msnbc.com: Personal finance http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032258/ns/business-personal_finance/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2009 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:13:33 GMT News 60 Large tax bill looms for Jackson estate The Tax Man is in the mirror for the estate of the late King of Pop.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=305aaeb577b8fc3d6e1eb17bcdb24628&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=305aaeb577b8fc3d6e1eb17bcdb24628&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=305aaeb577b8fc3d6e1eb17bcdb24628 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31853848/ns/business-tax_tactics/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:12:50 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31853848/ns/business-tax_tactics/ <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=305aaeb577b8fc3d6e1eb17bcdb24628&p=4 305aaeb577b8fc3d6e1eb17bcdb24628 ]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:12:50 GMT It's summertime and the living is stingy, mostly Americans are cutting back their spending but not abandoning favorite summertime pursuits despite the extra expense, a new survey released Wednesday indicates.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b99a00a73c4fbc8d0c3cc5d2eb0b1144&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b99a00a73c4fbc8d0c3cc5d2eb0b1144&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=b99a00a73c4fbc8d0c3cc5d2eb0b1144 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31799948/ns/business-personal_finance/ Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:06:46 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31799948/ns/business-personal_finance/ With effort you can still retire well The economy and markets may have gone haywire, but with careful planning you can still retire securely.You can have a secure retirement even if you don't have the biggest nest egg since the extinction of the Great Elephant Bird of Madagascar.




]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=d7e1e093384b814c71cb6e7cad7b3a22 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31764404/ns/business-personal_finance/ Getty Images stock (c) 100940.000000 The economy and markets may have gone haywire, but with careful planning you can still retire securely.


]]> Tue, 7 Jul 2009 17:56:39 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31764404/ns/business-personal_finance/ Blacks, Hispanics save less for retirement A new study of 401(k) plans has revealed that black and Hispanic workers save less for retirement and tap into their accounts more frequently than white and Asian employees.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d712eae2b56cf660ae4a8988402cddab&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d712eae2b56cf660ae4a8988402cddab&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=d712eae2b56cf660ae4a8988402cddab http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31783955/ns/business-personal_finance/ Tue, 7 Jul 2009 19:36:37 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31783955/ns/business-personal_finance/ Answer Desk: Who'll take California IOUs? With California set to print $3.6 billion in IOUs to pay bills, a lot of recipients are wondering: Just what good are these bogus bucks anyway? The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=45c78b201cba9f87691d97566a108547&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=45c78b201cba9f87691d97566a108547&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=45c78b201cba9f87691d97566a108547 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31713450/ns/business-personal_finance/ Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:08:42 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31713450/ns/business-personal_finance/ It’s recession, when thoughts turn to ... dating Singles are "looking for something that’s genuine in a world that isn’t very secure,” said Bathsheba Birman, co-founder of Chicago's Nerds at Heart. At their events participants pay $25 for a drink and a night of board games.Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.




]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=6c30161ce5c0c8797c006097b069b0e4 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31711176/ns/business-personal_finance/ AP Singles are "looking for something that’s genuine in a world that isn’t very secure,” said Bathsheba Birman, co-founder of Chicago's Nerds at Heart. At their events participants pay $25 for a drink and a night of board games.


]]> Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:16:41 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31711176/ns/business-personal_finance/ Jackson death illustrates will vs. trust issue One of the big mysteries in the chaotic days following Michael Jackson's death was whether he left behind a will.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b1e615e1c31e10b3429fbfbb9bbdc267&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b1e615e1c31e10b3429fbfbb9bbdc267&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=b1e615e1c31e10b3429fbfbb9bbdc267 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31748440/ns/business-personal_finance/ Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:31:11 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31748440/ns/business-personal_finance/ Answer Desk: Slow stimulus spending The government's stimulus plan was supposed to flood the economy with cash to help end the  recession. But so far,  spending is just a trickle.  The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1b7f04fecec56a2c483b15b82545c6dc&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1b7f04fecec56a2c483b15b82545c6dc&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=1b7f04fecec56a2c483b15b82545c6dc http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31548130/ns/business-personal_finance/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:56:38 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31548130/ns/business-personal_finance/ Helpful finance tips, or sneaky payday loans ad? The owners of Econ4u.org, which offers financial advice, say it has a straightforward, noble mission: to "teach important economic concepts."  But while the site offers plenty of useful money basics, there is one oddity: information on controversial payday loans is unusually positive. <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=526c4d285eecb196d1ca1899f3396539&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=526c4d285eecb196d1ca1899f3396539&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=526c4d285eecb196d1ca1899f3396539 http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/07/econ4uorg-seems-like-a-happy-to-place-to-learn-simple-lessons-about-money-the-web-site-is-full-of-smiling-faces-and-qu.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:56:49 GMT News http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/07/econ4uorg-seems-like-a-happy-to-place-to-learn-simple-lessons-about-money-the-web-site-is-full-of-smiling-faces-and-qu.html New program helps manage student loan debt Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a30c1458d4525f0b683ea59319be0c01&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a30c1458d4525f0b683ea59319be0c01&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=a30c1458d4525f0b683ea59319be0c01 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31596618/ns/business-personal_finance/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:47:12 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31596618/ns/business-personal_finance/ Recession hurts card industry, customers The picture window of Jerry and Julie Hamman's new fifth wheel camper frames their modest Peru, Ind., home. The Hammans have more than $80,000 in credit card debt.The recession's impact on credit card companies has had a ripple effect even on some customers who have always paid their bills on time.




]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=41daebefe20941e43f095bac17d39d65 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31324792/ns/business-reinventing_america/ Special to MSNBC The picture window of Jerry and Julie Hamman's new fifth wheel camper frames their modest Peru, Ind., home. The Hammans have more than $80,000 in credit card debt.


]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:13:37 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31324792/ns/business-reinventing_america/ $60,000 in debt, and nothing to show Mary Uhazi counting cash earned during a Saturday morning garage sale at a friend's home in East Sacramento on June 13. Uhazi, 43, gradually built a mountain of credit card debt over 20 years.Mary Uhazi is drowning in a sea of debt that she built up slowly over more than two decades of easy credit, but now worries she won’t be able to pay off because of the recession.




]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=8f209cdad67ca4cfe7e6f309a17b75d0 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31325093/ns/business-reinventing_america/ Special to MSNBC Mary Uhazi counting cash earned during a Saturday morning garage sale at a friend's home in East Sacramento on June 13. Uhazi, 43, gradually built a mountain of credit card debt over 20 years.


]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:08:08 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31325093/ns/business-reinventing_america/ Answer Desk: How to shrink credit card debt It’s the single most common question these days in our Inbox: I’m drowning in credit card debt! What can I do? Here’s our seven-step plan for getting the monkey off your back. The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e0f1c5405f6b68ea8bf249ff061177ce&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e0f1c5405f6b68ea8bf249ff061177ce&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=e0f1c5405f6b68ea8bf249ff061177ce http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31447531/ns/business-personal_finance/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:22:21 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31447531/ns/business-personal_finance/ Newsweek: 5 ways to simplify student aid As many parents know, applying for federal student aid is a nightmare of paperwork, so much so that some hire financial-aid consultants to do it for them.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1e80e1c1c7776b163f74eedf7bc23125&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1e80e1c1c7776b163f74eedf7bc23125&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=1e80e1c1c7776b163f74eedf7bc23125 http://www.newsweek.com/id/203894 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:32:33 GMT News http://www.newsweek.com/id/203894 Living without the plastic cushion Jay Craig has no credit cards, no debt, no intention of buying a house, and so pays no attention to his credit score.The cash-only concept is probably a foreign one to most Americans who are addicted to credit. But believe it or not, people can actually survive without whipping out the plastic.




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]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:13:36 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31377442/ns/business-reinventing_america/ Number of millionaires shrank in 2008 The world's population of millionaires shrank dramatically last year as the global economic crisis took its toll on the wealthy, according to a new report.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7e8fc52395b8f3bd7f3393a027026c0c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7e8fc52395b8f3bd7f3393a027026c0c&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=7e8fc52395b8f3bd7f3393a027026c0c http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31528538/ns/business-personal_finance/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:19:45 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31528538/ns/business-personal_finance/ Employers cutting back on 401(k) plans A quarter of U.S. employers have eliminated matching contributions to employee 401(k) retirement plans since September to save money amid the economy’s downturn.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ed2bafd8a3b3565b2cf115ad99f4625c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ed2bafd8a3b3565b2cf115ad99f4625c&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=ed2bafd8a3b3565b2cf115ad99f4625c http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31488492/ns/business-personal_finance/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:39:08 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31488492/ns/business-personal_finance/ Real-life dead pool the next subprime mess? Investors love a sure thing, and in this life, it doesn't get more certain than death.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=41e4774a2d6de205b3002bd131c1e456&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=41e4774a2d6de205b3002bd131c1e456&p=1"/></a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=41e4774a2d6de205b3002bd131c1e456 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31489640/ns/business-personal_finance/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:55:58 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31489640/ns/business-personal_finance/ More may not be better in health care Dartmouth's atlas of health care costs demonstrates a vexing issue facing policymakers: Medicare spends vastly different amounts to care for its enrollees depending on where they live.A central issue in the debate over health care overhaul rests on an intriguing finding by researchers: spending more for care doesn't produce better care.




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]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:22:36 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31427909/ns/business-personal_finance/ 10 things to buy before the economy improves June 19: Bill Baldwin from Forbes magazine and TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky discuss five things to buy before the economy improves. (Today Show)Sadly, someday this recession is going to end. But until that happens, the sale of the century (literally) is still on. From big ticket items like homes and diamonds to consumer goods like TVs and apparel, here’s what to snap up in the downturn.




]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=f6e8666d49d8fc54c2937538fe46e520 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31433595/ns/today_technology_and_money/ Today Show Copyright msnbc.com 2009 June 19: Bill Baldwin from Forbes magazine and TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky discuss five things to buy before the economy improves. (Today Show)


]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:58:01 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31433595/ns/today_technology_and_money/ Why high health costs hurt economy Dartmouth's atlas of health care costs demonstrates a vexing issue facing policymakers: Medicare spends vastly different amounts to care for its enrollees depending on where they live.In pushing for health care reform, President Obama has said problems with the current health care system are a big cause of our economic troubles. Just how serious is the problem?




]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=311279549cf7efc63d6ac495a91f17d2 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31432157/ns/business-personal_finance/ Dartmouth's atlas of health care costs demonstrates a vexing issue facing policymakers: Medicare spends vastly different amounts to care for its enrollees depending on where they live. Copyright msnbc.com 2009 Dartmouth's atlas of health care costs demonstrates a vexing issue facing policymakers: Medicare spends vastly different amounts to care for its enrollees depending on where they live.


]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:07:42 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31432157/ns/business-personal_finance/ Drowning in Debt front page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=3a26a6798856b57462e82f4f67ff6eb4 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31376475/ns/business-reinventing_america/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31376475/ns/business-reinventing_america/ Answer Desk front page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=ff8e393ec9e9fa2f5f63574ccb927eaf http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6969325/ns/business-personal_finance/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6969325/ns/business-personal_finance/ 10 Tips front page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=6024f55f953efd932a4312870a5578a7 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15224522/ns/today_technology_and_money-10_tips/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15224522/ns/today_technology_and_money-10_tips/ Tax Tactics front page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=fea36fef27b1251aabcd21bab3c3221d http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4009278/ns/business-tax_tactics/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4009278/ns/business-tax_tactics/ Personal finance 101 http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=0051fc5fc1877e84e0f3e29872fa2c57 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29958737/ns/business-personal_finance/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29958737/ns/business-personal_finance/ Management 101 http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=21a82e9b3cd0ffb7104b47c3dc727a78 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29959081/ns/business-management_101/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29959081/ns/business-management_101/