Archive for the ‘Personal Finance’ Category

The Hedge Fund Lurking in a 401(k)

Be warned, retirement savers: Your target-date mutual fund might be acting more like a hedge fund. Read More →

Is It Time to Scrap the P/E Ratio?

With the vaunted price/earnings ratio losing its mojo as a market gauge, investors are seizing on better ways to value stocks. Read More →

Thinking Outside the Stocks

The stock market may be slumping, but other investments, from student housing to parking lots, are surging. Here's how to play them. Read More →

Coverdell Changes

Some parents may have to rethink their strategies when one education savings account becomes more restrictive at the end of this year. Read More →

Kids Face Temptation When Buying Online

Jeff Opdyke discusses what happens when an authorized online purchase for a child turns into many unauthorized ones. Read More →

Unions Can Be a Good Thing — or Not

On this long holiday weekend, we take a look at the issue it commemorates: labor. Read More →

It’s ‘Groundhog Day’

Americans are still stuck in a repeating economic nightmare. Read More →

Sorting Out Debt-Relief Promises

Consumers will be protected from debt-relief companies that charge hefty upfront fees and make questionable claims, thanks to new government rules that take full effect in late October. Read More →

Acing Tricky Questions

Regardless of how offbeat some interview questions may sound, most employers have their own hidden reasons for asking them. The way you react to a question can actually score more points with the interviewer than the answer you give. Read More →

New Information on Standard Deductions

Tom Herman discusses some things to consider before choosing your income tax deductions. Read More →

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