Articles in 'Legal Information' Category

Jennifer Waters’s Consumer Confidential: New credit-card tricks snare consumers

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Just when you thought it was safe to trust your credit-card issuer again, along come new warnings about how they might be scamming you, reports Jennifer Waters.
 

Money etiquette for couples

from CNN Money Top Tips
 
When it comes to money issues and your mate, logic and reason often get thrown out the window.
 

Money etiquette for couples

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
When it comes to money issues and your mate, logic and reason often get thrown out the window.
 

Chuck Jaffe: Investors: Watch for next SEC ‘fund czar’

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
The SEC’s top fund cop is stepping down at a key time in the evolution of mutual funds. Whoever replaces him faces big issues with the potential to change the way individual investors interact with fund companies and feel about funds and financial advisers.
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America’s favorite credit card: AmEx

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
American Express is the credit card issuer of choice for the fourth year in a row, a report released Thursday showed.
 

Realty Q&A: When condo owners run afoul of HOAs

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
One homeowner can’t refinance because of the lawsuit his homeowners association is facing. Elsewhere, a condominium member wonders what course his HOA can take to deal with an owner who is flouting association rules. Lew Sichelman offers some answers in Realty Q&A.
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FundWatch: SEC plans fall short of full fee disclosure

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Fund industry observers are lobbing new criticism at regulators’ recent efforts to limit mutual-fund sales fees, already under fire for being too weak. The issue is revenue sharing.
 

Tips to avoid sexual-harassment problems

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Hewlett-Packard says Mark Hurd did not violate the company’s sexual-harassment policy, but the unfolding drama raises questions: What does constitute sexual harassment, and how should firms address the issue?
 

Realty Q&A: Walk away from your mortgage? Insurers may follow

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Private mortgage insurers have the right to file deficiency judgments. And they do where it is legal and the situation warrants.
 

Investing 101: Exchange-Traded Funds

from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
 
Two issues concern even the most devoted mutual fund fans: fees and control. Both of these concerns are partially resolved with the exchange-traded fund, or ETF.