Monthly Archives: March 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/business/homeowners-still-face-foreclosure-despite-billions-in-aid.html?ref=economy A year after five of the nation’s biggest banks reached a pact with state and federal officials over claims of vast foreclosure abuses, the banks are taking credit for giving more than half a million struggling homeowners roughly $45.8 … Continue reading →

http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/02/22/can-get-lower-mortgage-rate-should-refi/ Dear Dr. Don, I have a $120,181 mortgage loan balance at a 4.25% fixed interest rate for 15 years. I have 13 years left in the current term. Is it a good idea to refinance the loan for 25 … Continue reading →

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/americans-want-to-cut-spending-they-just-dont-know-what-to-cut/?ref=economy As the sequester looms, it’s worth noting that there’s no significant federal spending category that a majority of Americans wants to cut: Survey was conducted among 1,504 adults. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/high-debt-and-falling-demand-trap-new-veterinarians.html?ref=business Dr. Hayley Schafer examines Cabo, who is owned by Brittany LaMarche and her son Gage, at Caring Hearts Animal Clinic in Gilbert, Ariz HAYLEY SCHAFER chose her dream job at the age of 5. Three years later, her grandmother … Continue reading →

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/02/21/financial-goal-planning-for-college/ !– — Everyone has things they want to improve about their financial lives, even those of us who are paid to write and think about money on a daily basis. To that end, the editors at DailyFinance and other … Continue reading →

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/whats-social-security-break-even-173303203.html Deciding at what age to claim Social Security benefits may be the single most important retirement money decision of your life. Claim too early, and you lock in a lifetime of monthly payments that may be far lower than … Continue reading →

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225747 In their book Guerrilla Marketing Field Guide, the founder of guerrilla marketing, Jay Conrad Levinson, and his wife and business partner, Jeannie Levinson, offer a step-by-step guide to launching a marketing attack that’s primed for success. In this edited … Continue reading →