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Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.
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Q&A on the Greek crisis
Markets have been slammed by yet more concerns Greece will be unable to pay its debts, despite receiving funds from last year’s €110 billion ($150 billion) international bailout and prospects of more funds from a second, €109 billion ($149 billion) package. Read More
Tips for managing money in August
Summer is almost over, which means the frenzy of the holiday shopping season isn’t too far behind. Read More
2 tools for a mutual fund portfolio checkup
Summer and the end of the year are popular times for investors to perform checkups of their mutual fund portfolios to see whether they’re on track with their savings goals. Read More
How penny auction sites work
HOW IT WORKS: Unlike a traditional auction, customers have to pay upfront to participate in an online penny auction. Each bid may cost anywhere from 25 cents to a $1. Read More
A look at mortgage rates in the past decade
For anyone thinking of becoming a homeowner, falling prices aren’t the only reason to buy soon. Read More
8 things REIT investors need to know
Here’s a look at eight things investors should know before they invest in real estate investment trusts. Read More
Tools for researching debt, retirement, insurance
Established workers in the peak of their careers need to balance saving for retirement with their many other obligations. One of the most essential is to provide for their families with adequate insurance coverage. Read More
Why inflation hurts more than it did 30 years ago
Inflation spooked the nation in the early 1980s. It surged and kept rising until it topped 13 percent.
These days, inflation is much lower. Yet to many Americans, it feels worse now. And for a good reason: Their income has been even flatter than inflation. Read More
How Medicare premiums affect Social Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising Medicare premiums threaten to wipe out increases in Social Security payments next year, leaving millions of retired and disabled Americans without a raise for the third straight year. How a typical Social Security recipient would be … Read More
Need help budgeting? Free assistance is available
Setting up a budget is just a first step toward a sound financial plan. If you need help writing a budget or just want some advice on how to make it work, there’s likely free assistance available.
You’ll want to explore what’s available in your community. Read More
USA Today rewrites strategy to cope with Internet
USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet’s threat to its survival.
The nation’s second-largest newspaper is expanding its coverage of advertising-friendly topics, designing content for smartphones and tablet computers and refreshing the look of its print edition, whose circulation has fallen by 20 percent over the past three years. Read More
Has your 401(k) bounced back? Compare with others
The stock market has been on a tear since it hit bottom two years ago. That’s helped many 401(k) retirement savers recover from the awful experience throughout 2008 and early 2009 when stocks tumbled.
Although 90 percent of all 401(k) investors have at least climbed back to where they were before the recession in 2007, not everyone is quite there yet. Read More
