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The Average Wedding Costs An Outrageous Amount

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Marriage, Video, The Knot, Money News, Boomerang Generation, Wedding Rates, Cost of Wedding, Wedding Costs, Marriage Rates, Consumer Spending, Income, Weddings, Money News

Mark Zuckerberg just married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan a day after Facebook's epic debut on the NASDAQ. But most people aren't lucky enou...

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Progressives Do NOT Hate Wealth -- a #PPSA

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Humor, Money, Mark Zuckerberg, Economy, Jobs, Facebook IPO, Big Banks, Wall St, Income, Ows, Shareholder Protests, Politics, Video, Wealth, Eduardo Saverin, Tarp, Occupy Wall St, Inequality, Economic Justice, Politics News

In the first in a series of POLITICAL Public Service Announcements (#PPSA), I take on the conservative myth that liberals hate wealth and success. Not...

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Ask the Readers: What Do You Wish You'd Learned About Money?

J.D. Roth | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Money, Budget, Spending, Lifestyle, Income, Debt, Career, Financial Responsibility, Financial Lessons, Money News

Wouldn't it be nice if you could go back and give your younger self some words of wisdom? Since time travel doesn't exist, the best thing you can do is try to help other young people.

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A Motherhood Worth Honoring

Brooke Edwards | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Eggs, Women, Hunger, Chickens, Poverty, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, Africa, Heifer International, Motherhood, Small Farmers, Tanzania, Global Motherhood, Income, Mothers, Family, Maternal Health, Video, Impact News

There are millions of passionate and capable mothers around the world who, if given the opportunity and resources, will improve the lives of their children.

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Ask the Readers: How Do You Merge Finances and Philosophies?

J.D. Roth | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Marriage, Money, Retirement, Emergency Fund, Personal Finance, Expenses, Fiance, Income, Marriage Advice, Couples Finances, Newlyweds Finances, Newlyweds, Marriage Finances, Relationships, Money News

When two people fall in love, the meshing of these differences can be both fun and frustrating, especially when it comes to personal finance. Here are a few ways to be sure that both partners are on the same page.

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BofA Sees Profits Plunge

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Shares, Earnings, Debt, Video, Stock, Reuters, Bank of America, Banks, Accounting, Income, Business News

* Q1 EPS 3 cents vs 17 cents a year earlier * Accounting charges hurt results * Shares up 1.8 pct in early trading ...

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Big Bank Sees Profits Drop

Reuters | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Earnings, JPMorgan Chase, Video, Wall Street, Profits, Stock, Reuters, Banking, Banks, Income, Business News

* Net income $5.4 billion vs $5.6 billion year earlier * Q1 EPS $1.31 vs $1.28 year earlier April 13 (Reuters) - JPMorga...

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The 10 Worst Jobs In The United States

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Restaurant Industry, Layoffs, Job Market, Hiring Outlook, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Jobs, Job Listings, Careercast, Public Sector, Income, Sony, Yahoo, Business News

One of the nearly 13 million Americans looking for work? You might want to think twice before applying to these jobs. Fewer employment opportuniti...

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Beltway Influencers Still Mad Men

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Gap, Income Gap, Pay, Male, Women CEOs, Salary, Men, Paycheck, Female, Inequality, Income, Money News

If the worst-kept secret on Capitol Hill is that top lobbying groups actually control the show, then the best-kept secret is that the whizzes behind t...

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What Is a Roth IRA? A Short and Simple Guide

J.D. Roth | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Roth IRA, Retirement, Traditional IRA, Investments, Certificates of Deposit, Tax Break, Money, 401k, Taxes, Penalty, Banks, Credit Unions, Savings Accounts, Income, Money News

Even if you don't have a retirement plan through your job, you can still save for the future. One of the best ways to do so is through a Roth IRA.

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The Tax Man Is Looking More Closely At Multimillionaires

Reuters | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Taxes, US Tax Officials, Video, Irs, Tax Service, Internal Revenue Service, Reuters, Swiss Bank Accounts, Tax Evasion, Taxpayers, UBS AG, Income, Business News

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - U.S. tax officials are putting a closer microscope on the tax filings of multimillionaires, with the audit rate for...

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Overpaid By Today's Standards

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Mad Men Premiere, Mad Men, Advertising Director, Don Draper's Salary, Don Draper, Mad Men Season 5, Amc, Income, Money News

Looking at the costs of Don Draper's lush life, what strikes us most is just how impossibly good the dashing, inscrutable star of TVs "Mad Men" had it...

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In These Cities, The Rent Really Is Too Damn High

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Income Inequality, Wages, Rent, Nlihc, Renters, Income, Recession, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The homeownership rate dropped to 66 percent of all households in the fourth quarter of 2011 — the lowest rate in over a decade....

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'The Richer Sex': Women Are Bringing Home The Bread

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Investing, Women, Money, Retirement, Earning, Jobs, Poll, Female, Financial Planning, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Recession, Income, Money News

Forget equality for women, the fairer sex is on pace to outrun men when it comes to making money. In remarkable shift from even a decade ago, the m...

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Burgers or Blogging? Further Thoughts on Pursuing Your Passion

J.D. Roth | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Career, Money, Work, Job, McDonald's, Personal Finance, Blogging, Income, Business News

Whatever the case, when you work, do your best. This is the real key to job fulfillment -- not to pursue your passion, but to be passionate about what you pursue.

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Class Consciousness and Social Mobility

J.D. Roth | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Argentina, Chile, Spanish, Patagonia, Travel, Caste System, Social Status, Class Consciousness, Economy, Income, Education, Wealth, Poverty, Business News

Whenever I travel, I revisit certain recurring themes -- how little I really need to be happy, the quality of food in other countries, the relative costs of things around the world, and the nature of wealth. This trip, the theme that ran most through my travels was the concept of class.

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New York Not The Most Unequal County In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Bloomberg, Manhattan, Income Gap, Wall Street, Income Inequality, Occupy Wall Street, Salary, Labor Department, Wage Inequality, u.s. Census Bureau, Income, Inequality, Business News

In the United States, even even the inequality is unequal. Yes, the level of income inequality among American households rose 18 percent between 1...

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And The Average Salary Is...

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Business News, Jobs, Household Budgets, Household Income, Small Business, Unemployment Rate, Low-Income, Income, Money News

If you're feeling poor you're not alone. We're bringing home less money now than when the recession began. According to a newly released report fro...

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How Women Are Faring In 2012

YourTango | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Women's History Month, Women's Rights, Women's Political Representation, Women 2012, Education, Women's Progress, Careers, Women's Rights Report Card, Income, Family, Women News

Checking in with Women's Rights, in honor of Women's History Month 2012. March is National Women's History month-anointed so in order to empower to...

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Let's Not Forget About George...

Emily Cohn | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Dollar Bills, Gas Prices, The Meaning of Money, Wheres George, Foreclosure Crisis, Money Tracking, 401k, Money Saving Tips, Direct Deposit, Iran, Paycheck, Saving Money, Recession, Income, Spending on Credit, Money News

Today, we see our paychecks automatically appear in our bank accounts every month and lose sight of what's earned, deducted and put away for later. But what if we got back to the basics?

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Ask the Readers: Basic Financial Frameworks?

J.D. Roth | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Financial Portfolio, Debt, Economy, Retirement, Budget, Insurance, Income, Money, Targeted Savings, Business News

One common request from new GRS readers is some sort of central location where they can find a list of introductory articles to guide their progress. ...

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The Most Confident States In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Labor Market, Housing Prices, Consumer Confidence, Housing Market, Unemployment Rate, District of Columbia, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jobs, Economic Optimism, Hawaii, Gallup, Income, Business News

Americans across the country might have felt worse about the economy last year, but pockets of hope remain. Nine states and the District of Columbi...

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Cities Crushed By The Global Recession

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter and Ashley C. Allen | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Unemployment, Great Recession, Brookings Institute?S Global Metro Monitor 2011, Economic Recovery, Cities, Income, Austerity, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The global recession officially ended in 2010. Since then many countries have begun experiencing economic growth again. However, N...

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An Illusory Holiday Shopping Season: Americans Spent Less In December

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Earnings, U.S. Economy, Video, Holiday Shopping, Economic Indicators, Economy, Spending, Holiday Shopping Season, Holiday Shopping 2011, Consumer Spending, Income, Business News

The boost that the holiday shopping season was supposed to have given the economy proved to be mostly an illusion. Consumer spending actually decli...

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The Upside And Downside Of Being Nice At Work

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Agreeableness, Living, Business, Wages, Income, Happiness, Nice, Nice People Quotes, Being Nice, Nice to People, Nice People, Emotional Intelligence, Nice People Be, New Research, Healthy Living News

There is a real paradox in our relationship with the quality of being nice. On the one hand, parents want their kids to be nice. On the other hand, there is a clear sense that being nice can sometimes be a disadvantage.

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