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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"]
Ignore your assets and they could disappear (literally).
So you put some money away awhile back. And you're just letting it sit there and maybe it’s even growing a little. Or maybe you've stashed away some valuables
Invest in a good read this summer.
Wouldn’t you love to find one, just one, good investing book to take poolside? How about 3? Whether you vacation or staycation, here are a few great reads definitely
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Bank charges: freedom from fee-dom.
These days, it feels like everybody’s out to make a quick buck. Or 3. Chances are if you’ve used an out-of-network ATM to grab some cash, you’ve noticed the
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