Dave Says – January 31, 2011
from Dave Ramsey News
I noticed that your Baby Steps list puts saving for retirement before saving for your kid’s college fund …
from Dave Ramsey News
I noticed that your Baby Steps list puts saving for retirement before saving for your kid’s college fund …
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
While a small portion of high-net-worth baby boomers say their retirement plans got hit by the financial crisis, a majority say their standard of living will be better than their parents’ was, according to a new survey.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
When a compliance officer leaves a company, it may be a red flag for investors. Joe Murphy, partner in Compliance Systems Legal Group, explains.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
A story originally published Jan. 12 gave an incorrect figure for North Dakota’s unemployment rate. The state averaged 3.7% unemployment in the third quarter of 2010.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
The U.S. housing market may take five or six more years to recover, TrimTabs Investment Research warned recently. Madeline Schnapp, director of macroeconomic research at TrimTabs, talks to MarketWatch’s Alistair Barr about what that means for the world’s largest economy.
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from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Some plans do a better job than others in offering workers help and information on successfully saving for retirement. Workers in the plans with some of the top-rated tools end up with more money in their accounts. Read that story and more in Personal Finance Daily.
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from Moneywatch Personal Finance
No one can profit from an oil crisis better from energy and energy-related companies. Until the dollar begins to weaken again, let’s cut out the complaints about the “rich oil barons” and join them in making the big money.
from Slate – Moneybox
Any number of political and social factors underpins the current unrest in Egypt—and as always, economics figures in. The upheaval has shined a light on two serious problems facing the country: Most jobs pay too little, and most food costs too much.[more ...]
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from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
“Statute of limitations” refers to the amount of time that can pass after some sort of event before legal actions regarding that event can no longer be initiated. After the statue of limitations has expired that debt becomes a “time barred debt,” meaning the lender’s ability to sue you [...]
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
After years of shelving projects and doing only improvements deemed absolutely necessary, more homeowners are dusting off their remodeling plans this year as they grow more hopeful about the economy.