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Very Disappointed
CIT based in Salt Lake City, has prioritized political action over financial independence and gifted large sums to the presidential campaign. I'm fine with individuals giving... read more
A New Member
Hi Friends,
I'm new member join in this forum. I will introduce myself. My name is Tony Stevenson, This is my first-post. I am interested in this board it is important topic to b... read more
American Express Blue Cash & Blue Cash Preferred ----> BIG Changes For 2013
Spotted some comments on NW about changes to Amex Blue Cash & Preferred for Jan 2013. Amex is putting a spending cap of $6000 on the 3% & 6% grocery spending. I was wonderi... read more
The Error-Proof Portfolio: New Tax Rate For The Really Long-Term Capital Gains
From Morningstar via Yahoo Finance:
The tax code in 2013 will feature three distinct holding-period bands for capital gains:one for investments held for less than a year, taxed at ... read more
Discover To Refund $200 Million To Customers For Deceptive Telemarketing
From CNN Money via Yahoo Finance:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced the agreement Monday, following a joint investiga... read more
Bank Of Internet
Ken, In August had a 5 yr. cd (trust acct) mature with Bank of Internet. I contacted the Bank 2 weeks prior, to have the funds transfered to a MMA (0.75 mma). Everythin... read more
Deal At Charter One Bank
I just tried to post this at the proper forum location . . CD deals.
But this website will not accept my input of (what was a proper) URL for Charter One Bank.
And at that poin... read more
A Sample Retirement Portfolio Using The Bucket Approach
From Morningstar via Yahoo Finance:
Here's your assignment: Gather up all of your retirement accounts and shape them into a portfolio that will supply you with the income you'll ne... read more
Widows Getting Cheated Out Of Social Security
From MarketWatch:
Women typically live longer than men, and some financial advisers neglect to take that fact into account when they tell clients how to time their Social Security ... read more
5 Estate-Planning Tasks You Should Not Put Off
Keeping tabs on the estate-planning rules during the past few years has been a little like watching Olympic-level table tennis: The action moves quickly, and it's difficult to keep... read more
4 Best Practices When Self-Insuring For Long-Term Care
Rising insurance costs, pre-existing health conditions and tales of insurers refusing to pay benefits have led many to decide to self-insure for long term care. For those who... read more
Consumer Reports Survey: One In Five Considered Moving Their Checking Account To A New Bank In The Past Year
Nearly one-fifth of all consumers with checking accounts considered switching to a new financial institution over the past 12 months according to a new Consumer Reports National Re... read more
VISA, Mastercard And Banks In $7.25 Billion Retail Settlement
The settlement, if approved by a judge, would resolve dozens of lawsuits filed by retailers in 2005. The card companies and banks would also allow stores to start charging customer... read more
Luke Tamu Newbie Here..
i am luke tamu..newbie here..
I love this forum for someone learning about everything from scratch this forum has been a lifesaver.
It took some guts to... read more
Citibank Complaint Number 1,246,436
Turns out CitiBank started a policy a little while back to convert any CHARGE put through by any financial institution into a cash advance instead, charging the cardholder substant... read more
Intrusive, Sponsored Rate Table Ads
Ken,
Please banish the intrusive, one-line, sponsored ads from the reward checking rate tables.
Don't emulate Burma-Shave. ... read more
Tax Apocalypse In Your Retirement Account
Amid all the gloom and doom about forced retirement, skyrocketing healthcare costs and nest egg-cracking financial markets, there's yet another threat facing baby boomers: future t... read more
Dollar Bank Screws You And The Little Bit You Have
They say they can help when they know you don't have or get anything but say they can't cause they are pocketing for themselves! Worst bank ever! Been there for two years and I am ... read more
Interest Can Be Lost If CDs Mature On The Weekend
Just on my soapbox today, with a comment about the day on which a CD matures. We lock in CDs for a specific term, to mature on a specific date. And we are supposed to be able to ge... read more
How To Beat Government Bonds Using Social Security
The Wall Street Journal article repeats the benefits (which have been discussed often in this forum) of delaying retirement. There isn't a one-size fits all an... read more