Americans soak up knowledge to shore up finances
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Jessica Meyers
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - Water cooler conversations, the symbolic purveyors of societal small talk, now include the words "derivatives," "Ponzi schemes" and "subprime mortgage." Welcome to America's new lexicon.
Financial seminars, workshops and expositions are sprouting up as years of ...
Lessons from the frugal front on getting through the recession
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4/23/2009, by Lisa Gutierrez
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Call them cheapskates and tightwads. That's cool. Some of your neighbors know "frugal" isn't a four-letter word. They were clipping coupons and sniffing out bargains long before the rest of us found ourselves doing the same in this recession. So in these tough times, we ...
Leaving used cars on the lot
McClatchy Newspapers
4/17/2009, by Bao Ong
MarketWatch (MCT) - In this slumping economy, Americans have rethought their spending habits by saving more than buying, dining out less, dumping lavish holiday travel plans and doing anything else to maximize their dollar. But there's one purchase cash-strapped consumers won't necessarily have to ...
Autoworker benefits set pace for U.S. pension experience
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4/17/2009, by Kevin G. Hall
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - The pension debts befuddling carmakers and autoworker unions in the United States and Canada were a long time coming. For much of the 20th century, the deals struck in the auto sector influenced trends across the greater North American workforce. "Pensions created ...
Improved economy may let companies reinstate 401(k) matches
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4/13/2009, by Pamela Yip
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - As more and more employers reduce or eliminate matches to 401(k)s to save money, the question arises: What's the likelihood that they'll bring them back? "Every company that I know of that suspended their match during the last downturn re-established it once their ...
Ponzi schemes flourish with vulnerable victims, underfunded watchdogs
McClatchy Newspapers
4/13/2009, by Andrew McIntosh
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Sam Antar is a fast-talking former accountant who wears snazzy suits and eye-catching silk ties. With a twisted, toothy sort of grin, he especially likes to greet a room full of perfect strangers with: "Hi, I'm Sam Antar, and I'm a crook."
Antar wants you to understand ...
Will the poor economy permanently affect how we shop?
McClatchy Newspapers
4/13/2009, by Donna Kato
San Jose Mercury News (MCT) - Carolyn O'Brien used to glide into Nordstrom, let the fashion moment seize her and buy whatever was in her price range, with little concern for sales or discounts. These days, she combs the racks at Macy's or JCPenney, where coupons and discounts mean savings of 40 ...
Funeral homes finding subtle ways to cut costs
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4/8/2009, by Nirvi Shah
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - About two weeks ago, the grass outside one South Florida business had become too brown to bear. So Riverside Memorial Chapel office manager George Camargo put in fresh sod himself, saving somewhere between $500 and $1,000 in labor costs. As the bereaved look to shave ...
Parents, as well as children, can use 529 college savings plan
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Pamela Yip
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - Don't think 529 college savings plans are just for young people. Their parents can also use them to save for their own college education. "They are a very good tool for tax-free savings when an adult is thinking about returning to school," said Joseph Hurley, founder ...
Do your homework before buying certificates of deposit
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Pamela Yip
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - The case against Texas financier R. Allen Stanford centers on a bank product that's the linchpin of security for safety-conscious consumers _ certificates of deposit. Unfortunately, as consumers have become hypersensitive about the safety of their money, some ...
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