Personal Finance
Thrills, challenge motivate super shoppers
By SHARON EBERSON
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Five hours of shopping vs. five hours on a golf course: Who's having more fun?
This is one of those debates that usually draw sides along gender lines, although a do-it-yourselfer left on his own at Home Depot may have other ideas.
Stereotypes aside, that the vast majority of recreational shoppers are women isn't up to debate.
Understanding the obligations of 'power of attorney'
By ALAN S. NOVICK
Thursday, November 16, 2006
A durable power of attorney is a vital element of any complete estate plan.
It is important for the principal, the person who is named the attorney _ sometimes called the attorney-in-fact _ to designate someone he can rely upon to have the power to act for him and to sign his name to almost any legal document.
Jump off the medium income, high debt treadmill
By STEVE BUCCI
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Dear Debt Adviser,
I am in a lot of debt. I make $40,000 a year and have $16,000 in unsecured debt. I am slowly trying to pay off credit cards and then close them.
Stats on the 2007 Chrysler Pacifica Touring
Thursday, November 16, 2006
2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING
TYPE: Front-drive, six-passenger, full-size wagon.
PRICE: $27,980 base; $31,095 as tested.
WHERE BUILT: Windsor, Ontario,
Need to sell a condo quickly? Try an auction
By MARILYN BOWDEN
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
As the nation's residential real estate market cools down, condo auctions are heating up. A penthouse in Denver's Cheesman Park that had been languishing on the market for two years was recently auctioned off in less than 5 minutes for $1.935 million.
Typos count against you
By MAX MESSMER
Monday, November 13, 2006
Think tiny typos don't matter? Think again. In a recent Robert Half International survey, more than one-third of executives polled said typos and grammatical blunders are the most common resume errors they encounter.
To minimize the chances that a mistake will find its way into your final draft, carefully review your resume by slowly reading it aloud.
Advice for job hunters
By EDWARD M. MAZZE
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Q: I have the opportunity to return to a place where I worked several years ago. Is there any harm in going back to work for a previous employer?
A: You must have been a good employee for them to ask you to come back.
Lower gas prices help our pocketbooks - for now
By JONATHAN B. COX
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Drivers are richer than they were in August. The reason? They're burning less money in their gas tanks. Nationally, prices at the pump have fallen about 77 cents since reaching a high of $3.03 in August.
Mixed news about women in the workplace
By ANNE KRISHNAN
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Recent research is delivering mixed news about women in the workplace.
The good news: Having women in high-level management positions narrows the wage gap between male and female workers.
The bad news: Young women are turning away from male-dominated positions in science, technology _ and the corner office.
A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of California-Irvine shows that women received higher salaries if a larger proportion of the managers in their industry locally were women.
Mortgage insurance costs add up
By AMY BUTTELL CRANE
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
If you're in the market for a new home and your credit score is marginal, your mortgage insurance rate might be hundreds of dollars higher per month than you expect.
Some borrowers don't find out that their mortgage insurance will add hundreds of dollars to their payments until they are sitting at the closing table.
