As Wage Gap Persists, Maybe Women Should Marry for Money
Filed under: Marriage Jupiterimages When I was a teenager, my mother gave me advice about finding a man. "That's nice if he's good-looking and you love him," she said, "but make sure he is smart. If...
View ArticleHigh Rates Make SolarCity Bonds Shine, but Beware the Clouds
Filed under: Bonds, CDs, Interest Rates, Saving Mark Lennihan/AP In recent years, people who need to earn income from their investments have faced a dilemma. Low interest rates have crushed returns on...
View ArticleTo See How the Recession Is Lingering, Look at All the Renters
Filed under: Recession, Personal Finance, Renting, Home Rental Getty Images Ever since the housing crisis and financial collapse of 2008, more Americans have been renting their homes rather than buying...
View ArticleBest of DailyFinance: The Week in Review (Oct. 20 - 26)
Filed under: Personal Finance Samaruddin Stewart/AOL From homeowners facing soaring premium increases after filing claims on their home insurance to the announcement that social security monthly...
View ArticleMarket Wrap: Stocks End Mixed as Oil, Europe Woes Dominate
Filed under: Energy, Earnings, Market News, Global Economy Douglas Knight/Getty Images By MATTHEW CRAFT NEW YORK -- Lower oil prices and more gloomy economic news from Europe tugged the S&P 500 to...
View ArticleIRA and 401(k) Changes Coming in 2015
Filed under: Personal Finance, Retirement Plans, 401K, IRA, Financial Education Geri Lavrov/Getty ImagesThe new year will bring new account options for workers saving for retirement. By Emily Brandon...
View ArticleSony Harnesses 'Powers' to Sell PlayStation Plus Subscriptions
Filed under: Company News, Entertainment Industry, Investing Sony Pictures Comic book-themed entertainment has taken over at the box office with Marvel movies and on television with "The Walking Dead."...
View ArticleScared of the Stock Market? Try Investing in Consumer Debt
Filed under: Investing Jason Stitt/Shutterstock October has reminded us that stock prices do not always go up. When volatility returns, some people panic, and others look for alternative places to park...
View ArticleWhen My Relationship Got Serious Enough for the Money Talk
Filed under: Life Stage Lessons Getty Images Every one of us has had "aha! moments." Epiphanies. Days when we reach a crossroads and realize that we have to make some changes. For the next two months,...
View ArticleWalmart Doesn't Support Apple Pay and Here's Why
Filed under: Apple, Wal-Mart, Consumer Issues, Mobile Technology, This Built America Mark Scheuern/Alamy By JAY YAROW Walmart (WMT) and Apple (AAPL) are in a bit of a tussle over Apple Pay, Apple's...
View ArticleNearly 60,000 Pounds of Chicken Parts Recalled Nationwide
Filed under: Recalls, Food & Beverage, Consumer Issues, Consumer Protection#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-350949{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-350949,...
View ArticleGM to Build More Chevy Volt Parts in Michigan
Filed under: Technology, General Motors, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, This Built America Paul Sancya/AP By Paul Lienert DETROIT -- General Motors (GM) will shift production of the transmission...
View ArticleApple and Internet Behemoth Alibaba Could Soon Be Partners
Filed under: Company News, Apple, Internet, Consumer Issues, Mobile Technology David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Josh Lipton and Betsy Cline Apple (AAPL) and Alibaba (BABA) could soon be...
View ArticleDurable Goods Orders Fall for Second Straight Month
Filed under: Economic Indicators, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, This Built America Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA 2015 Mustang moves along the production line at a Ford Motor Co. plant in...
View ArticleIRA and 401(k) Changes Coming in 2015: Make the Most of Them
Filed under: Retirement, Retirement Plans, 401K, IRA, Roth IRA Getty Images Good news, savers: The Internal Revenue Service this month announced the amounts you can contribute to your 401(k), IRA and...
View ArticleWhat's Keeping Americans From Buying Homes? Try College Debt
Filed under: Mortgages, Student Loans, Personal Finance, Housing Market, Financial Education Tetra Images/Alamy By Brian O'Connell NEW YORK -- Housing prices are rising -- by 3 percent over the past...
View ArticleFrugal Flu Shots -- Savings Experiment
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View ArticleGains in Home Prices Slow for Fourth Straight Month
Filed under: Real Estate, Economic Indicators, Housing Market, Inflation, Home Buying Nick Ut/AP By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices grew more slowly in August amid modest sales, a...
View Article10 Brands of Baby Wipes Recalled for Bacterial Contamination
Filed under: Recalls, Consumer Issues Paula Showen/Alamy Baby wipes being sold under 10 different brand names have been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, Nutek Disposables, according to a Food...
View ArticleLowe's Enlists Robots in Bid to Boost Customer Service
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Retail, Shopping, Stores Lowe's via APA woman holds a nail up to be scanned by an OSHbot robot. The robots are equipped with 3D cameras so they can scan and...
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