Finance
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Economist's report says tax rebates could be ticket to summer vacationApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- For many Americans, those tax rebate checks meant to stimulate the economy will be coming just in time -- for a vacation. The centerpiece of Presiden...
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Here's a surprise: Sex, money linked in brain
Apr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A new brain-scan study may help explain what's going on in the minds of financial titans when they take risky monetary gambles -- sex. When young men were ...
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Credit cards often make spending too easyApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There is no question that the federal government plus many lenders and financial professionals shoulder a lot of the blame for our current economic crisis....
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Health-care issue shouldn't be dismissed by the insuredMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Maria Gomez knows firsthand the devastation that can hit families who don't have health insurance. Gomez is chief executive officer of Mary's Center for Ma...
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There are alternatives to high fee managersMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are rolling over my wife's $160,000 lump sum retirement into a managed account with our bank. She's 55. Wells Fargo charges 1.5 percent a year and a 1.5 percent lo...
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Be smart about how you use tax refundMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For years I've been begging people not to use tax withholding as a forced savings tool. I understand the reasoning. Times are tight and people want some fi...
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One good step always is paying down debtMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I read your article "Hard Work Doesn't Pay," and I agree. I also believe Corporate America will use you, abuse you and show you the door when they are done with you. ...
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Truth is some people bought too much houseFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Daniel H. Mudd, chief executive of Fannie Mae, knows the feeling when a physician attends a party and a guest wants a diagnosis for a rash or some other un...
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Virtual romance often leads to real lossFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- If you're looking online for a sweetheart, beware: You may find a new meaning for the expression "money can't buy love." The National Consumers League has ...
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You can manage multiple accountsFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am nearly halfway through the process of restructuring my investments. I'm changing from a portfolio of more than 25 individual stocks to one of diversified index f...