Money Minute: China's Alibaba Files Massive IPO in U.S.
Filed under: Technology, Market News, Personal Finance, Internet, IPOs You may not have heard of it yet, but it's the buzz of the tech world, and China's Alibaba is about to increase its profile -- big...
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Is it Better to Buy or Rent?
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Renting Getty Images By Pat Mertz Esswein If you're uncertain where life might take you next -- for a job, a relationship or just a...
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2014 Started Off Great for House Flippers, but It Won't End Well
Filed under: Real Estate, Housing Market, Investing Olivier Le Queinec/Shutterstock It's starting to happen again. A buoyant real estate market is starting to birth many of the sights that we saw...
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Yellen Foresees Continued Low Borrowing Rates
Filed under: Inflation, Unemployment Rate, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Investing Charles Dharapak/APFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON -- Federal...
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Good Debt, Bad Debt, and a Faster Way to Pay Off a Mortgage
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Personal Finance, Home Equity Loans Karen Roach/Shutterstock There is a big misconception in the financial world and among consumers today that all interest is the...
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Money Lessons From My Mom
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Alternative Investment, How to Save Money, Financial Education Getty ImagesMoms often teach their kids some of their earliest money lessons. By Gail Blair...
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Financial Crisis Sent Birth Rates Tumbling - Which Will Hurt Economy
Filed under: Economic Indicators, Global Economy, Investing AP, Jae C. Hong By BERNARD CONDON NEW YORK -- Nancy Strumwasser, a high school teacher from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, always thought she'd...
View ArticleAfter Market: A Good Day All Around (Except for Tech Stocks)
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Investing Many sectors rebounded on Wednesday, but those once high-flying tech stocks continued to slide. The level of tension over a Russian military conflict with...
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6 Lessons I Learned From Finishing a 21-Day Habit Challenge
Filed under: Personal Finance, Professional Development Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Over the past few years, I've really focused on growing my financial planning practice, my blogs and my other...
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Expense Ratio: The Mutual Fund Stat You Can't Afford to Ignore
Filed under: Investing Basics, Personal Finance, Mutual Funds, Financial Education Alamy One of the great selling points of mutual funds is that they're fire-and-forget investment vehicles. You make...
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Disney Adds Nighttime Events at 2 Florida Theme Parks
Filed under: Company News, Walt Disney, Travel disneyparks.disney.go.com Disney (DIS) is hoping to get its Florida visitors to spend more money by introducing park experiences that take place after the...
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Despite a Sizzling IPO Market, These 4 Firms Are Backing Out
Filed under: Company News, Internet, Stocks, IPOs, Stock Exchanges Jeff Chiu/AP So far, 2014 has been a high-scoring year for initial public stock offerings. The first quarter saw more IPO activity...
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On a Roll, Toyota Chalks Up Record Profit, Vehicle Sales
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Toyota, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO -- Toyota chalked up a record annual profit and sales above...
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Frequent Flyer Smiles: It's Easier to Redeem Miles
Filed under: Travel, How to Save Money, Consumer Issues, Airfare, Saving Getty Images By Phil LeBeau @Lebeaucarnews Here's something those trying to cash in on frequent flyer miles or points seldom...
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GM Recalls Frustrate Customers, Challenge Automaker
Filed under: Company News, General Motors, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, Auto Recalls LM Otero/APWendi Kunkel owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt that has been recalled to fix a faulty ignition switch....
View ArticleMoney Minute: Google Fiber Test Hits Speedy Start
Filed under: Energy, Market News, Aerospace & Defense, Internet, IRS Google's test of a super-fast Internet connection in Kansas City is off to a speedy start. A survey by analysts at Bernstein...
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Send Treasury $10.2 Billion
Filed under: Company News, Mortgages, Earnings, Treasury, Financial Services AlamyThe U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C. By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON -- Government-controlled mortgage financers...
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How to Deal With Excessive Employee Pay Advances
Filed under: Small Business, Small Business Advice, Planning Shutterstock The relationship between employee and employer within a small business is an idea that should work smoothly in theory. A...
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Understanding Chicken Labels -- Savings Experiment
Filed under: Savings Experiment, Shopping#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-556848{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-556848, #postcontentcontainer...
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Mortgage Rates Fall Amid Slow Spring Selling Season
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest Rates John Raoux/AP WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a second straight week as the...
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