Credit card companies have a simple strategy: Get your customers while they are young. Most students these days graduate with thousands of dollars in unpaid credit card bills.


Credit card - Personal finance - Business - Home - Money Management
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:33 GMT]
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With unemployment high and personal wealth diminished, how was it that strapped consumers were paying down their credit card debt last year? It turns out they probably weren't.


Credit card - Debt - Unemployment - Business - Personal Finance
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:10:19 GMT]
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The House has passed a bill that would allow taxpayers to write off charitable donations to Chile earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring.


Chile - Earthquake - Tax - South America - Donation
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:30 GMT]
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Confused by taxes? Here is a breakdown of what the major tax-prep services ? Intuit TurboTax, H&R Block at Home and Second Story Software's TaxAct ? offer for consumers.


TurboTax - Tax - Intuit - H&R Block - United States
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:42:03 GMT]
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Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards.


Bank of America - Debit card - Overdraft - Business - Bank
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:51:12 GMT]
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Young adult Americans are financially anxious, worried that they cannot meet their educational, housing and health care needs, according to a new poll.


United States - Health care - Health - Politics - Health Care Reform
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:56:45 GMT]
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The number of U.S. households with a net worth of at least $1 million jumped 16 percent last year after dipping sharply during the financial crisis, an industry consulting group says.


United States - Net worth - Millionaire - Business - Financial Services
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:58:24 GMT]
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While millions of American card users received notices of interest rate hikes and new fees in recent months, a select portion learned they're getting new perks.

Credit card - Interest rate - United States - Business - Financial Services
[Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:41:55 GMT]
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The recession, though devastating, will pass.  But rising health care costs as baby boomers age may bring lasting harm to that generation?s financial well-being.

Baby Boom Generation - Health care - Baby Boomer - Economics - People
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:12:07 GMT]
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The boxes of baseball cards you so carefully collected are invaluable for the memories they evoke. Here's what anyone with a collection, or looking to start one, should know.


Baseball card - Sports - Baseball - Shopping - Collecting
[Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:10:43 GMT]
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When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new ? some the result of adjusting for inflation, and other changes passed by Congress to fight the downturn.


United States Congress - Inflation - Tax - Congress - Federal Reserve System
[Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:53:11 GMT]
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Do-it-yourself may be fine for painting a bedroom or changing your car's oil, but how do you know if it makes sense to file your own tax return?

Tax - Tax return - Accounting - United States - Business
[Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:31:21 GMT]
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The rate hikes are coming! The rate hikes are coming!


Recreation - Gay Lesbian and Bisexual - Coming Out - Outdoors - Organizations
[Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:34:13 GMT]
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Vice President Joe Biden on Friday proposed new rules to help protect workers' retirement savings as part of a broader effort to bolster the finances of middle class voters.


Joe Biden - United States - Middle class - President of the United States - Government
[Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:50:32 GMT]
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Nearly a year after the stock market staged one of the biggest rallies in history, investors  worry that this bull may be getting wobbly. There?s no shortage of cause for concern.  


Stock market - Investing - Business - Stocks and Bonds - Equities
[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:57:33 GMT]
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Savers who dump low-yielding CDs before maturity may pay a steep price, according to a Bankrate survey of early withdrawal penalties at 100 institutions.


Bankrate - Certificate of deposit - Business - Money fund - Commercial bank
[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:12:35 GMT]
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The fear of being audited on their income taxes is rising, one poll shows, even as more Americans say it's OK to cheat on a return.


Income tax - Tax - United States - Taxation - Economic
[Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:35:52 GMT]
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