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  • Some 23 million Americans are unemployed and working fewer hours than they would like. The worst labor market since the 1930s is harsh on everyone…

  • The Great Recession and continuing high unemployment during the Anemic Recovery is taking its toll on our mental and physical health. A handful of…

  • Angels are mostly entrepreneurs and former entrepreneurs that invest in bootstrap companies too young and raw to attract the attention and money of…

  • Financial literacy matters more than before. Yet it's a safe bet that most young people don't learn much about personal finance at school-…

  • It has been a lousy month and miserable quarter for investors. Everything was down in September except long government bonds, according to data…

  • Investing has become synonymous with Wall Street. It's all about stocks, bonds, international equities, sovereign debts, blue chip corporate bonds,…

  • An internal management memo says Bank of America plans on charging customers a $5 monthly fee for making debit-card purchases starting early next…

  • It has been a rough decade for college grads when it comes to earnings, especially men….

  • We're heading into the open enrollment season for benefits at many companies. When it comes to employer-sponsored health insurance plans it's a…

  • Our guest blogger this week is J.D.Roth and his topic is buying used. He's the founder of the personal finance blog, GetRichSlowly….

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