Survey: cellphone users concerned about privacy in apps

Date: Sep 05 2012
Over half of Americans who use apps have decided not to install one once they found out how much personal information they'd have to share. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/av2s7Ebz6SA/1 Read More »

Where Does Your Spouse’s Credit Card Debt Go When They Die?

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Credit CardsBy far, the saddest cases in my years as a financial advisor were assisting widows after their spouses' deaths. Not only does a surviving spouse have a great deal to manage emotionally, but ...Read More »

Wall Street Watch Wednesday: Checking Under Pep Boys’ Hood

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Earnings, Stocks in the News, Market NewsManny, Moe and Jack may have founded Pep Boys (PBY), but these days, the company is cruising solo -- and learning that it's not necessarily fun to be driving alone. The retailer of ...Read More »

Are Online Travel Deal Sites Ripping You Off?

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Technology, TravelTravel sites like Expedia (EXPE), Orbitz (OWW), and Travelocity appeal to consumers wanting to quickly compare prices and find the best deals. But according to consumers Nikita Turik and Eric Balk, we're being played. Turik and Balk are ...Read More »

Gold flirts with $1,700 an ounce but won’t commit

Date: Sep 05 2012
Gold is going gaga again, thanks to new worries about inflation as central banks get ready to try to stimulate the economy. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/PY3KdoImFGk/1 Read More »

Pet adoption can cost a lot more than you might think

Date: Sep 05 2012
Thinking of getting a dog or a cat? Important considerations include from whom to buy or adopt and how much owning a pet really costs. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/CDPnpLbIumk/1 Read More »

Facebook below $18: Exec sheds more stock, CEO makes pledge

Date: Sep 05 2012
Co-founder Dustin Moskovitz is shedding another 450,000 of the social networking company's shares. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/NyZ-juUVr_8/1 Read More »

Amazon’s EPIX Deal Puts Netflix on Notice

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Technology, Media, Netflix, Amazon.com, EntertainmentIn a single epic -- or EPIX -- deal, Amazon.com (AMZN) has become a legitimate competitor to Netflix (NFLX). Amazon revealed on Tuesday morning that it has inked a streaming deal with EPIX, giving its ...Read More »

Gas Prices Aside, Americans Have Been Hitting the Road Again

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Personal Finance, Travel & AutosThe United States of America has about 4 million miles of roads, and we're a nation that loves to drive -- almost three-quarters of us do our summer vacation traveling by car. Our drive ...Read More »

Fifty Shades of Economic Stimulus: How a Smutty Book Is Creating Jobs

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Economy, Barnes & Noble, Books, JobsWhen politicians talk about "job creators," they're usually referring to big industries and prominent industrialists, the kind of influential, large-scale world-changers who can hire or fire thousands of people with a flick of ...Read More »