying frenzy." I won't be one of them, although with my Palm Pilot . . . more
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June 06, 2008 12:09 AM EDT --
It's safe to assume that the investments in your defined-benefit plan are a determining factor in how well you can retire. What's surprising is both how much and when those investments have an . . . more
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July 09, 2007 06:47 PM EDT --
Today Gather Editorial Coordinator Jennifer Hodge posted the news that this week the venerable Wall Street Journal business daily celebrates its 118th birthday.
Born of Dow Jones & Company's . . . more
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July 16, 2008 05:33 PM EDT --
Do you know that you can use your 401(k), without using it up? Apparently about 45 percent of employees leaving 401(k)-generating jobs don't. A study by HR consulting firm Hewitt . . . 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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