Archive for May, 2009
To all the recent graduates out there: Congratulations. You have worked hard, and your accomplishments are well-deserved. Now, welcome to the jungle of reality. And this year, it really is a jungle out there. If [...]
May 28th, 2009. . Read More »
I am absolutely fascinated by the role of credit cards in today’s recession, the new credit card laws, and how both will transform the role of credit in our lives. As somebody who got way [...]
May 27th, 2009. . Read More »
If you have ever aspired to run your own business (or an existing corporation), you may already be interested in applying the traits, philosophies, and leadership styles of successful CEOs to your career.
But even if [...]
May 26th, 2009. . Read More »
I received a comment the other day on an old post (Have You Said “No, Thank You” To Credit Cards?) that I think everybody should read. Despite this reader’s best intentions to avoid credit (and [...]
May 21st, 2009. . Read More »
It seems like a crazy question given so many rewards credit cards have gone to no annual fee. But two credit cards–including one very new credit card—ask prospective members to shell out over $400 a [...]
May 20th, 2009. . Read More »
The Senate voted today, 90-5, in favor of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009—an effort to crack down on dubious credit card industry practices that make it easy to charge [...]
May 19th, 2009. . Read More »
I think the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit is one of the greatest financial opportunities young people have going these days. Unfortunately, unless Congress extends it past December 1, 2009, it won’t be [...]
May 19th, 2009. . Read More »
Once upon a time, college students and others in their early twenties (or even late teens) could get any number of credit cards without having a prior credit history, making it easy to start to [...]
May 18th, 2009. Topics: Building Credit, Credit Reports, Managing Your Credit. Read More »
Has a friend or family member ever asked you for a loan? Or, have you ever considered lending money—perhaps through social lending—in order to earn better returns than you can with your savings account? If [...]
May 14th, 2009. . Read More »
When it comes to investing, my advice is simple. Buy index funds and no-load mutual funds and ignore the stock market (and the endless media analysis and speculation on individual stocks). It’s easy enough to [...]
May 13th, 2009. . Read More »
