Q What's the fastest way to boost my credit score? For most people, the fastest way to improve your credit score is to pay down your credit card balances. About one-third of your FICO score (the score most lenders use) is based on your credit-utilization ratio, which is the total of your credit c...


Business - Financial Services - Credit score - Credit card - Credit history

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT

In my online discussions I frequently get questions from couples facing financial issues.


Math - Money Management - Home - Personal Finance - Open Problems

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT

NEW YORK -- Almost half of U.S. companies that reduced or suspended their contributions to employee retirement plans during the recession haven't restored them, according to Towers Watson.


401(k) - Pension - United States - Employment - Business and Economy

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The "marker" lurks inside the bank, looking for people pulling large amounts of cash from a safe deposit box or bank account. The gunmen linger outside, usually on motorcyles, waiting to make their move.



Business - Financial Services - Argentina - United States - Buenos Aires

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:01:59 EDT

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:01:59 EDT

Jack Donnelly put off selling his Capitol Hill rowhouse for three years until he thought he saw glimmers of life in the housing market this past spring. At $950,000, he said, the red brick Victorian is a "solid deal."


Real estate economics - Real estate - Business - Business and Economy - Residential

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:32:00 EDT

TURN SETBACKS INTO GREENBACKS: 7 SECRETS FOR GOING UP IN DOWN TIMES


Color Of Money - Arts - Romance - Sports - United States

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

There are a lot of things Congress doesn't know right now. What to do about jobs, for instance. Who'll be running the House come January. How to balance the budget. But there is one thing that both parties increasingly seem to agree on: You should work longer.


Social security - United States - Politics - Privatization - Law

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Is it worth it to pay $200,000 for a liberal arts education, especially if it means taking out loans? One of my 20-something Kiplinger colleagues answers bluntly: "If I had realized how much debt I was getting into, I would have gone to my state school instead of an expensive private college."



Finance - United States - Education - Colleges and Universities - Government

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Q I recently learned, quite by accident, that a colleague at my office has grossly misstated her academic credentials on her résumé (which I have seen), probably since before she came to our company. She's an excellent executive and a very nice person, but I am troubled by this ethical lapse, which...


Fraud - Winds - Tin Whistle - Music - Arts

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

WASHINGTON -- A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women.


United States - Barack Obama - President - History - Government

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:10:02 EDT

If you fit the profile -- typically buyers with little cash on hand or small-scale investors looking for a deal on a foreclosed house -- a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall.


Fannie Mae - United States - Freddie Mac - Thailand - Provinces

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Q: My wife and I purchased a house in Florida last April. This past weekend we received a letter and an invoice from the law office that acted as the parties' closing agent, informing us that we owed fees for "additional endorsements requested by the lender after the closing."



Real estate - Business - Loan - United States - Mortgage

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the 10th time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.


Business - United States - Mortgage - Financial Services - Mortgage loan

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country's sorry fiscal state.


United States - Democratic - Politics - Parties - Washington

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:03:01 EDT

WASHINGTON -- Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.


Business - Politics - Small Business - Business Plans - Young Buck

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:37:30 EDT

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:37:30 EDT

NEW YORK -- The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site still have financial hurdles to clear: They haven't finished buying all the property they want for the project and are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late...



Arts - Islam - Religious - Architecture - Islamic

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:04:48 EDT

Whether the struggle is saving for retirement, organizing your bank files, or talking about money responsibility with your spouse or loved one, Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.


Color - Graphics - ColorPicker - Social Sciences - Psychology

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.


Business - Mortgage - United States - Financial Services - Mortgage loan

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:27:42 EDT