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High-yield checking accounts
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Jun 14, 2010
Question: I notice at checkingfinder.com there are a number of high interest checking accounts available on line at FDIC insured banks. They...
Big bank vs. small bank
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May 13, 2010
Question: What are the pros and cons of transferring from a troubled megabank to a small bank? Charles. Winterville, N.C....
How safe is online banking
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May 7, 2010
Question: How do I evaluate the relative safety of any particular online bank? How can I make sure my account would be FDIC insured? Paul, Brooklyn...
Annual credit card fee of $60
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Apr 29, 2010
Question: Last week, I received a notice from a credit card company informing me that they were going to start assessing a $60 annual fee on my...
Online savings
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Jan 15, 2010
Question: Responding to "@78 yrs of age, ...best place to put a mortgage payout beside the coffee can in the garden." [That part was a joke.] I am...
Banks vs. credit unions
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Jan 8, 2010
Question: I was looking into opening a new checking and savings account. I noticed that Credit Unions offer better Interest Rates and Lower fees...
Online broker and safety
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Jan 4, 2010
Question: You give great advice, Chris. Is it safe to open a Roth IRA with a well-known online broker? I need to put my money to work following a...
A HELOC?
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Nov 23, 2009
Question: I recently paid off my mortgage ($55,000) and consulted with my local bank about how to best invest discretionary funds now that mortgage...
Cash in college savings
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Nov 18, 2009
Question: Our oldest son is a junior in high school. We had been saving for college in a mutual fund. When the downturn hit last fall, we stopped...
Low risk and high yield?
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Nov 5, 2009
Question: Over the past year I have saved about $3,500, stashing it in online savings accounts that are yielding lower and lower interest rates. My...
