Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Candidates Afloat on a Sluice of Money

Candidates Afloat on a Sluice of Money


While most are taking advantage of unlimited contributions, only a few are calling for campaign finance reform.


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Friday, September 11, 2015

Your Money Adviser: Health Savings Accounts Growing, Especially Among the Better Paid

Your Money Adviser: Health Savings Accounts Growing, Especially Among the Better Paid


An analysis found the number of accounts reached 6.5 million in 2012, with older and higher-income tax filers four times more likely to fund them.










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Your Money: Simpler, Less Expensive 401(k) Options Emerge for Small Businesses

Your Money: Simpler, Less Expensive 401(k) Options Emerge for Small Businesses


Most employers with fewer than 100 workers don’t offer 401(k) plans, and when they do, they’re expensive. But the landscape is quickly changing.










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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Your Money Adviser: Debt Collectors to Pay $61 Million in Consumer Refunds and Amend Their Practices

Your Money Adviser: Debt Collectors to Pay Million in Consumer Refunds and Amend Their Practices


The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also ordered the Encore Capital Group and Portfolio Recovery Associates to pay penalites and stop collections on some debt..


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Friday, August 28, 2015

Bernie Sanders’s Small-Beer Donors in the Big Money Casino

Bernie Sanders’s Small-Beer Donors in the Big Money Casino


The donors carrying the Bernie Sanders campaign are a refreshing break from the egregious money bundlers.


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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

IAEA: We need money to monitor Iran nuclear deal

IAEA: We need money to monitor Iran nuclear deal












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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Op-Ed Contributor: Stop Universities From Hoarding Money

Op-Ed Contributor: Stop Universities From Hoarding Money


They pay lavish fees to manage their wealth, while tuition keeps rising.


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Your Money Adviser: Credit Scores Are Rising, and Becoming More Visible

Your Money Adviser: Credit Scores Are Rising, and Becoming More Visible


Wider access to free credit scores could be a factor in pushing the national average FICO score to its highest level in at least 10 years.


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Friday, August 21, 2015

International Money Mania

International Money Mania


Big symbolism, small consequences.


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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Your Money Adviser: Factors Unrelated to Driving Can Affect Car Insurance

Your Money Adviser: Factors Unrelated to Driving Can Affect Car Insurance


Many insurers also use a variety of other data, like marital status, as well as a version of credit score, to set rates.










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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Your Money Adviser: Using Technology to Close a Mortgage, and Relieve Stress

Your Money Adviser: Using Technology to Close a Mortgage, and Relieve Stress


Some lenders are automating the mortgage process with e-closings, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says that could make things simpler for borrowers.










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