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Here's Where Best Buy's New Price-Match Policy Falls Short
Best Buy (BBY) recently announced a new price-match policy that will include such online competitors as Amazon.com (AMZN), but the new policy falls short in one key respect: The retailer won't match a...
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Black Coffee: Maybe We Could Try Selling the Naming Rights to Infinity
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance....
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When Less Debt Isn't A Reason To Celebrate
Young adults having less debt overall than they did ten years ago should be a good thing.After all, we at LearnVest prioritize paying off debt—especially debt with high interest rates, like consumer...
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These New Tax Rules Matter Now More Than Ever
If there’s a mantra to live by this tax season, it’s plan for change.The first step in getting ready for April 15 is to take stock of any life events that happened last year that could affect your...
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Here's How Your Credit Score Is Generated
Credit Scores: Have you ever wondered how they come up with a three-digit number that can predict whether you're a good or bad credit risk?Back in the 1980s, a group of credit grantors, Fair Isaac...
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Economic Collapse 101: What Will It Look Like, And How It May Start
It takes courage to face the bogeyman.I bet many of the good folks in Great Falls, Montana, were more than a little worried earlier this month after a local television station there sent out an ominous...
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Half Of Celebrity Apprentice Season 6 Contestants Couldn’t Pay Their Mortgage
Celebrity Apprentice is set to premiere its sixth season today, which means it’s time to get ready for more over-the-top arguments and cutthroat competition — all for a good cause.The primary goal of...
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These Are The Best And Worst Places To Bank
The banking world is full of good news and bad news these days. But the news is better in some states than in others.Nationally, the good news is that the banking system is more stable now than in...
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Why iChatting Your Personal Financial Advisor Could Be A Smart Move
While online banking continues to expand rapidly, financial advising has just begun transitioning to the Web.The gravitation toward online wealth management represents an interesting shift in the...
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12 Good Reasons Why You Should (And Shouldn’t) Use A Credit Card
When I was a kid I used to have a Ouija board.Thankfully, my nerdy friends and I were never possessed by evil spirits while conjuring up our dead relatives to see how they were doing (they’re fine,...
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7 Key Ingredients For A Seamless Retirement
When I heard from a few friends that they'd recently gone to Hawaii, my first reaction was jealousy. I wish I was going to Hawaii. It sounds like a retirement dream.But after I thought about it, I...
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Here's The Real Cost Of Owning A Bike
Last fall, my wife’s bike was stolen. Don’t be too sympathetic. The bike was a hand-me-down from my dad that wasn’t really the right frame size for her.Her current job is a 10-block commute, so she...
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Bank Of America's New Rewards Card Actually Pays People To Pay Down Debt
A new credit card from Bank of America (BAC) will offer cash rewards up to $120 a year to cardholders who pay off more than the minimum balance every month.The BankAmericard Better Balance Rewards card...
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Don't Let Your Honeymoon Ruin Your Marriage Before It Even Begins
Your first moments alone as husband and wife are some of the most important moments you’ll ever spend together. Many couples start planning for their honeymoon six to eight months ahead of time.This...
View ArticleHelp A Buyer Out: 5 Tips Sellers Would give Buyers if they Could
The conventional wisdom is that buyers and sellers go together like oil and water. That is to say, they don’t go together at all. Some say they are at odds simply by virtue of sitting across the...
View Article4 Ways to Hater-Proof Your Home, Before You List It
In my experience, there’s one fundamental truth about haters: you can never fully escape them. The only way to live a 100% hater-free life is to never stick your neck out, and never do anything...
View Article3 Ways Real Estate Goes Rogue - and How to Weigh the Risks and Rewards of...
Sometimes in life, going rogue is what you do when you have an independent spirit or when coloring inside the lines isn’t getting good results. Other times, to go rogue is to veer into the danger...
View Article9 Futuristic Real Estate Apps That Already Exist
Remember the Jetsons? When you think back on it, it’s uncanny how many of the so-called space age technologies that George, Jane, Judy, Elroy (and the inimitable Rosie) had in their 2062-era home exist...
View Article10 Secretly Powerful Word Bombs to Drop Into Your Home’s Listing
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” the age-old adage goes. And this is particularly true in real estate, which is why it’s so critical for sellers to make sure their agents post polished photos...
View ArticlePredictions: 10 Healthiest Housing Markets of 2013
In real estate, as you might have heard, location is everything. It’s relatively straightforward to figure out which neighborhood in a particular town is the right location, location, location for...
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