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The Motley Fool September 20, 2006 Ryan Popple |
Farewell to Money Market Mutual Funds For the cash portion of a portfolio, money market mutual funds once offered a valuable service and paid out an acceptable return. Nowadays, direct Internet banking offers individual savings accounts that are risk-free and FDIC-insured. They also offer better returns. |
Entrepreneur November 2007 James Park |
A New Option for Penny Pinch-ING ING's new savings account is tailor-made for growing entrepreneurs. |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Spend to Save? Credit cards offer to fill savings accounts or college funds. Even with all these creative new savings options, the best way to build a sizable nest egg may be the old-fashioned way -- spend less than you earn and put the rest in a savings account. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rex Moore |
The Best Retirement Advice When it comes to a comfortable retirement, one factor dominates all others: time. |
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Yield to Yourself There's a reason famed scientist Albert Einstein called compound interest the most powerful force in the universe. Get it working in your favor with the accounts you use most. |
The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Get the Best Overdraft Protection One bounced check can really cost you, even if you think you're protected. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
How To Maximize Your Discretionary Income No matter how much money you make, you can always use a little more. So here are some ways to make certain that you're getting the most bang out of your income buck. |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
I Love Online Savings An easily accessible, high-yielding, online savings account is just the thing to warm your heart. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
How Big Is Your Checking Account? Why would people maintain hefty checking accounts? Several reasons. |
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Earn 5% on Your Cash If you're earning less than 4% on your cash, you're not trying hard enough. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2011 Dayana Yochim |
Your Bank's Latest Fee Shakedown Even a high average balance won't help you escape big banks' latest round of fee increases. |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Tim Beyers |
The First Step to $1 Million When it comes to investing, the first step to $1 million isn't to pick better stocks. It's to become an investing cheapskate. After you do that, investing is the easy part. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Small Percentages Matter Why bother focusing on your savings or checking account, when it just pays a relative pittance? Because that pittance can add up, that's why. |
The Motley Fool June 12, 2008 Claire Stephanic |
Millionaire on Minimum Wage How much does it take to make millions? Not as much as you may think. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Tim Beyers |
How to Give Your Family Cover Military families need an emergency fund more than most. Here's how to build one on the cheap. |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Dayana Yochim |
Market? Mattress? Neither! Depending on when you will be needing your money, there are plenty of safe, rewarding places to park your cash. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Quit Saving for College With Social Security at risk and the cost of long-term care rising at an alarming rate, saving for retirement has never been more important than it is now. So go light on the college account and make your kids work a little. They'll be richer for it and so will you. |
AskMen.com December 10, 2000 Luis Rodrigues |
Retire Rich... Really Rich If you want to retire rich or plan on retiring a little earlier than the average Joe, it's time to evaluate your situation. Unless you were lucky enough to be a blue blood or you won the state lottery, chances are that you'll have to do some careful financial planning to meet your goals... |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 |
Save Like a Fool Add some balance to your spending-saving seesaw. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 |
Common Banking Mistakes Learn how to avoid common banking mistakes that result from not looking at the big picture and just focusing on one attractive aspect of a banking service. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 John Rosevear |
Start Saving Now Does the prospect of saving for an emergency fund or for retirement seem too overwhelming? Then start smaller. Save for a tangible near-term goal, and commit yourself to paying off credit cards each month. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Quit Buying Stocks The key to saving and investing successfully is to earn the best returns possible while keeping within your risk tolerance. So even if you're a dyed-in-the-wool stock jock, it doesn't make sense to ignore the rates your bank is offering. You may be passing up an easy 10% gain. |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Look Twice at Credit Card Deals 0% balance transfers often come with a catch. Homework is the best way to avoid getting burned by these offers. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
A Savings Triple Play Making sure you have enough stashed away for all of life's adventures can be as easy as one, two, three. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Those Dirty Banks! Banks can raise their ATM fees, but you don't have to pay them. |
The Motley Fool March 12, 2008 Todd Wenning |
When It Pays to Be Tax-Free With interest rates decreasing, tax-free savings vehicles look more attractive. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Be a RoboInvestor If you can automatically set aside a small sum in a savings account every month, you can build a healthy emergency fund without having to exercise a lot of discipline. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Don't Blow It. Invest It A small nudge to get you started in the stock market. |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Give Yourself Credit You don't need a banker to earn some of the best deals in banking. Sound impossible? It isn't -- provided you know your local credit union. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Save in Small Bites Don't get overwhelmed by the size of your savings goals. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
How to Waste $36 Billion Consumers with checking and savings accounts squandered away $36 billion in fees in 2006. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Dayana Yochim |
Prevent a Retirement Nightmare If you want your retirement to play out better than the ending of the last Halloween flick, it's time to get serious about saving more. Here are three ways to instantly improve your future prospects. |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
I Saved How Much?! Money saving tips can be boring, especially since we often don't want to do them, but you'd be surprised what a few little efforts can accomplish. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Save More, Rich or Poor Think a larger income means larger savings? Think again. It all comes down to spending less than you make. |
The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Give Your Savings a Raise If your income rises, pass it on to your savings. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp |
The Magic Number for Your Retirement The truth about how much you need to save for retirement. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Let Them Eat ... Cash? A California savings proposal highlights the advantages of starting early. If you open a savings account (or maybe even a college savings fund) when your child is born and contribute to it regularly, you can build up a sizable nest egg. Just get started. |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Must-Have Long-Term Savings It may seem like some of these financial ventures are much too far in the future to worry about right now, but if you want to reach your financial goals, these must-have long-term savings are the only way to get there. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Give Your Money a Break As hard as you work to make money, shouldn't your money work as hard for you? |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 |
Fools Save Half a Billion What could happen if you don't have short-term savings? Avoid these unpleasantries by taking these five steps to establish your own cash cushion. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
3 Ways to Find an Extra $1,000 in Savings It's probably easier than you think. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2006 |
What to Save for College Though it's better to start early, it's probably not too late to begin saving. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Why Banks Are Suddenly Charging So Much for Checking Big banks from Bank of America to JPMorgan Chase to Citigroup have either raised, or are proposing to raise, fees on checking accounts. |
AskMen.com July 8, 2001 Luis Rodrigues |
9 Finance Tips To Make You Successful The job you have does not guarantee a stable financial life - although being an engineer or lawyer probably helps. But what really makes a difference, is how well an individual plans his personal finances. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
Great Career = Great Retirement Forget stocks and bonds -- your biggest asset is the one you sleep with every night. It may seem like a contradiction, but the better you are at working, the more likely you'll be able to stop. |
U.S. Banker April 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Banks Offer Bonuses to Entice Consumers to Start Saving The current subprime crisis might just push U.S. consumers to once again become savers. Banks need to find innovative bonuses to drive consumer funds back into savings accounts. |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Hope Nelson-Pope |
Cash Under the Mattress Eschew your mattress, your attic, and your piggy bank as your savings vehicles of choice and plunk your money into higher-yielding vehicles instead. Don't let your hard-earned cash wilt on the vine. |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Automatic College Savings What kind of educational benefits do you get at work? An automatic 529 payroll deduction could be as helpful as an automatic retirement savings program, like a 401(k). |
AskMen.com March 2, 2003 Dan Carter |
5 Not-So-Obvious Banking Fees After reading this article, you'll have a heads-up on where banks get you good and how you can avoid extra costs as much as possible. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Bill Barker |
On the Day I Will Have Lost a Half a Million Dollars How to cope with a big loss after many years of doing it all right. |