Tag: personal finance
member name: Ms. Meacham: Money Maven
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August 15, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
I've been watching my "necessary evils" stock portfolio climb in recent months. American-made cigarettes, beer, and liquor are on the upswing.
I credit it to two things: people . . .
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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 . . .
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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. . . .
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July 02, 2008 09:07 PM EDT --
Today shares of General Motors Corp. stocks plunged to the lowest level since September 1954. It's a rude awakening for a stock long listed as "blue chip," and one that's . . .
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March 26, 2007 10:11 PM EDT --
Consumers regularly run-up credit cards, dip into home equity or sell off investments and other other assets to finance day-to-day expenses, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In January . . .
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July 18, 2007 07:44 PM EDT --
It takes an economic professor to coming up with something as clever, and obvious, as this doozy.
Have you seen the news of the estate sale for Charleston Southern University professor Al Parish? He was . . .
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May 21, 2008 04:23 PM EDT --
Want two bangs for your stimulus check bucks? You could have it deposited along with your refund directly into your IRA or other tax-favored retirement accounts. (Note that, if you elected for your refund . . .
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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 . . .
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February 19, 2008 06:52 PM EST --
I've heard all the rumors about the "economic stimulus" checks approved by Congress in recent weeks. Today I set out to check those rumors out. After speaking with my sources at the Internal . . .
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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 . . .
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April 24, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
Purse strings are tightening.
There are food riots in countries throughout the world as the rising cost of things like the fuel used for transporting food and the corn used to augment fuel or . . .
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February 06, 2007 03:04 AM EST --
Try your hand at stock trading with this competition!
On March 5, CNBC launches its Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. You’ll have $1 million CNBC bucks to play with, selecting stocks . . .
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March 07, 2007 09:40 PM EST --
U.S. home foreclosures increased 19 percent in January 2007, up 25 percent from January 2006. That’s according to the newest report from RealtyTrac, the foreclosure data provider to MSN Real Estate, . . .
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March 30, 2007 05:26 PM EDT --
As some tenants move to newly built locations, commercial real estate vacancies are rising modestly, following a record year for investment activity, according to the latest COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE . . .
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April 17, 2007 05:09 PM EDT --
There’s a new kind of tax fraud in town. The story Felon Tells How He Ripped Off IRS gives the skinny on how identity thieves are scooping in on people’s tax returns, depositing the money – . . .
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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 . . .
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September 16, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
I started saving for another investment property a little over a month ago, and have committed myself to not tapping into anything other than this account for the purchase. Now one falls into my lap. . . .
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March 23, 2007 04:57 PM EDT --
Nationwide's handy online calculator is based on work done by the Center for Retirement Research, and turns out a score that shows you where you stand. Most questions can be answered off of . . .
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January 31, 2007 12:27 AM EST --
TAX DAY IS APRIL 17 this year, and I'm knee deep organizing receipts, income statements and bank records. Thankfully, this year I have an easy way to stay up on the tax law changes that impact . . .
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May 09, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
RECENT BLOGS ON RISING CONSUMER CREDIT SPENDING underscore an even more pressing everyday spending decision: paper or plastic. That's said tongue-in-cheek, but just barely.
Shoppers Snag . . .
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