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- Crash Course on College Aid
- The more you know about how colleges on your child's list dole out financial aid, the better your chances of receiving some. You'll want to do a few calculations and a little detective work. And don't be afraid to have a conversation with each school's loan office... The first rule...
- Articles 2009-03-05
- Lessons from Your '08 Return
- Your 2008 taxes are done. Congrats! But you're not done yet. This is the perfect time to look for ways to lower your 2009 taxes, while you have all your records and forms handy. The sooner you get started, the more you'll save. ...
- Articles 2009-04-03
- Beat Tough Credit Card Terms
- Card companies are raising rates, lowering credit limits, and boosting minimum payments. Here's how to get your mind off of the punishing terms — or at least handle the changes if you're stuck with your card... You probably don't spend as much on your credit card as you...
- Articles 2009-04-14
- Less Than 10 Years from Retirement?
- Torn between the need to rebuild your savings — before it's too late — and fear of another bear market? Relax. Here's your plan. Build Your...
- Articles 2009-05-06
- More Than 10 Years from Retirement?
- You've got plenty of time, so stop fretting about timing. Focus on the great long-term opportunity you've just been handed. Think 2029, Not 2009 You can afford to take the long view....
- Articles 2009-05-07
- How to Switch Careers in a Recession
- Changing careers in the midst of an economic downturn is like parachuting from a damaged airplane: It?s too risky to consider ? unless staying on board is even riskier. Unfortunately, in many industries these days, that?s exactly the case. ...
- Articles 2009-05-21
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- Was This Bear Market Really So Different?
- While the recent downturn was one of the worst on record, the recovery looks a lot like previous bounce-backs. And that means many of the old investing lessons still apply. ...
- Articles 2009-09-29
- Investing in the "New Normal"
- The natural response to the market rally of the past two months was to sigh in relief. Maybe the nightmare was over. Maybe, just maybe, we'd paid our dues, gotten the message about risk, suffered through the exception that proves the rule, and now can we please go back to...
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- Escaping the Two-House Cash Crunch
- A dual-home lifestyle seemed quite manageable back when they had about $1.5 million in savings and retirement funds. But the market freefall and a loss of about $800,000 have forced the Radoseviches to reconsider their plans. The dual-home lifestyle seemed quite manageable back when they...
- Articles 2009-09-24
- Retire the 401(k). Replace it With This.
- Now that Time Magazine and the New York Times have joined CBS MoneyWatch at beating up on the 401k, it's only fair to ask what the country ought to have instead. The traditional pension that worked out fine in the Mad Men era turned out to be too static for...
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Create a Budget, Build a Nest Egg
- Of course you want the best for your kids. But after spending lavishly on education and cars, and helping a son buy his first home, the Cadelinias found they were coming up short on retirement savings. Here?s how to make the tough choices that will protect your future. ...
- Articles 2009-10-28
- Hybrid Cars: 5 Luxury Models to Test-Drive
- If you want to buy a hybrid, you don?t have to settle for an econobox. These gorgeous, gussied-up green vehicles are as luxurious as anything on the road. The only hitch: They aren?t as environmentally friendly as you might expect. Here?s a headlight-to-headlight comparison to help...
- Articles 2009-11-06
- Will U.S. Consumers Really Embrace Frugality? Fat Chance
- The bad news on U.S. consumer spending just keeps getting worse. Retail sales fell again in March, and in a historic development, consumer prices fell from year to year for the first time since 1955 -- perhaps heralding the onset of actual deflation. (Some economists -- as well as me...
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Why Oil Prices Are So Volatile
- Oil prices have been all over the map this past year: as high as $145 and as low as $30. Here's what's causing the big swings — plus some experts' bets on where prices are headed now. Crude Oil Prices 2000-Present ...
- Articles 2009-09-01
- Peter Bernstein: 'Always Ask: What If I'm Wrong?'
- Legendary financial markets historian Peter Bernstein says we've moved into a "dysfunctional financial structure" where nothing is working right and all market theories need a vigorous reexamination. More than ever, he says, it's important to ask yourself: What if I'm wrong?... Born in 1919, economist, author, and investment adviser Peter...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- The Future of Investing
- Want to pick a date for the stock market to get back to its 2007 high? You may need a calendar that goes to 2017. ...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- The New Job Market: Who Wins and Who Loses?
- Recession, government spending, and demographics are transforming the workforce right before your eyes. To protect your career, make sure you're on the right side of history. If history is any guide, unemployment will continue to rise after the recession bottoms out, according to Steve Hipple, an economist with the...
- Articles 2009-06-24
- What to Do if You Missed the Rally
- If four grown men drinking beer on the White House lawn is a teachable moment for America, what do you make of a 48% rally in the stock market since March 9? It's "teachable," all right, but it's more than a moment--more like an entire remedial course in the unpredictability...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- What Do Simple Investing Mistakes Cost? Try 75% of Your Wealth
- Everybody makes mistakes with their 401k. You already know that. Everyone knows that. Â Fidelity recently made the persistent errors of 401k savers the theme of their quarterly report on the 17,500 plans they administer. And on his last visit to the MoneyWatch office, T. Rowe Price PR director Ed Giltenan...
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- The Vanishing American Consumer
- Have Americans given up "retail therapy" for good? A permanent shift could be good for many strapped households — but would spell bad news for the recovery. American consumers have awakened, bolt upright, with belated sticker shock (“I bought what!? I spent how much!?”), from a shopping spree that’s...
- Articles 2009-09-15
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