By Kate Brumback
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/20/08 7:03 AM
While his friends spend their money on video games and candy, Nicholas Sella saves most of his $8 weekly allowance, investing part in stocks and stashing the rest into a savings account.
By Dave Carpenter
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/20/08 7:03 AM
Once just a supplement to the pension system, defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s are growing and changing fast as they evolve into a linchpin of Americans’ retirement savings and offer increasingly innovative investment options, a new study indicates.
The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers of a rash of identity theft scams where thieves try to steal personal information by promising tax benefits or threatening penalties.
Americans gave to charities last year at about the same rate they did the previous year, holding steady on their donations in the face of a housing-market meltdown and a crisis in credit, a study released last week showed.
The following cases were filed in U. S. Bankruptcy Court in Buffalo, with assets, followed by liabilities. Chapter 7 bankruptcies are for liquidation of assets; Chapter 11 seeks temporary protection from creditors; Chapter 12 is a farm bankruptcy and Chapter 13 is a wage-earner bankruptcy.
By Chuck Myers
- McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS Updated: 07/14/08 6:37 AM
Low interest rates may offer a good time to apply for a new, or even first, credit card. Several considerations, such as interest rate and fees, should come into play, however, before a consumer signs on to a new credit card.
By Marshall Loeb
- MARKETWATCH Updated: 07/14/08 6:37 AM
NEW YORK — This summer, the average household’s electricity usage will jump. Many people can thank their air conditioners for this. In an attempt to keep their houses cool, they blast the a/c which, in turn, causes a run up in their electricity usage.
By Marshall Loeb
- MARKETWATCH Updated: 07/14/08 6:37 AM
This summer don’t be surprised if your airline ticket causes sticker shock. The high cost of oil has driven up fares, in some cases two and even three times what they were just one year ago.
By Marla Dickerson
- LOS ANGELES TIMES Updated: 07/13/08 7:12 AM
Honked off by American pump prices? Cheer up. You could be commuting in Oslo, Norway, where gasoline costs $9.85 a gallon and filling up a Mini Cooper would set you back $130.
The next college year starts in less than two months, so students are quickly running out of time to figure out how to pay for those typically hefty tuition bills.
