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By Nin-Hai Tseng, reporterAugust 27, 2010: 5:07 PM ET FORTUNE — The financial crisis that destroyed some of the world’s biggest banks and sent others to the brink of failure have changed Americans’ idea of lending and borrowing. While most still seem to have no problems storing their money at ...
To find out the perfect credit score to nab the best rates on homes, autos and credit cards, click here.By Ismat Sarah Mangla, staff writerAugust 26, 2010: 11:31 AM ET (MONEY Magazine) — Ready to embark on the quest for an 800 credit score? You’ll have to start by getting ...
Chris and Chrissy Pepllinski are trying to get to the elusive 850 credit score. For a gallery of perfect-score couples, click here.Ismat Sarah Mangla, staff writerAugust 26, 2010: 8:17 AM ET (MONEY Magazine) — A major league pitcher dreams of throwing a perfect game. High schoolers eyeing the Ivy League ...
By Michelle ConlinAugust 25, 2010: 5:49 AM ET (Money Magazine) — The person at your office who routinely brings in millions of bucks worth of business probably doesn’t have to worry about job security. Or begging the boss for a raise. Or advocating for a promotion. But what if your ...
By Ben Rooney, staff reporterAugust 23, 2010: 2:00 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Some U.S. states facing steep budget gaps have resorted to tax policies that could be harmful over the long term, a non-profit research group said Monday. In a review of 2010 changes in state tax policy, ...
By Ben Rooney, staff reporterAugust 23, 2010: 2:00 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Some U.S. states facing steep budget gaps have resorted to tax policies that could be harmful over the long term, a non-profit research group said Monday. In a review of 2010 changes in state tax policy, ...
August 23, 2010: 7:58 AM ET WASHINGTON (CNN) — New rules designed to protect credit card users from “unreasonable late payment and other penalty fees” come into force Sunday as a result of the Wall Street reform bill. The rules block credit card companies from charging more than $25 for ...
By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writerAugust 20, 2010: 4:33 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Hardship withdrawals from 401(k) retirement saving plans rose to the highest level in 10 years during the second quarter, Fidelity Investments said on Friday, in the latest sign of a dismal economy. Fidelity reported that, ...
Walter UpdegraveAugust 20, 2010: 4:31 AM ET (Money Magazine) — You could say that Roger Ibbotson wrote the book on investing. After all, Ibbotson Associates publishes the Ibbotson SBBI Classic Yearbook, a tome that analyzes historical data for stocks, bonds, Treasury bills, and inflation and is usually the source of ...
By Paul J. Lim, senior editorAugust 19, 2010: 8:39 AM ET (Money Magazine) — The great debate on Wall Street is whether the recovery that spurred stock prices to nearly double between March 2009 and April 2010 is about to be snuffed out. The evidence for a “double dip” recession: ...
By Pat Dorsey, director of equity research for MorningstarAugust 18, 2010: 4:08 AM ET (Money Magazine) — Personally, I have no idea whether the economy is headed for a double-dip downturn, as some now predict. And frankly, no one else does either. Call me a coward, but why even have ...
By Nancy Miller, contributorAugust 17, 2010: 4:10 AM ET FORTUNE — Investors lined up around the block last week to get a piece of Johnson & Johnson’s newest debt offerings, even though the yields were small enough to fit on a Q-tip. Ditto for new debt from IBM, Wal-Mart and ...