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Three Ways to Kill Your Credit

Discussing tips and strategies to maintain a positive credit score, and to avoid the common pitfalls!

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World famous author Mary Higgins Clark bought a seat on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. What is the woman known to write about serial killers doing with a seat on the country's largest options and futures market?

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Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said today on Bloomberg TV that the recent rise in Treasury yields may be a signal that interest rates are heading higher. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes was 3.86 percent at 12:19 p.m. in New York,... Read →

BestCashCow likes to stress the importance of savings and prudent fiscal management but all of that assumes a healthy income. You can't save and invest money if you don't have it. So, to take a step back we have put together a list of the top jobs for the next decade. We compiled the list by pulling data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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U.S. Leveling Currency Manipulator Charges on China?

Considering how much cash the US Government owns China, maybe it's a bad idea to be accusing them of manipulating currency exchange rates....

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The gold bugs are constantly hawking the aurum on television and everywhere else they can get some face time, but here are four reasons to give argentum a look instead.

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Barry Bluestone, Dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, predicts that within the next eight years there will be more jobs than workers based on demographics and assumptions about the economy. He... Read →

US Companies have the most cash relative to debt on record in the final quarter of 2009. The financial crisis showed companies that cash is king - but what are they going to do with this gigantic hoard?

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According to a UK-based hedge fund manager, the Healthcare Bill recently passed by the US government shows that the country is in decline. How accurate is this opinion and how do investors protect themselves?

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Average the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates moved up 3 basis points last week from 4.96% to 4.99% according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey. The BestCashCow mortgage averages actually declined slightly falling from 4.96% to 4.95%. Either way, both averages show mortgage rates under 5%.

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It's the stuff of bad science fiction, but is it really the culprit? If it is, it could mean disaster for an already struggling auto industry.

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Sales may be up at Chrysler, but the package still looks bad.

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Austin Top Spending in US

Austin is the top spending city in the US, with its residents shelling out $67,076 in household spending. That's according to a report issued by Bundle, a site that tracks the spending and savings patterns of users.

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When Is the Best Time to Apply for a Credit Card?

Have you been thinking about applying for a new credit card? If so, is now the best time for you to do that?

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The federal government, along with the help of Timothy Geithner, is coming up with plans to help and reshape the mortgage market. Are they doing enough or are they doing too much?

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