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Summer Reading for Investors
By Dan Greenshields, ShareBuilder President For many investors, summer is a time to lounge on the beach with the latest best-selling book. This year, however, those looking for investing ideas might consider venturing outside of the finance section of their favorite local or online bookstores. Three recent titles, touching on topics as diverse as zebra psychology and child car seats, offer outside-the-box
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Which financial behaviors negatively impact your credit score? Take a guess.
[poll id="35"] Knowing how to rack up a good credit score (and keep it intact) can actually help you save money. Big news? Common sense? Maybe a little of both. But a recent online survey done for ING DIRECT by Harris Interactive says that, unfortunately, many Americans don’t really know how to “act” when it comes to credit scores.
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1, 2, 3 strikes you’re broke at the old ballgame.
We’re just a couple months into the season and, already, a kid in Milwaukee has hit for the cycle, a rookie Nat whiffed 14 in his professional debut—and two perfect games have been served up. (We almost saw another, but we won’t get into that muffed call in the Motor City.) Baseball’s a funny game. Despite all the tradition,
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How would you define financial freedom?
Financial independence means something different to most Americans. One schoolteacher’s early retirement to Northern California is a jewelry designer’s 1-year cruise around the world. Of course, there’s no correct definition of financial freedom, none that’s so precise or specific or necessarily lofty. No matter what your plan or how you define it (and, sorry, we can’t define it
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Which video is your favorite?
To get word out about our mobile banking app , ING DIRECT tapped a community of creative types, to craft short, fun videos. Below are the winning entries. Which is your favorite?
Splitsville: For richer or poorer, don’t forget to protect your credit.
Separating your finances from those of your ex during a divorce is tricky. And the laws regarding responsibility and credit can vary greatly according to state. If you’re going through a divorce (or know someone who is), get your credit ducks in a row, so you don’t spend years trying to fix a broken credit history, too. First, see
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Guest Post: DoughRoller on foreign currency exchange
If you’ve ever planned a trip abroad, you know it’s a lot more complicated than booking a flight and confirming a hotel. One of the most important factors to take into consideration is how the dollar is performing against other countries because your vacation expenses could be a lot more—or less—than you expect. Following these three steps can
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Happy Father’s Day, Savers.
To all you Dads out there: Hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend with the kids. And all you kids out there, we know you’re showing Dad some love (or at least letting him get in some quality couch time). Happy Father's Day. [poll id="42"] [poll id="43"]
We’re looking for a few good Savers (and writers). Share your stories and we’ll share some savings.
Yeah, we’re lookin’ at you. It’s 2010, the year of the Saver (or so it should be, anyway), the YOU year. So, we want your story. We’re looking for
Share your savings account nickname, Snookums. It’s contest time.
If you were one of those kids tagged with the moniker “Reds,” “Super Squirrel,” or “Mr. Peanut,” then you know just how embarrassing and annoying nicknames can be. (We
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Is that a bank branch in your pocket?
Have you had the chance to download the Official App of Savers? Yep, that’s ING DIRECT’s full-featured mobile application for smart phones—helping Savers to be more nimble and efficient. With mobile banking, your finances are accessible anytime, anywhere. Frankly, we can’t think of anything more financially liberating than being untethered from the desktop, laptop or bank branch line. This means you can do stuff like check balances while you’re waiting in line at the DMV, pay your cable bill during a particularly boring office meeting or send a quick pay-back to your pal for covering dinner—while still at the restaurant. To celebrate this banking liberation, we have this cool contest called “Bank From Any Corner.” So make sure to grab the app from the iTunes app store or BlackBerry App World, find
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