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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:12:00 GMT

The Foreign-Stock Funds in Morningstar's 401(k)

A few months ago, I walked you through the domestic-stock funds and bond funds in Morningstar's 401(k), and now it's time for the foreign-stock fund lineup. We have five foreign-stock funds: three to cover the bases in the foreign-stock style box and two
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:12:00 GMT

OFT: Personal current account market improving for consumers

Despite recent news stories of banks imposing punitive charges on customers who accidentally dip into their overdraft by a few pennies, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has insisted that real progress is being made towards personal current accounts that
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT

Personal Accounts Delivery Authority seeks marketing agencies

The Personal Accounts Delivery Agency is looking to create a framework agreement for the provision of marketing and communications support services. Successful suppliers will be appointed to the three-year framework which will be accompanied by a budget
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:34:00 GMT

Amana Takaful steers home insurance

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:18:00 GMT

Bad Credit Personal Loans No Credit Check, Apply Now

You are looking for personal loans and what is the first question facing 'How's your credit?' Good is bad. Personal loans for bad credit are an option, but you feel like that are hard to find. There is good news for you. Personal loans for bad credit
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:37:00 GMT

How posting holiday details on Facebook could push up your home insurance premiums

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:53:00 GMT

401(k) matches slowly reinstated by companies

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:08:00 GMT

A heart-breaking choice: The family dog or home insurance

Home Insurance Quotes Compare home insurance quotes from top companies - fast Do you currently have home insurance? Yes No Get Quotes The family dog or home insurance By Rebecca Theim, Insure.com Last updated March 21, 2010 Although U.S. households with
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:37:00 GMT

Belgium sex shop must pay full tax rate: ECJ

European judges have ruled that a sex shop with movie cubicles does not qualify for a reduced rate of sales tax because it is not a cinema. The decision by the European Court of Justice — Europe's highest court — follows a dispute in Belgium
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:53:00 GMT

Anglo Irish investigation gets personal

When it finally came, it was a surprise. There had been mutterings from the garda specialist unit on Harcourt Street in Dublin that the overtime ban was slowing the investigation into various activities in Anglo Irish Bank. And then last week they
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Investing Wisely - Update with Recommendations and Personal Follow-Up

by Steve Bauer This - Update - is my initial contribution to the Safe Haven Website. I have followed, with great interest many of the contributors of this fine service and hope, over the coming weeks and months - I too can be of benefit to all. Please
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:17:00 GMT

Personal Finance: Overlooked tax credit for savers

If you can barely scrounge up enough cash to pay the bills, saving for retirement might be relegated to your good-intentions list. But with the nation deeply in debt and concerns mounting about Social Security and Medicare, Americans are going to need
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:36:00 GMT

Banks gearing up to offer personal finance tools, but won’t open up…yet

By Emma Geraghty Competition between banks to provide online personal finance tools to their own customers will heat up in coming months as BNZ joins Kiwibank and ASB in creating tools to track spending habits and forecast savings. Unlike in EFTPOS
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:08:00 GMT

Personal Debt Relief - How Obama's Stimulus Money Helps Credit Card Bills Relief

During the recent recession a great number of consumers turned jobless and some others encountered significant paycheck slashes. Due to this their budgetary organizing went haywire and many people have been powerless to pay back their loans. The money
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:03:00 GMT

One in 200 Home Mortgages is Fraudulent: First American CoreLogic

Enter your email to receive Daily Email Updates: Nationwide, one in every 200 residential loans funded last year, totaling $14 billion, involved fraud, according to First American CoreLogic. Despite what looks like an unsettling amount of shadiness
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:42:00 GMT

Personal-finance guru updates advice for the recovery

The first time I read Jane Bryant Quinn's book "Making the Most of Your Money," it struck me as the personal-finance equivalent of "The Joy of Cooking." Everything you ever wanted to know was somewhere in those pages. But with more than 1,000 pages, the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT

Personal Finance: As ID theft grows, be on guard online

cbuck@sacbee.com The Sacramento Bee Sitting at the computer to pay your bills, go shopping or do your banking is common. It's quick, convenient and oh-so-green. But it's not without risks. And while most transactions go through seamlessly, you can
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:04:00 GMT

7 Great American Stocks on Sale

Where the stock market will be tomorrow, next week, or even next year is anyone's guess. And considering the enormous size of the global financial markets and all of their moving parts -- including the new ones coming out of Washington -- such
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:13:00 GMT

New alternative to foreclosures unveiled

Homeowners who can't afford their mortgage payments may want to take a look at the federal government's new alternative to foreclosure: the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative program, or HAFA, which intended to encourage lenders to facilitate short
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:48:00 GMT

How should you title your home?

When you bought your home, did you give much -- or any -- thought about how you'd title it?'Many homeowners don't think about it,' says Matthew Drewes, an attorney at Thomsen & Nybeck in Bloomington, Minn. 'Some don't even realize there are options until
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Active money management or buy and hold?

With so much volatility in the stock market, investors saving for retirement must decide what investment approach may work best over the long term. Some market players question the wisdom of a 'buy and hold' investment strategy, embracing active
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Saab offers car discounts after GM sale

With General Motors' sale of Sweden's Saab Automobile AB to the Netherlands' niche sports carmaker Spyker Cars N.V. completed, the new owners slashed prices for Saab's 2010 models and disclosed some future product ideas for the brand. The 2010 Saab 9-3
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Try forbearance to fix late mortgage

Dear Real Estate Adviser, My wife and I have mortgage problems. We are struggling to pay an FHA loan and applied for the FHA Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, but were denied. However, our bank notified us that we can qualify for a
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

A dozen deductions for your small business

Small-business tax rule No. 1: Don't mess with the IRS.Bankrate's 2010 Tax GuideCharitable givingBut that doesn't mean you should cheat yourself. Take every legal deduction you can. Here are a dozen that even savvy small-business owners and entrepreneurs
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Woman irked after huge mortgage payment

Dear Dr. Don, I have a mortgage loan with Wells Fargo Bank. On Jan. 29, I made an additional home mortgage payment to the principal balance in the amount of $45,000. That amount was posted on Feb. 1 and placed in a suspense account. My monthly mortgage
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Schedule C vs. C-EZ

Tax Tip No. 52 Even if your self-employment income isn't very much, you still have to report it to the Internal Revenue Service. Bankrate's 2010 Tax GuideCharitable givingBut depending upon your earnings and expenses, you may be able to file a much
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Sentinel adds new personal finance section, comics

You'll notice some changes in today's Sentinel. The good kind -- as in, more news with the Wall Street Journal Sunday and more entertainment with expanded and enhanced Sunday comics. We're dramatically increasing the number of comics we run on Sundays,
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:49:00 GMT

Personal Finance: Overlooked tax credit for savers

If you can barely scrounge up enough cash to pay the bills, saving for retirement might be relegated to your good-intentions list. But with the nation deeply in debt and concerns mounting about Social Security and Medicare, Americans are going to need
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:58:00 GMT

Personal Finance Startup , Perfios Raises Series A from Individual Investors [Interview]

Personal Finance startup, Perfios has raised Series A from individual investors and here is a QnA with the team on personal finance business, monetization plans and more. The investors who have bet big on the Perfios proposition are all well known
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:46:00 GMT

Personal Finance: Overlooked tax credit for savers

If you can barely scrounge up enough cash to pay the bills, saving for retirement might be relegated to your good-intentions list. But with the nation deeply in debt and concerns mounting about Social Security and Medicare, Americans are going to need
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:57:00 GMT