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16.01
2010 Author:
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Need to boost your credit score?

When you graduate from college you will be faced with the need for something that they do not give you with your diploma; a good credit score. A good credit score is required in a variety of different situations.  You need a good credit score to buy a house or rent an apartment, buy or lease a car, and maybe even to get a job.

Luckily, there are things you can do now to boost your credit score so that you have a credit base established when you graduate. To some of you it may sound silly, but the best thing you can do to establish credit is apply for a credit card.  Applying for a student credit card with a low credit limit can help you build a credit history while learning how to be financially responsible.

Too many people consider credit cards to be synonymous with debt. However, this is not the case. It is totally possible to have a credit card and carry a balance of zero from month to month. First, you should apply for a credit card with a low credit limit. T

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15.01
2010 Author:
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PIIGS hurt EUR

Are we missing the big picture? How come markets seem to be trading as if the global risks to economic recovery have been dealt with? Our savior, China is even taking steps to slow things down by hiking Bill rates and increasing reserve requirements. Europe is a mess. A dovish Trichet yesterday said that Greece would not receive any special treatment. German Chancellor Merkel said Greece’s deficit ‘may hurt the EUR’. In reality, the ‘PIIGS’ (Portugal, Ireland, Italy Greece and Spain) fiasco collectively is getting worse. It’s a situation not contained, not unlike the sub-prime debacle. In the US, many states face ‘a severe financial crisis’. Back in reality, we could see Asian stocks plummet, ECB lose total control and US State budgets suffocate any kind of recovery. Have the ostrich syndrome trading strategies taken this into account?

The US$ is stronger in the O/N trading session. Currently it is higher against 15 of the 16 most actively traded currencies in a ‘volatile’ trading range.

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15.01
2010 Author:
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Reader Dilemma: I Cant Get Approved for a Credit Card! How do I Build Credit?

How Do you Get Approved for Credit Without a Long Credit History?

This question comes from a reader who has been unable to get a credit card approved, despite seemingly doing everything by the textbook. I have not been in the situation of being unable to receive approval for a credit card. Anyone have any advice on this topic? I can only imagine the frustration.

I’ve applied for a credit card through Chase Bank (my personal bank) twice now and been denied each time. My credit score is not bad, just not established. Here’s a little history (followed by my question):

1. I’m 24 years old and I’ve never had a credit card. 2. I’ve always been on time with rent and utilities payments (all utilities been in my name at every residence I’ve had for four years now). 3. I’ve cosigned two car loans with my parents before the age of 20, both of which have since been paid off. 4. I’ve got one

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13.01
2010 Author:
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Decision Making Skills are Essential for a Good Income

Want to save more? Sometimes, having a good career is just the way to do it. So, how do you advance your career? Listen to what this guest poster has to say.

I ran the marketing team for a technology company in Silicon Valley in my previous job. One of my direct reports, a smart and talented young man, would come to me with virtually every decision he had to make. No matter how many times I explained that I expected him to make decisions himself, he would invariably come to me a few hours later with another. At one point, the email from this individual accounted for about 30% of my daily email traffic. I left my previous position to join my current employer two years ago, but I can tell you that things may not have ended well for this otherwise excellent employee had I stayed with the company. 

Just like my Nervous Nelly report, I was also worried about making decisions when I started my career. However, I soon realized that people not only wanted others to make decisions, they also respect them for taking the initiative when they do. The

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12.01
2010 Author:
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Worried about Inflation? Read This First

A Mcdonald’s combo now costs $7 but it used to be less than $5. Then again, the McChicken sandwich used to cost $2.45 and it’s only a buck now.

Inflation is a phenomenon that most people hear about often. The media reminds us of it, our financial planners talk about it and if you need a play by play, just talk to grandma for the nickel Coca-Colas that they save their money to buy.

Inflation is real, inflation is scary and inflation will erode our purchasing power. But yet, inflation is exaggerated.

How So?

Don’t get me wrong. Our expenses do go up, but inflation is hardly the reason. We spend more because we managed to find a faster way to use our money. Cell phone? Not needed 20 years ago. Texting? Maybe in the last 10 years. Internet? Try 5.

Our expenses go up because we found more luxurious ways to spend out time. We needed more. Nono, we wanted more. And the companies that supply services? They

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12.01
2010 Author:
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Question of the Day – Should Banks Have to Pay a ‘Bailout Fee’?

Interesting article in today’s WSJ: Banks Brace foe Bailout Fee

I think it’s funny, actually. The government wants to impose a fee on banks in order to help pay back the American taxpayer for the costs of TARP. Where does the government think this fee is going to come from? Do they think it is NOT going to be passed on to the banks’ customers (i.e. taxpayers)?

One idea being discussed, is a fee on banks’ liabilities. According to the article, the government claims that this fee will hopefully deter banks from risky behavior. The really funny thing is, it was the GOVERNMENT that wanted banks to make risky loans in the first place through their home ownership pushes and their really low interest rates.

I think this fee has NOTHING to do with repaying for the cost of TARP and everything to do with creating another form of taxation and wealth distribution.

If this fee is being imposed because of anger over bank bonuses, then simply tell banks that bonuses can only be paid in stock (not newly-issued stock either) that can only be cashed in the distant future.

This is a question of the day. What ar

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