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8 money moves for new graduates
Assuming adult financial responsibilities may be one of the toughest tasks you face after college graduation. But if you approach the challenge in a logical and organized manner, it doesn't have to be as daunting as it sounds. To help you get started, here are eight critical financial moves you ...
Amnesty from medical debt?
Medical debt is damaging the credit of right around 30 million people, according to the latest figures I've seen. What floors me about this problem is how it's both completely stealth and something that's so easily fixed once you know about it. You would expect that damaged credit because of ...
Finding financial planners who are on your side
You can't pick your financial advisor by the letters they have by their name. Clark shares the right ways to find someone to manage your money.
Fixing the broken tax code
What we're currently doing with tax policy in the United States is broken. Our tax code is a jumbled, corrupt mess, more like what you'd find in a Third World country with all the tax preference items that politicians put in to help their key contributors. Just look at the ...
Digital "nag" app helps remind you to save
Having trouble paying yourself first each time you get paid? There's a free digital nag out there that will help you meet your savings or retirement goals.
Big banks improving, but still behind the curve
The 2013 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study finds big banks making gains in customer service, but they're still far behind small local community banks and credit unions. J.D. Power took a look at banks and rated them by region, based on the input from more than 50,000 respondents in their ...
Where can you turn as a small investor?
If you're a small investor, where can you turn and what can you do when you need investment advice? With investing, it's like an alphabet soup. You've got the 401(k), Roth IRA, traditional IRA, SEP, and one and on. But when you open up one of those plans, that's just ...
A wrap-up of the day's economic news
There's a slew of economic news today that bodes well, though some question marks still remain on the horizon. Job growth in April was much higher than economists expected. We added 165,000 jobs. Unemployment is at 7.5% and has been on a pretty steady downward trend. Meanwhile, the oil industry ...
Exchange traded funds offer low management fees
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are something I talk about from time to time on the show, but I often do it in shorthand that leaves you guessing about this little-understood investment. I want to take a moment to clarify. Simply put, ETFs are like buying the equivalent of a mutual ...
Good news for non-working spouses and partners seeking credit
New credit regulation go into effect this week that could impact 16 million people. For many years, people were allowed to share their credit cards with authorized users. Husbands historically did this for their stay-at-home spouses who were working in the house with little income to show for it. Unfortunately, ...
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