The Consumerist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ready for some tough love about how to improve your financial situation? Jeffrey Strain, the man behind SavingAdvice.com, has put together a list of six "awful truths" about personal finance for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Get the truth on America's 'Outrageous War Economy' and find out where the housing market is headed, in today's Personal Finance section.
The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday
The truth can hurt, but the sooner you embrace it and act on it, the better off your money situation will be.
Free Money Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday
We've recently had a couple posts where it seems that if someone took the time to teach needy people about how to handle money, then they would have a MUCH better chance of pulling themselves out of poverty. Exhibit #1...
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hot on the heels of a pretty bad sin yesterday, Failing to Budget, comes its brother in arms - failing to plan for the future. The basic “plan” in life is fairly straight-forward and well documented. You grow up, you go to school, you get a job, you retire, and then you die. When you’re in [...]
Finance Portal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Attaining financial security and stability should be a priority goal regardless of your present financial status. This is because unprogrammed expenses can occur which may hurt your pocket and budgeting plan. Here’s a very important personal finance tip. It is a very good idea to always be ready for something unexpected that could happen. You need to [...]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Learn which Olympic event most resembles your job, take a spin in a Rolls Royce, and get the grim news on auction-rate securities, all in today's Personal Finance section.
Saving to Invest (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
My last post on the A-Z of good personal finance finished off on the letter L. Here now is the rest of my "personal finance saving and investing philosophy" letters. I have also embedded links back to posts that relate or provide more detail on the letter's topic. L - Long term investing. You need to have this view if you want to really build your net worth. Short term investing or trading rarely...
Consumerism Commentary (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
General advice for an imaginary average person Personal finance advice comes in many forms, running the gamut from Dave Ramsey’s philosophies on getting out of debt to Suze Orman’s no-nonsense anti-stupidity spending advice. Opinions vary wildly as you stroll down the promenade from the broker, a salesperson, to the financial planner paid by the hour rather [...]
Forbes (Free subscription) | 38 minutes ago
Myriad Genetics shares have nearly doubled since March. Look for the stock to keep moving higher.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Dan Wiener, editor of the Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, says that Vanguard's new "managed payout funds" are too young and unproven to have investors jumping in, even though the basic concept - helping shareholders manage their assets through the "decumulation phase" makes sense. In a radio interview, Wiener said he thinks the funds "have a long way to go" before they will have shown enough...
CXO Advisory (Free subscription) | 54 minutes ago
Limited evidence suggests that freely available near-term inflation rate forecasts are about equally accurate (or inaccurate) for the next month.
Ask Mr. Credit Card (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
If you are in the process of repairing your credit, then getting a secured credit card is an excellent option. In the past, secured credit cards were viewed warily by lenders; they were a mark of mis-managing your debt. Today though, secured credit cards do not really have the same stigma attached to them, and [...]
Get Rich Slowly (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
The Get Rich Slowly discussion forums generate a lot of great conversations in which readers do their best to help each other. Alas, I don’t get a chance to stop by as much as I’d like. Fortunately, forum administrator Jericho Hill has agreed to highlight interesting discussions now-and-then. This week, he recommends: Amyrobynne has both debt [...]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
It's not too early to buy tickets to see the Chicago Cubs in the World Series, even if the team never makes it, thanks to companies that pitch options for sporting events. MarketWatch's Jennifer Waters reports. (Aug. 19)
