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Regular Rundown

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* The future looks dark for hedge funds. * Don’t ask for a big raise this year; ask for a bonus instead. * GM is still at a 23-year low. In trouble or buying opportunity? * Bernanke will keep politics out of his decisions at the Fed. * Kiplinger’s top ten online banks list doesn’t ... Continue reading this article…

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Shopping For Experiences

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According to CNN, the new luxury gift this year is an experience. Rather than treating loved ones to clothing or electronics, the new trend is supposedly providing them with an experience and the memories associated with it. If you ask the people who sell these gifts, they will tell you it’s an escalating trend. I ... Continue reading this article…

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Three Worst House Buying Excuses

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According to MSN Money, here are the three worst reasons for buying a house: * It’s “better than the stock market.” “In the past 40 years, the average appreciation for homes has exceeded the inflation rate by only a percentage point or so. Compare that to stocks, which have bested inflation by 7 percentage points ... Continue reading this article…

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Rock Beats Scissors, Cash Beats Stocks?

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An analyst with JP Mogran Chase is making some predictions. Abhijit Chakrabortti believes the Fed will raise rates from the current 3.75 percent to 4.5 percent by the beginning of next year. He also foresees stocks having a flat year in 2006. Is it time to move out of the market, or is 2006 going to be ... Continue reading this article…

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Fed News Flash

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The president has nominated Ben S. Bernanke to replace Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan.

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Saving With Low Income, Part 3

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In this series, I’ve been taking a look at MP Dunleavey’s article offering a plethora of ways to save when income is tight. Here are more of the suggestions submitted by users and compiled by the article’s author. Part One is here and Part Two is here. * Buy generic instead of brand-name products. The ... Continue reading this article…

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Emigrant Direct Raises Rates and Offers Rebate Credit Card

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For the latest information on the Emigrant Direct Rebate Credit Card, click here (January 2006). Emigrant Direct raised interest rates on its savings account to a wonderful 4.0 percent APY today, possibly to coincide with the Federal Reserve Bank’s increase of 25 basis points. I have updated the latest checking and savings rates table to include ... Continue reading this article…

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Fun With Google: Consumerism Is…

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Here’s something to pass the time while we await the Fed’s announcement of a quarter-point rate hike. A few years ago, there was a meme that traveled from blog to blog whereby the author searched Google for the phrase “name is” (where name was the author’s name). The results were, of course, posted to his ... Continue reading this article…

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