(MONEY Magazine) — This year the end of the holidays probably didn’t bring the usual stress relief; there are still worries about unemployment, a flailing housing market, and a volatile stock market, all of which may be taking a toll on your health. Stress increases your risk of a host ...
You can’t afford to tackle every big home repair project at once. So use this list to help you prioritize. (MONEY Magazine) — Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.
Job seekers like these in Washington D.C. may be looking for a while longer. Planned job cuts for the month of January totaled 53,486, according to Challenger report. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The U.S.
FORTUNE — Between slumping prices and low mortgage rates, it’s a good time to look for real estate bargains. But thanks to tightened lending standards, legions of young would-be homebuyers aren’t exactly in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. That’s where their parents come in: One in three ...
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Which is the better gig: The federal government or the private sector? It depends in part on education levels, according to a report put out Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. Federal workers with a master’s degree or less are better compensated on average than their ...
For investors who crave dividends, ETFs boast advantages: They provide diversified portfolios and rock-bottom costs (as low as 0.18%), and most use screens to avoid weak companies whose yields are high because their stock is collapsing. “Everyone is looking for yield, and the great thing with ETFs is that you’ve ...
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program. The administration said it was expanding eligibility for its Home Affordable Modification Program, known as HAMP, to borrowers with higher debt loads and tripling the incentives it pays banks that reduce principal ...
Roxann & Ed Parker, 59 and 63, O’Fallon, Mo. Retired. (MONEY Magazine) — We spoke to five families who face challenges that could keep them from meeting their financial goals. With a few tweaks to their game plan, they can get back on course. Here, the Parkers’ story — and ...
The average foreclosed home sold during the quarter took 193 days to sell. That was up from 172 days in the previous quarter and 161 days in the third quarter of 2010. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Sales of homes in foreclosure comprised 20% of all U.S.
(MONEY Magazine) — While you needed a Costco-size supply of Dramamine to survive the stock market’s choppy ride to nowhere both last year and over the past decade, you required no such relief when it came to your bonds — or at least one type of bond. In recent years ...
Neighborhoods boasting modern homes, cul-de-sacs and tree-lined streets in and around Western cities now dominate the list of the top 100 U.S.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — I invested in a gold ETF over the past three months and have suffered losses. Should I hold my positions and hope for better days ahead? Or should I cut my losses now? — S.B. As an investment, gold can hedge against inflation, serve as a ...
O.J. Simpson’s Kendall, Fla. home. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — PETA wants O.J. Simpson’s house. To set up a “Meat Is Murder” museum, of course. In a letter addressed to Jaime Dimon, JPMorgan Chase’s CEO, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asked if the bank would either donate or sell ...
Location: Southern Berkshire, Mass. In the small mountain community of Southern Berkshire, Mass., residents can exchange U.S. greenbacks for colorful bills called “BerkShares” and use them at more than 400 local businesses. BerkShares come in 1-, 5-, 10-, 20- and 50-unit denominations. The exchange rate is 95 U.S. dollars to ...
The Pyrons went through a foreclosure nightmare, when they discovered that they didn’t “officially” own their home because of a paperwork snafu. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — With more than 200,000 households receiving foreclosure notices each month, there are bound to be a few mistakes.
Variable annuities promise it all, and millions are buying in. Before you join them, you’d better know what’s on the other side of the rainbow. (MONEY Magazine) — Chances are, you’ve already heard the pitch from an insurance agent or a financial adviser. And if you’ve been feeling anxious about ...
Mitt Romney made a lot of money managing private equity. How his and other private equity managers’ paydays are taxed has been a bone of contention in Congress for several years.
