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How to get out of a bad investment
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Apr 26, 2004
Raise your hand if you've heard this one before: If it sounds too good to be true - it probably is. But let's say you learned this lesson too late. Can you bail out of a bad investment? Ross Levin of Accredited Investors is ready to hand you a bucket.
Housing factiod
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Apr 23, 2004
The following comes standard when you purchase the average American home: one shower, 19 windows, a dishwasher...
Mailbag for April 17, 2004
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Apr 22, 2004
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week, he gives advice on emerging markets, interest-only mortgages, finding a financial planner, index funds, CD rates, and becoming a landlord.
Mailbag for April 10, 2004
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Sep 22, 2011
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week, he gives advice on cashing in your stock options, investing in gold, and consolidating student loans.
Mutual funds update
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Sep 22, 2011
It's been about six months since New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer first announced his mutual fund investigation. It's time for an update. Don Phillips from the fund rating company Morningstar tells us where things stand for the mutual fund industry.
"Educating Rico": Chapter 2
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Sep 22, 2011
We met Rico, a Sound Money staffer and newcomer to the world of personal finance, a few weeks ago. After some initial advice from our man Chris Farrell, Rico is ready to make his first investment decision. Follow along as Rico hunts for the right index fund.
"Straight Story": Closing costs
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Apr 23, 2004
This and every week we have our Economics Editor Chris Farrell here to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid, and what's the Straight Story. The Housing and Urban Development Department had a plan to deal with streamlining closing costs. But this week-they killed their own proposal. Chris is in a grieving mood.
"The Buzz Word": 529 plans
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Apr 12, 2004
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money will bring you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news, like 529 plans -- you hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
Mailbag for Febraury 28, 2004
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Sep 22, 2011
Each week, we pick a few of your burning money questions for our very own Chris Farrell to answer. This week, Chris explains: when it's OK to shred your old financial documents, how to talk about financial issues with aging parents, the ins and outs of real estate investment trusts, and whether it makes sense to put a little bit of money toward a lot of debt.
