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I’m a huge fan on online banking. In fact, we opened our first online savings account with ING Direct over five years ago, and we haven’t looked back since. Sure, we still have a local brick and mortar bank for...

As the economy worsens, more and more families are facing the harsh reality of home foreclosure. According to the FDIC, one in every 200 homes will be foreclosed upon. Every three months, 250,000 more families enter foreclosure....

Diversification, one of the bedrock principles of investing, didn’t work in 2008. There was simply no place to hide in the global slowdown, and international stocks struggled more than U.S. shares: The S&P 500 fell...

There probably is no 100% correct answer here, but let’s break it down. Suppose that you are 23, you’ve been working for a couple of years and are now earning $50,000 per year. For 2008, you can contribute up to...

2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available.2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets.You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via the Tools → Upgrade menu, or you can download the package and upgrade manually. You may...

If you have a fixed-rate mortgage and mortgage rates are falling, it only makes sense to consider trying to refinance at a lower rate. But as with most things in finance, it isn’t always a simple answer. Refinancing can...

Key 1: Invest in yourself. Your own earning power — rooted in your education and job skills — is the most valuable asset you’ll ever own, and it can’t be wiped out in a market crash. Keep your earning...

When times are tough, scam artists know just how to exploit a desperate situation. That’s especially true when it comes to the housing industry, which has been decimated by a record number of foreclosures and defaults in...

However you slice it, the 401(k) is the most popular retirement plan in the country. So how can it be that no rules anywhere explicitly spell out what employers need to offer their 401(k) participants so they’ll understand...