Articles in 'Banking and Investing' Category

The real costs of starting a business

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
How can you beat the odds if you want to join the boomerpreneur boom and start your own company after 50? MONEY put that question to small-business experts and dozens of fiftysomething entrepreneurs for their best advice.
 

What the student loan rate hike means to you

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
For student borrowers, that pricey college education is going to cost a bit more next year.
 

Video: Investing Insights: Exchange-Traded Funds

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Investors have poured more than $1 trillion into exchange-traded funds. Are they putting their money at risk? At a recent MarketWatch Investing Insights live event, Chuck Jaffe spoke with three ETF experts about market dangers, trends and more.
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Airlines, Banks, and Credit Cards: The ABCs of Hidden Fees

from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
 
Airlines, banks, and credit cards- some of these businesses depend on concealing fees to turn a profit. Learn how to uncover these hidden fees, as well as what to do once you discover them.
 

Starting a company from scratch

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
How can you beat the odds if you want to join the boomerpreneur boom and start your own company after 50? MONEY put that question to small-business experts and dozens of fiftysomething entrepreneurs for their best advice.
 

Bank stocks that let you sleep well

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
This piece appears in the June issue of Money Magazine and was written before JPMorgan Chase revealed a surprise $2 billion trading loss. Data in the story has been updated to reflect stock prices as of May 11.
 

Amy Hoak’s Home Economics: Mortgage borrowers face litany of questions

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
As a home buyer or refinancer, you’d expect to submit recent pay stubs and bank-account statements when applying for a mortgage loan. But a copy of your college transcripts? Or a decade-old divorce decree?
 

Infographic: Are Parents Open With Their Kids About Financial Matters?

from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
 
Finances aren’t everyone’s favorite dinnertime conversation, but parents who teach their children about money give them a toolset they will use for life. This infographic, based off a survey by T. Rowe Price, explores how often parents are talking to their kids about money, as well as which personal [...]

Personal Finance Daily: Getting retirement ready, with a little practice

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Here’s a new idea for retirement: practice at it before you quit your job. Read that story, plus find out how social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook can be your ally in your fight for better customer service, all in today’s Personal Finance Daily.
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Making Money Renting Your Car: The 411 on Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing

from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
 
If you are feeling a pinch at the pump, consider a new trend that has car owners making money off their vehicles. Read on to learn more about how peer-to-peer car sharing works and how you can start putting your idle ride to work.