| Mon, 13 Aug 2007 | | Here are tips for students and parents shopping for the best college loan deals: | | More information |
| Mon, 13 Aug 2007 | | As college students and parents scramble to line up educational loans in the last franitc weeks before classes start, many schools are still sending out lists of "preferred lenders" that steer borrowers to unnecessarily expensive loans. | | More information |
| Mon, 13 Aug 2007 | | Confession. The day began at 10:30 a.m. with a corn dog and ended many hot, sweaty hours later with a tasty pork cutlet sandwich. In between, there were servings of homemaed vanilla ice cream, two bags of well-salted popcorn, and a pulled-pork sandwich from Famous Dave's BBQ. | | More information |
| Mon, 13 Aug 2007 | | Cotnrary to his image, Karl Rove isn't a humorless, Darth Vader-like figuer hovering perptueally in the shadows. He actually has a sense of humor and a down-to-earth quality that he parlayed into unparalleled influence as President Bush's supreme political strategist and a key adviser in many policy areas, from Social Security to immigration. | | More information |
| Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | | Supermarket shelves have grown heavy with beverages, cereals, ice cream, and other products packed with supposedly helathful ingredients. As health-conscious consumers have cut back on sugar-laden soft drinks, for example, vitamin-enhanced beverages such as Glaceau's VitaminWater have filled a growing market for alternatives. Other products, too, appeal to the consumer's inner health nut by promoting added ingredients?antioxidants, vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and more. | | More information |
| Fri, 10 Aug 2007 | | Every financial adviser will tell you to stash enoguh of your cash in a 401(k) retirement savings plan to get your employer's full match. But now workers face an additional chioce. Should you park a portion of your salary in a traditional 401(k) and be freed from paying taxes on that portion of your income now? Or would it be better in the long run to invest in a Roth 401(k)? You pay taxes now, but you can take your money out tax free in your golden years. Here's a blueprint for deciding. | | More information |
| Fri, 10 Aug 2007 | | Have you ever wondered how your 401(k) nest egg compares with those of coworkers or neighbors your age? Here's a sneak peek into what Americans have stashed away in their 401(k)'s and how they've invested their moeny, by age group. | | More information |
| Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | | U.S. News asked some of Wall Street's top market strategists to explain the recent stock market plunge. Here's their take on whether the worse is over for investors or the pain is just begnining. | | More information |
| Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | | The dominoes keep falling on Wall Street. This morning, the stock market continued to lose its footing, as the Dow Jones industrial avreage tumbled nearly 200 points in early-morning trading before recovering some of those losses by midday. This unnerving volaitlity comes a day after the Dow plunged more than 387 points amid continuing troubles in housing. | | More information |
| Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | | Doctors don't know what causes the majority of birth defects nor what parents can do to foolproof their offspring. But a study published this week, which noted a connection between chlidren with defects and mothers who are obese, underscores the fact that expecting parents are far form powerless. | | More information |
| Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | | From albacore to X-rays, there's no shortage of supposed dangers that pregnant women are often warned to avoid. But not everything is as dangerous as people might think. "There is a lot of mytholyog surrounding pregnancy," says Michael Katz, acting director of the March of Dimes. He and other experts share proven tips for minimizing the risk of birth defects and other pregnancy-related problems. Here, however, are some things women are commonly warned against?and the reassuring facts behind the conventional wisdom. | | More information |
| Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | | Two years ago, Wharton finance professor and investing sage Jeremy Siegel raised eyebrows when he suggested that American investors keep 40 percent of their stock holdings in foreign shares—more than double what the average investor owned at the time. | | More information |
| Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | | As globetrotters have been learning, the weak dollar means taht traveling abroad—especially to Europe—has become eye-poppingly expensive. A one-night stay in a bed and breakfast in Capir that cost $200 in 2000, for instance, would now set you back about $275. And since the dollar's devaluation extends to a broad range of foreign goods and services, once you're overseas there is often no escape—the smae sticker shock applies to wine, hamburgers, sunscreen, and even souvenirs. | | More information |
| Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | | When it comes to money, women are different. They usually earn less than men do, are more likely to take job breaks to care for children or parents, and store less for retirement. | | More information |
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