How to Set New Year’s Financial Resolutions You Can Keep

Every year it’s the same old story. You start with the best of intentions but somehow never manage to fulfill your New Year’s Resolutions. Perhaps you don’t even know how to get started. When it comes to getting your financial house in order, it’s even more important that you start now, so that you can meet specific deadlines that occur throughout the year. Follow this handy action plan in order to set New Year’s Financial Resolutions you can actually keep.

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How Can You Be Sure You Have Enough to Retire?

If you’ve been contributing to a 401k and socking away money for retirement, you probably think you have enough. But you’d better brace yourself for the shocking truth. Unless you’ve taken into account how old you were when you started on your retirement plan, you most likely don’t.

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The Rising Costs of Student Loans

In the past ten years, debt levels for college graduates have more than doubled. One of the main factors contributing to this rise is the decrease in public money available for colleges. As state and local budgets tighten in the wake of the financial crisis, colleges and universities often lose a portion of their funding, and this shortfall is passed on to students, who with their parents must bridge the gap with larger and larger loans.

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4 Reasons to Roll Over Your 401k

You’ve started a new job so its time to say good riddance to an overbearing boss, long hours, low pay and high stress. But don’t leave your 401k behind. Roll it over to get more control over fees, investment options and how much money you’ll have for retirement.

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What to do When the Market Plunges

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping more than 800 points Monday as the credit meltdown pushes the world’s economy into a recession, how should prudent investors respond?

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Will the FDIC go Broke?

After the recent market meltdown and subsequent federal bailouts, public confidence in the US economy is on the wane. Sure, if you’ve got less than $100,000 in a deposit account, you are covered by federal insurance. But the obvious next question is, “what if the FDIC goes broke?”.

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Bank Fail! Is Your Money Safe?

Until last week, the expression, “money in the bank” was considered the ultimate in security. But after the WaMu firesale, many are getting a little worried that their own bank might fail. Here’s how you can make sure you are protected.

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10 iPhone Finance Apps That Count

Managing your money shouldn’t get in the way of living your life. That’s why personal finance apps are such a natural fit for the iPhone. They let you track your stocks, convert currencies, calculate how much you owe, and track expenses—all on the go.

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How You Can Survive the Financial Crisis

The financial markets are reeling from the news about Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and AIG. When such seemingly solvent financial institutions get shaken to their foundations, it leaves a lot of rubble. How can you survive the fallout?

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12 Steps to Financial Fitness

With all of the recent doom and gloom in the financial markets, it’s easy to get discouraged about your own financial situation. But here’s some good news for a change. While personal finance may seem complicated, it really boils down to 4 good habits that can make the difference between going broke or building up your net worth each month.

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