Women Aren't The Only Investors Who Shouldn't Trade Stocks
Women with children should not trade stocks ... at least, not according to Paul Tudor Jones.Last week, the billionaire founder of hedge fund management company Tudor Investment set the Internet...
View ArticleHere's The Real Cost Of Going To Therapy
Opinions and descriptions of therapy vary as much as the individuals who engage it: It’s medical; it’s personal; it’s a luxury; it’s a necessity; it can be tremendously helpful and beneficial; it can...
View Article10 Shockingly Stupid Ways To Save Money
If you thought being cheap means always leaving a small tip or stealing packets of ketchup, you aren’t familiar with the extremely cheap.Extreme Cheapskates, one of TLC’s questionable “reality” shows,...
View ArticleThere's Actually No Such Thing As A Universally Good FICO Score
One of the most common questions I’m asked is what constitutes a good FICO score, bad FICO score, great FICO score, horrible FICO score, average FICO score, etc? Here’s the deal on the quality of your...
View ArticleSee How 6 All-Star Fund Managers Have Fared During The Market Rally
Investors in actively managed mutual funds all have one thing in common: the hope that their manager will beat the market. That is particularly true among investors who trust their money to managers...
View ArticleI Discovered Yet Another Reason To Hate Ticketmaster
Most of you know I’ve had a hate/hate relationship with Ticketmaster for a long time now.After all, this is the company that wrote the book on ridiculous consumer fees that, many people argue, only...
View ArticleThe Online Rental Market Is Becoming A Hotbed For Scams
Since lenders have tightened their requirements for getting a mortgage — which is making it harder to buy a home — the rental market is hot right now. Turns out, so is the online identity theft market,...
View ArticleSmart Tips for Travelling Abroad During the Economic Downturn
Over the last five years the economic downturn has affected most of the Western world. In Europe some have been hit harder than others and this has had a knock-on effect on the travel and tourism...
View ArticleHere's How To Get Tax Liens Scrubbed Off Your Credit Report
On February 24th the IRS announced new policies regarding the collection of unpaid taxes and liens. Specifically, if the tax payer pays their liens “in full” the IRS will “withdraw” them. What does...
View Article4 Steps To Getting Rich From Warren Buffett's Right-Hand Man
Charlie Munger is best known as the second-in-command behind Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B).He's also a world-class billionaire investor in his own right, capable of similar...
View ArticleLawmakers Are Scrambling To Come Up With A Way To Solve The Student Loan...
Student loan debt passed the $1 trillion mark last year according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and things don't look like they're going to ease up for starving students any time...
View ArticleHow This Couple Got Rid Of $136,000 In Debt In 21 Months
By Levi Ennis, as told to Michele LernerWhen my wife, Jennifer, and I got married in March 2010, we thought we were OK financially, kind of like everyone else.Jennifer was working two jobs, and I was...
View Article22 Things You Should Know About Money By Age 22
Inspired by Glamour’s popular “30 Things Every Woman Should Have And Know By The Time She’s 30,” we decided to put together our own list, on 22 things every bright-eyed 22 year-old-college grad should...
View ArticleHow To Get Away With Skipping The 20% Deposit On Your Dream Home
Some hopeful homebuyers know they can afford a mortgage payment – in many cases it’s lower than rent – but struggle to come up with the down payment.Saving that much money is a challenge for most of...
View ArticleThese Are The Best And Worst Things To Buy In June
June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year, which for the deal-hunter means that you have even more time to shop!But before you let the increasingly warm weather convince you to buy...
View ArticleSmart Tips for Travelling Abroad During the Economic Downturn
Over the last five years the economic downturn has affected most of the Western world. In Europe some have been hit harder than others and this has had a knock-on effect on the travel and tourism...
View ArticleBlack Coffee: A French Grasshopper Walks Into a Bar …
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...
View ArticleHow Late Can You Pay Bills Before It Hurts Your Credit Report?
I think I know where this question comes from. It comes from people who are late paying their bills and want to know just how long they can go before their delinquency is reported to the credit...
View ArticleScott Gamm on NBC
Scott Gamm chats with NBC’s Contessa Brewer about ways to keep your finances in check – from retirement to paying off credit cards to managing your bank accounts, check out the video below, which...
View ArticleStocks Surge and Here’s Why
(Photo credit: Thomas Hawk) We haven’t seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average rally this much since October 2007, two months before the recession officially started. And who knew one year later all hell...
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