from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Data during the week was a mixed bag: more sober job news as the percentage of folks saying jobs are hard to come by hit the highest in almost 30 years, but brighter news for housing as the unsold inventory of new homes shrank to a record low.
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from CNN Money Personal Finance
In the immediate aftermath of Bank of America’s new debit card fee announcement, many of the bank’s customers have declared this is the last straw.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Data on consumer sentiment for September are due for release at 9:55 a.m. from Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan. With persistent jobs weakness and volatile stocks, economists polled by MarketWatch expect the reading to inch higher to 57.6 after tumbling to a nearly three-year low of 55. [...]
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A gauge of consumer sentiment rose to 59.4 in September after tumbling to a nearly three-year low 55.7 in August, according to Friday reports on the gauge from Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a slight rise to 57. [...]
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
After tumbling in August, a gauge of consumer sentiment rises in September, while remaining at relatively low levels, according to data from Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Most fund investors looked at U.S. Treasury debt and state-issued debt favorably in the history-making third quarter, even as the bond market’s already largely unchecked 2011 win streak gets more and more stretched
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
As soon as you think mortgage rates can’t get any lower, fixed-rate mortgages hit a new record low this week. But the spread between the average rate and the lowest rates are at an all-time high, according to LendingTree.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
While the appeal of home-value insurance is obvious, the devil is in the policy’s details.
from CNN Money Retirement
My wife’s parents, both in their early 50s, aren’t very good with money. They make around $80,000, but spend it instantly. One of them finally started contributing to a 401(k) this year at our insistence, but how can my wife and I convince them to save for retirement or emergencies? No offense [...]
from CNN Money Personal Finance
My wife’s parents, both in their early 50s, aren’t very good with money. They make around $80,000, but spend it instantly. One of them finally started contributing to a 401(k) this year at our insistence, but how can my wife and I convince them to save for retirement or emergencies? No [...]