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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.
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Financial articles from the web:
National home prices, driven lower by a flood of foreclosures, plummeted by a record year-over-year 9% in the third quarter, according to a report issued Tuesday.
For years, bad loans and their aftershocks have been sending homeowners into foreclosure. Now its lost jobs that are putting troubled borrowers over the edge.
If mortgage lending was the Wild West during the boom years, foreclosure-prevention counseling is the lucrative new frontier of the bust.
I am 21 years old with a pretty good job. They have an awesome benefits package. I just became eligible for the 401(k) benefits. Now I am wondering with the current state of the economy, should I opt into the program given my age? - Jon, New York
It's easy to feel panicked in this kind of market. But history holds some valuable lessons. Here's some perspective.
You don't need economic data to tell you how bad the economy is - ad where it's hurting. Here are some ways to move your money and keep it safe in this troubled time.
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More articles from the web:
On the surface, this financial crisis seems pretty complicated. Wall Street firms made convoluted bets on exotic mortgage securities, and those bets failed for a complex set of reasons. But in fact, investment banks went under for reasons that were quite basic.
The real estate game has changed. This guide can help you play to win.
Full table of contents from the October issue.
Still searching for that last-minute eureka on your 1040? Perhaps you'll find it here.
You've tried staring your computer down, but it's not blinking. No matter how many times you go over the figures, you get the same answer. That number on your screen - what you're paying the IRS this year - is more than your dad earned in his five best years. You can't help thinking, Why am I such a chump when other people must be getting off scot-free?
Read full story for latest details.
Most voters are aware that Barack Obama wants to raise taxes on high-income taxpayers if he's elected president in November.
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