By: Dan Rafter A new year is here. And even if you’ve already broken the resolutions you made at the end of the holiday season, it’s never too late to make new ones, especially when it comes to your finances. Here are eight financial decisions you can make now that …
February, 2017
November, 2016
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18 November
Volatility and panic in the currency market after Trump’s Election Triumph
By: Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, PhD in Economics. Trump’s victory is considered an earthquake for the Mexican economy and collapses the peso. The dollar surpassed the barrier of 20 pesos per dollar and suffered the biggest intraday fall in history. The Triumph of Trump brings the Mexican currency to a new historical …
August, 2016
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30 August
The Real Cost of Owning a Home
By: Hal Bundrick – Money Magazine Don’t forget about closing costs, property taxes and other expenses. Owning a home means you can blow out a wall to create a more spacious kitchen or paint your bedroom a flaming fuchsia — things that are certainly deposit-forfeiting and likely eviction-motivating offenses in …
July, 2016
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18 July
Can Terrorism and Violence Shake the Market?
TIME/MONEY.- Investments aren’t the main concern. But it’s natural to wonder if terrorism could undercut the fragile global economy or the markets. The past two months have been fraught with shocking acts of violence: from Thursday’s truck attack in Nice on Bastille Day that killed at least 84 people; to the ISIS …
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16 July
How to repair my credit and improve my FICO Scores
It’s important to note that repairing bad credit is a bit like losing weight: It takes time and there is no quick way to fix a credit score. In fact, out of all of the ways to improve a credit score, quick-fix efforts are the most likely to backfire, so …
May, 2016
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22 May
A Few Things You Should Never Sacrifice for Your Job—No Matter What
By Travis Bradberry The typical workday is long enough as it is, and technology is making it even longer. When you do finally get home from a full day at the office, your mobile phone rings off the hook, and emails drop into your inbox from people who expect immediate responses. …
March, 2016
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27 March
Starting a Business with Little Money
You’re excited to start a business. Maybe you have an idea, or you’re just fascinated with the idea of launching and growing your own enterprise. You’re willing to take some risks, like leaving your current job or going without personal revenue for a while. But there’s one logistical hurdle stopping you: …
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7 March
Why the jobs report is more important than usual
By: Jeff Cox, CNBC The Fed’s more than seven-year quest to generate inflation has started to bear some fruits, but likely too few to spur an imminent policy change. Recent indications provide at least some hope that inflation is edging toward the U.S. central bank’s 2 percent goal. That’s the …
February, 2016
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22 February
Creating and Managing a Budget
While the concept of a budget is often attached to unpleasant thoughts of cutting back on leisure spending like eating out, it’s nothing to be afraid of. A budget simply shows how much money you have coming in and how those funds are spent. And it’s one of the most …
January, 2016
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31 January
Hurry Up and Renew Your Passport!! by: CNN Money
Travelers: Don’t wait! Renew your passports now!! Nearly 49 million passports are set to expire within the next three years, and government officials are warning there will be an flood of renewal requests through 2018. The reason: A U.S. law that went into effect in 2007 requires U.S. citizens to use …
