Banking


GE Freezes Worker Pensions — What To Do If Your Employer Changes The Terms Of Your Retirement Plan

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Once the Holy Grail of a secure retirement, pensions are becoming less reliable Read more

Mortgage Rates Drop Once Again — Sparking More Interest In Loan Refinancing

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While the decline in rates has prompted many home owners to refinance their loans, it may not be enough to create a majo... Read more

Market Extra: Fed Plan To Buy T-Bills May Open Door To More Stimulus

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Investors see the new Fed plan to resume short-dated Treasury debt purchases as a sign of the central bank’s willingne... Read more

Need To Know: Expert Who Called The 2008 Crisis Says Repeat Of December Meltdown Is Inevitable

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A repeat of that rout that wiped nearly 20% off the S&P 500 last December may be unavoidable, warns our call of the ... Read more

Read This Before Taking Out Another Retail Credit Card

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There’s been a worrying trend with retail credit cards, and it doesn’t appear to be improving. Read more

This Woman Went From Deep Debt To Retirement Riches In A Few Years By Teaching Herself Financial Literacy

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The Brooklyn native grew up in a low-income neighborhood with a family working hard to make a living. Read more

Cannabis Watch: Mitch McConnell Meets With Pot Execs In California, Pitched Need For Cannabis Banking Reform

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime opponent of reforming marijuana laws, is spending more time than usua... Read more

Jamie Dimon's Words Ring True As Silicon Valley Startups Take On The Big Banks

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In a letter to shareholders penned back 2014, Jamie Dimon, CEO of U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase, wrote of Silicon Va... Read more

Outside The Box: This Tax Break For First-time Home Buyers Could Keep The Housing Market Afloat

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Federal tax relief for new homeowners would help millennials and support prices, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

6 Fintech Startups That Are Worth Watching

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With traditional banks and financial systems on their last legs in terms of innovation andaccessibility, financial techn... Read more

Pepsis $1 Billion Green Bond Puts It In Growing Ranks Of Big Companies Selling Debt For Climate-change Initiatives

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PepsiCo Inc. has priced its first-ever green bond, earmarking the proceeds from the $1 billion offering to help the food... Read more

Income Inequality Is Growing Faster In Some Cities Than Others — Heres Why

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Location matters, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says. Read more

Robinhood Unveils Long-delayed Cash Management Accounts — This Time With Insurance

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The accounts come with an APY of 2.05%, well below the 3% the company originally promised back in December. Read more

Market Extra: Heres Why European Leaders May Let An Economic Slowdown Morph Into A Serious Crisis

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The eurozone slump is worsening, monetary policy is at the end of the road, but politics is an obstacle to the needed fi... Read more

This Financial Planner Racked Up $12,000 In Credit-card Debt — I Went A Little Overboard

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‘They don’t see me as a perfect person and I don’t want them to.’ Read more

FA Center: These Basic Life-planning Tools Can Ease Your Money And Retirement Worries

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Where there’s a will — plus a financial plan, advance directive, and power of attorney — there’s a way. Read more

Economic Report: U.S. Consumer Credit Growth Weakens A Bit In August

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Consumer borrowing rose $17.9 billion in August, below the strong $23 billion pace in July, but still above recent trend... Read more

The Cost Of Withdrawing Cash From An Out-of-network ATM Just Hit A Record High

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The average overdraft fee for checking accounts has also increased. Read more

The Downside To Charles Schwab And TD Ameritrade Eliminating Trading Fees (yes, Really)

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Financial advisers discuss the real cost of free stock trades. Read more

The Moneyist: My Sister Looks After My Moms Business And $3 Million Estate — Should She Have All This Power?

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‘We have no idea what she is being paid or if she and my mom are making the best financial decisions.’ Read more