|
|
 Mechanics of Money Bookstore:
|
|
|
If you have a penchant for reading about financial matters, you should check out the Mechanics of Money Bookstore. Otherwise, here are some financial articles -- a few of our own, and a few from the web.
|
|
|
Financial articles from the web:
For the growing number of struggling homeowners in this country, more help is on the way. Additional aid from the federal government will begin making its way to them next month -- one program would help qualified homeowners refinance their mortgages after seeing their property values fall below the amount they owe, and the other includes another round of funding to help the unemployed or underemployed with their payments.
With home sales plunging to their lowest level in 15 years, economists warn that a double-dip in housing prices is just around the corner, threatening to further slow the overall recovery.
Remember how everyone complained that banks weren't doing enough to help troubled borrowers?
1. Loyalty is overrated
Homebuilder Toll Brothers made a profit last quarter -- its first in three years. And it largely has Uncle Sam's tax credits to thank for it.
Jobs continue to be out of reach for unemployed Americans as the latest jobs report indicates. To compete in today's tough job market, you may need to update your search habits.
The end of summer is approaching fast and everyone wants to get out and enjoy those last few days in the sun.
You could be contributing to a retirement plan without even knowing it.
It's difficult for most folks to find money these days, and collection agencies are getting desperate, sometimes downright nasty in their attempts to collect outstanding debt.
The credit scores of millions more Americans are sinking to new lows.
|
|
More articles from the web:
Can these arches stay golden if the economy tumbles again?
Jim Maguire describes himself as being ahead of his time, and he's hardly bragging. In 2002, Maguire -- who managed software projects for large companies -- was consulting in Germany when he discovered "the next big thing."
You can save a lot more than the average person without feeling deprived.
1. Loyalty is overrated
Estate planning attorneys may worry that their persistent headaches are a sign of something more serious. But once they remember what they do for a living, the headaches start to make perfect sense.
The mortgage-interest deduction is America's favorite tax break -- and it's also the costliest.
Some U.S. states facing steep budget gaps have resorted to tax policies that could be harmful over the long term, a non-profit research group said Monday.
One of the certainties of life -- taxes -- suddenly is terribly uncertain, and not just for high-earners.
|
|
|
|
|