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Be a smarter charitable giver (05 November 03:18) |
| When it comes to charitable giving, some well-intentioned moves can backfire. |
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Never too old for stocks (05 November 02:58) |
| Question: I'm nearing retirement, but would like to continue investing in stocks and bonds. My question: Should retirees continue to put money into the markets even after they have retired? ... |
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3 ways to save money on health insurance (04 November 02:34) |
| 1. Choose the right plan |
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The future of car safety is here (03 November 03:49) |
| New, groundbreaking features can alert you to danger before you even know it's there. But added safety comes at added cost. |
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3 steps to a better retirement (03 November 03:14) |
| Question: My husband and I are in our late '50s and haven't put anything away for retirement, although we do own our home. We figure we'll work another 10 years or so before retiring. Do you... |
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How to spend $10k (03 November 03:24) |
| It's a challenging time to find the best places for your extra cash. |
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A $6900 home (03 November 03:23) |
| For a foreclosure, the house at 15461 Kentfield St. in Detroit needed surprisingly little work. The new owner, an investor from the Chicago area named Kevin Holmes, slapped on a coat of pain... |
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Least stressful jobs (03 November 03:22) |
| Feeling overworked and overwhelmed? Maybe it's time for a career change. |
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5 things never to say to your insurers (02 November 02:26) |
| 1. "I think ..." |
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When Grandma offers tuition help (02 November 02:19) |
| Despite losses in their own investments, 65% of grandparents plan to help their grandkids pay for college, reports the College Savings Foundation. That may spell relief for parents squeezed ... |
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Get Ivy League smarts - free (30 October 06:48) |
| Last autumn I took time off to go back to school. The timing turned out to be just right: My American economic history course at the University of California at Berkeley got to the Great Dep... |
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Marrying finances - for the second time (30 October 01:58) |
| When Kimerby and Tony Simmons were married last month at a vineyard in the foothills outside Atlanta, they participated in the African-American tradition of jumping over a broom - an act sym... |
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Best digital camera bargains (30 October 01:26) |
| Capture holiday memories with these snazzy shooters - and still have money left for the turkey. |
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How much do I need to save (29 October 01:53) |
| Question: I'm 36 and have saved only about $20,000 for retirement. How much per year should I try to save for the next 30 years to assure I'll have a reasonable retirement? --Beth, Grove Cit... |
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Dads girlfriend is bleeding him dry (28 October 08:08) |
| Is a spendthrift woman taking advantage of a widower? Money's ethicists weigh in. |
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Pay less to stay warm this winter (28 October 04:05) |
| This year you can score a rare recession-induced break on your energy bill: The combination of a weak economy and a production boom has dropped the cost of heating with natural gas to a six-... |
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Year-end tax moves to make now (27 October 08:38) |
| There's plenty to distract you from financial planning this time of year, from cheering on your favorite football team to daydreaming about Thanksgiving dinner. But you don't want to let som... |
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The best time to invest in a 401k Now (27 October 08:36) |
| Question: I'm 47 years old and would like to begin participating in my company's 401(k) plan. But I don't know if this is the right time to do so. Do you think I should start now or wait unt... |
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Year-end tax moves to make now Right now (27 October 02:15) |
| There's plenty to distract you from financial planning this time of year, from cheering on your favorite football team to daydreaming about Thanksgiving dinner. But you don't want to let som... |
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Baby-proof the family finances (26 October 08:58) |
| After seven years of marriage, Stephanie and Chad Grant are about ready to start a family. Before they do, the 31-year-olds want to baby-proof their finances. |
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Pick the right pro at the right price (23 October 02:50) |
| For anything from a small upgrade to a major remodeling job, perhaps the most important decision you'll make is whom to hire. You'll seek out a top-notch worker with a stellar reputation, of... |
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Getting back on the retirement horse (22 October 06:39) |
| Jason and Patty Simkins, both 40, have saved next to nothing for retirement in the past year. They were rattled by the rocky market, which caused the value of their portfolio to tumble 40% a... |
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Is it time to dump your ARM (21 October 03:14) |
| If you are among the 6.5 million homeowners who took out a low-rate adjustable-rate mortgage during the housing boom, you've probably spent the past couple of years waiting for your day of r... |
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X-Ray Dodge Cox International (20 October 06:54) |
| Last fall Dodge & Cox International made big bets in the emerging markets and in economically sensitive stocks it considered undervalued, such as financials. By the end of 2008 the portfolio... |
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3 reasons not to ditch Dodge Cox International (20 October 01:51) |
| Last fall Dodge & Cox International made big bets in the emerging markets and in economically sensitive stocks it considered undervalued, such as financials. By the end of 2008 the portfolio... |
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Make money last (20 October 03:15) |
| Once you have your Social Security strategy down, there's just one little retirement question left to consider: How can you make the money that you've so diligently saved provide the life yo... |
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50 Best Jobs (20 October 03:15) |
| Money looked for careers with great pay, growth prospects, challenge, flexibility and more. |
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Beat property taxes (20 October 03:13) |
| You know that your home's value has tanked. So why doesn't the blasted tax man? Home prices fell 27% from the 2006 peak to the end of 2008, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index, while the... |
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Reaganomics is dead long live Reaganomics (19 October 02:42) |
| Bruce Bartlett was a lieutenant in the Reagan revolution. As an aide to congressman Jack Kemp, he helped write the legislation underpinning Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax cut and then worked in th... |
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Is this a $6900 home bargain (16 October 01:55) |
| For a foreclosure, the house at 15461 Kentfield St. in Detroit needed surprisingly little work. The new owner, an investor from the Chicago area named Kevin Holmes, slapped on a coat of pain... |
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Stocks Know when to fold em (16 October 01:46) |
| After the market dealt you one bad hand after another over the past decade, you may feel relieved that your luck is finally starting to change. Stocks have shot up more than 50% since early ... |
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What to do with $50000 now (15 October 08:12) |
| Low interest rates and the recent stock market surge make this a challenging time to find the best places for your extra cash. |
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10 least stressful jobs (15 October 07:00) |
| Feeling overworked and overwhelmed? Maybe it's time for a career change. |
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I have the best job in America! (14 October 07:12) |
| Meet 10 people lucky enough to have the top careers on Money's list, and see why they love their jobs. |
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What to do with $10000 (14 October 03:04) |
| Low interest rates and the recent stock market surge make this a challenging time to find the best places for your extra cash. |
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Best Jobs 10 best for job growth (13 October 08:44) |
| Demand for personal financial advisors is projected to grow a whopping 41% between 2006 and 2016. |
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What to do with $1000 now (13 October 02:50) |
| Low interest rates and the recent stock market surge make this a challenging time to find the best places for your extra cash. |
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Retire worry free (13 October 02:44) |
| The stock market keeps taking a hammer to the conventional wisdom about retirement investing. |
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Time to sell (13 October 02:41) |
| The month Jennifer Galdes moved into her condo in the Albany Park section of Chicago, the local paper suggested that the area was up and coming. Six years later, she's still waiting for a Wh... |
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Play the housing rebound (13 October 02:40) |
| Home sales are rising. Builders are buying lots. And prices are no longer in free fall. After so much pain, there are signs of life in the housing market. |
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Best Jobs 10 highest-paying (12 October 06:55) |
| Anesthesiologists take home a median $292,000 salary annually. What other great jobs offer big paychecks? |
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50 Best Jobs in America (09 October 05:36) |
| Money looked for careers with great pay, superior growth prospects, intellectual challenge, flexibility and more. Which jobs are the winners? |
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How much risk can you stand (09 October 01:25) |
| Wise investing isn't simply about your brain power; you also need a sense of how strong your stomach is -- of how much market turbulence you can take before you sell in a panic. |
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Help your child manage credit (09 October 02:36) |
| In recent years college students could get credit cards almost as easily as they could score beer. Some 84% of undergrads have at least one card, a Sallie Mae study found, and half carry fou... |
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How to spend less on a great bottle of wine (07 October 02:46) |
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Make the most of your vacation (06 October 03:19) |
| You're probably starting to think about what you and your family will do over the winter holidays. Spend a week at Mom's in Tucson? Jet to Paris? Stay home and clean the basement? |
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Moneys new More Money blog (06 October 03:42) |
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The risk of stocks (06 October 02:57) |
| The advice rolls off the tongues of financial planners and appears frequently in the pages of financial magazines such as Money: To have any shot at retiring well, you need to invest a good ... |
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How to unretire (06 October 02:57) |
| Tom Wogan loves working with his hands, especially building fishing rods and restoring World War II Army knives. So when he retired in June 2006 at age 60 from his $110,000-a-year job as a s... |
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5 Social Security answers (06 October 02:56) |
| You've probably spent a lot of time sweating over your 401(k) and IRA. But have you given much thought to the way Social Security will fit into your retirement plans? |
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