Savings

Americans Are Finally Saving: A Disaster For Retailers

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


After a year of economic crisis and an even longer slump, the nation's retailers are facing a consumer who's more reluctant to buy than ever before in...

Three Clues to the Economy and Disney World

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.16.2009 | World


Blythe McGarvie

Lately, I've been reflecting about my first visit to EPCOT at Disney World. Many of the countries exhibit their natural beauty. The U.S. highlights technology and its prowess in military victories.

Obama Announces Initiatives To Increase Savings (VIDEO)

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The recession has eaten into people's nest eggs so the government is promoting ways to make it easier to save for retirement. One ...

Home Barbering Grows In Recession

Wall Street Journal | Mary Pilon | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business


Jane Angelich used to joke about her husband, Mark, going bald. Then with one faulty flick of the wrist, she made it happen. Mr. Angelich had begun c...

Rename Cost-Cutting Financial Slimmers And It Doesn't Feel So Bad - What Are Yours?

Jill Brooke | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living


Jill Brooke

I bought a $8 pair of pants on sale at the Gap for my son last week which is the equivalent of salad and a few vegetables that rotted in the fridge after a few days.

Taking Financial Responsibility Personally

Cheryl Saban | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living


Cheryl Saban

What can women do to be more responsible for our financial situations? What should we teach our children so that they'll be prepared for the next economic downturn?

Radiology, Rising Healthcare Costs and Self-Referral

Helene Pavlov | Posted 05.29.2009 | Business


Helene Pavlov

Their expertise increases the potential of capturing the right image for the clinical concern and even more importantly their interpretation of that image is without motivation to suggest surgery or intervention.

Actually, We're Not Saving Yet

Michael Pento | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


Michael Pento

The Obama Administration is seamlessly taking the baton from the Bushies and is even more aggressively seeking to borrow our way out of debt and print our way back to prosperity.

Nonsense Pronouncements About Budget Deficits

Robert H. Frank | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics


Robert H. Frank

The two critical steps for thinking more clearly about budget deficits are: first, distinguish between the long run and the short run, and second: examine how borrowed money will be spent.

Smart Growth: Three Simple Steps to Help the Economy and the Planet

Bill Shireman | Posted 02.14.2009 | Business


Bill Shireman

Taxes aren't just too high, they're too dumb. Whenever we put a tax on something, we get less of it. Yet, incomprehensibly, we continue to tax the things we want more of.

How to Survive the Financial Crisis

Grant Cardone | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business


Grant Cardone

You can only cut your budget so far before you have to figure out how to bring more money into your household or the company. No one should rely on one single source of income.

New Year's Resolution

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 01.31.2009 | Business


Roseanne Colletti

Do you even remember what you resolved to do in 2008? Even if you don't, there's nothing to be gained by beating yourself over the head with the old year.

The Risky Flight to Safety

Dan Solin | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business


Dan Solin

Risk, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. A "risk free" portfolio can be the riskiest investment you will ever make.

Longer Lives, Less Pay -- Women Not Saving Enough?

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 07.17.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Righ...

Four Years Of Savings Can Set You Up For Life

WallStreetFighter | Posted 06.26.2008 | Business


For all you recent college graduates entering the workforce, I realize that "Start Thinking About Your Savings" might be the lamest piece of advice ut...

UK Govt Guarantees Bank Customers' Savings As Crisis Looms

The Guardian (U.K.) | Larry Elliott and Ashley Seager | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The government last night issued an emergency pledge to Northern Rock savers that their money is safe, after a third day of queues outside branches th...