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"Straight Story": Credit Cards and Borrowing from Your 401(k)
Oct 29, 2004
It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the Straight Story. A credit card that lets you borrow from your 401(k)? Say it isn't so...
"Educating Rico": Changing Credit Cards
Sep 22, 2011
In this installment of our series 'Educating Rico', our own Rico Gagliano uncovers the secrets of changing your credit card rates.
Mailbag for October 30, 2004
Sep 22, 2011
Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on finding a lost saving bond, investing in good debt, saving for college, and choosing the best index.
From the Money Matters Desk: Improving Your Bottom Line
Sep 22, 2011
On this week's Money Matters -- a regular look at how to improve your bottom line -- we focus on the growing number of high-skill contractors in our workforce. Professor Stephen Barley talks about his new book on the subject. Plus, tips on how to financially make it as a contractor.
Money Hassles 101
Sep 22, 2011
Just when you think you've balanced your checkbook and made a budget you can live with…you get an unwelcome financial surprise. Money Magazine's Ellen McGirt doles out advice on ways to get things back on track.
"Straight Story": Corporate Tax Bill
Oct 15, 2004
It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the Straight Story. This week, Congress passed a new corporate tax bill. Chris offers his veto.
The "Buzzword": Debt Limit
Oct 15, 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. For instance: “Debt Limit.” You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
Mailbag for October 16, 2004
Sep 22, 2011
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on rolling over a 401k, investing in gold, setting up a spousal IRA, and finding the monetary value of an old stock certificate.
401K Diversification
Sep 22, 2011
The first criminal trial stemming from the Enron corporate scandal started this week. When Enron collapsed it highlighted a problem of worker retirement plans: its workers had more than <i>50 percent</i> of their plans invested in Enron stock. But has the lesson been learned? Are American workers diversifying their work sponsored retirement plans? Not so, according to a recent study. Brian Bull reports.
Mutual Funds Round Up
Sep 24, 2004
It's been a little over a year since the mutual fund scandal broke. How has the industry handled the scandal, and have things changed for the average investor? Kai interviews Newsweek's Wall Street editor Allan Sloan.
