Archive for the Finance Editorials Category
Has the American Dream Become a Fairy Tale?
The wicked witch has nothing over crooked mortgage brokers, greedy investment bankers, and overpaid hedge fund managers.
Be a Squeaky Wheel to Avoid ‘Gotcha Capitalism’
Many Americans pay as much as $1,000 a year in hidden fees, and consumer acquiescence only makes the situation worse.
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Want to Get Rich? Be (Moderately) Happy
A recent study suggests that money doesn’t ensure happiness any more than happy people are bound to be wealthy.
Your Cheating Wallet Will Tell On You
Are you 100-percent sure your sweetheart isn’t hiding money decisions from you? Learn how to spot financial infidelity.
Get Rational About Irrational Money Moves
Want to be smarter with your money? Learn how to recognize the ways in which your financial decisions don’t add up.
Saving in the Age of Chronic Consumption
It’s America Saves Week — are you stashing enough cash? If not you’re in good company, as most Americans barely save.
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Financially
Understanding unglamorous financial concepts like inflation, compounding, and diversification literally pays off in the end.
The Wages of Financial Sin Is Debt (Among Other Things)
The Vatican has updated the seven deadly sins, but your financial life could be in peril, too. Go forth and sin no more.
Full Article: The Wages of Financial Sin Is Debt (Among Other Things)
Even in Hard Times, Get the Job You Deserve
A new career may be coming your way whether you want one or not, so it’s best to be prepared before the change happens.
Don’t Fiddle Away Your Financial Independence
Depressed by plummeting interest rates and Fed bailouts? Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Scratch that — wrong fable.