How to Tell If You're Saving Enough
By
Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - November 19, 2009
New research suggests that paying down debt may not be the smartest financial move.
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5 First Steps to Deal With Debt
By
Kirk Shinkle
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Money - August 25, 2009
The moves you need to make to get back to even.
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Should Your Credit Report Cost You a Job?
By
Liz Wolgemuth
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Money - July 29, 2009
A new bill would prohibit employers from using credit reports in hiring decisions.
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Poll: 70 Percent of American Consumers in Debt
Opinion - July 21, 2009
A recent survey shows American consumers to be in the red.
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Credit Card Delinquency Rates Shot Up in the First Quarter of 2009 - US News and World Report
Opinion - June 18, 2009
Obama's Stimulus Events Are About Politics, Not the Economy
By
Mary Kate Cary
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Mary Kate Cary - June 5, 2009
President's stimulus handouts aren't political? Yeah, right.
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Which Colleges Leave Students With the Most Debt?
By
Kim Clark
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Education - May 21, 2009
Students at for-profit colleges tend to have more debt than those at private and public colleges.
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How Young Investors Can Stamp Out Debt and Start Investing
By
Matthew Bandyk
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Money - May 8, 2009
4 ideas to help you sort out your competing financial priorities
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Debt Ranks Fifth on Americans' List of Financial Worries
Opinion - May 1, 2009
Americans list the most important financial problems facing their families.
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Better U.S. Schools Could End Recession, Pay Off Debt to China
By
John Aloysius Farrell
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John A. Farrell - April 24, 2009
Would you like to send your kid to a great school? Or would you rather send your money to China?
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Government Helps Low-Income Grad Students Pay for School
By
Kim Clark
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Education - April 22, 2009
Loans to be capped at 15 percent of income, and those entering public service may get loans forgiven.
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Suze Orman and the New Rules of Credit Card Debt
By
Kimberly Palmer
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Money - April 3, 2009
Getting out of debt isn't always the most important thing.
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Consumer Credit Card Debt Is the Next Economic Shoe to Drop in Financial Crisis
By
Bradley A. Blakeman
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Opinion - March 10, 2009
Predatory lending practices force consumers to rob Peter to pay Paul.
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Stimulus Debt Burden Must Be Addressed Responsibly When the Bill Inevitably Comes Due
By
Maya MacGuineas
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Marc Goldwein
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Opinion - February 13, 2009
Once the economy recovers, America must pony up, write Maya MacGuineas and Marc Goldwein.
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Thriving During the Great Recession
By
Kimberly Palmer
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Money - February 6, 2009
How to save more, spend less, and still enjoy life's luxuries.
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5 Predatory Money Pitches
By
Philip Moeller
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The Best Life - November 21, 2008
Nasty times bring out commercial bottom feeders.
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Margaret Atwood: Is Debt Necessary?
By
Kimberly Palmer
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Alpha Consumer - October 21, 2008
Join the Alpha Consumer Book Club for a discussion of the author's latest work.
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The $700 Billion Bailout Plan (Take Two)
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - October 14, 2008
The Fed unveils new details about its sweeping intervention into the financial markets.
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Walker: Don't Expect to Retire at 65
By
Kimberly Palmer
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Alpha Consumer - October 9, 2008
Former GAO head warns of looming debt.
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Maxing Out the National Debt Clock
By
Katy Marquardt
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New Money - October 9, 2008
A new clock will make room for a quadrillion dollars of debt.
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Fed to Buy Massive Amounts of Short-Term Debts
Money - October 7, 2008
The Federal Reserve announced a radical plan to buy massive amounts of short-term debts.
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Past & Present: Alexander Hamilton and the Start of the National Debt
Opinion - September 18, 2008
Hamilton's big idea is still with us today. John Steele Gordon recalls the history of the debt.
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How to Go Broke Like a Rock Star
By
Kimberly Palmer
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Money - September 16, 2008
The financial problems of celebrities, from Britney Spears to Annie Leibovitz, often hold lessons.
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Why Do Celebrities Get Into Money Trouble?
Alpha Consumer - September 15, 2008
Annie Leibovitz's debt shows that rich people can make bad choices.
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Fannie, Freddie Woes Widespread
By
Kirk Shinkle
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The Ticker - August 27, 2008
Commercial banks own a ton of their debt.
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