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With the stock market rallying about 70% from last year’s low, investors, traders and economists are now thinking (and betting) that the economy is ready to bounce back and that America will see...
Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC regulations, and other restrictions are making it difficult to recruit board members. While once an honor, it is now seen as more of a nuisance by many CEOs and ex-CEOs
Through the ever changing banking dynamics, everything is for sale. This includes bank accounts, especially to those companies who are not necessarily in the banking business. E*Trade, known as a...
I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008 compares to the drop during the Great Depression. To find out, I graphed both and set them side by side. The results are interesting...
Savings rates continue their slow drift down with the average dropping from 1.40% APY to 1.39% APY. Tthe top savings rate remained at 2% (ReadySaver.com from Southern Community Bank). Everbank also...
Yields on some corporate bonds are now lower than US Treasuries, a very rare occurrence that indicates investors are beginning to perceive cash rich companies as safer places to stash cash than...
Visa just launched Black Card, an exclusive credit card with a $495 annual fee. The reward include cash back or airline miles, concierge service, a patent pending carbon graphite card, and free...
WaMu is offering $100 to open a free checking account in a branch or online at wamu.com. The offer may not be available to all customers and states though.
Over 8% yield, and about 6 times the same comparable maturity in US debt, plus protection against a possible US decline in currency (but at risk against a rising dollar) in this market appears...
As part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the IRS authorizes a deduction of up to $7,500 for qualified first-time homebuyers.
What does that mean? Read on for an explanation.