Archive for June, 2012:

Stock Markets to Eurozone: Darn it, You’re Ruining Everything

Date: Jun 01 2012
Filed under: Market NewsThat giant sucking sound you hear is money -- lots of it -- fleeing stock markets around the globe for the safe havens of the U.S., German, and U.K. sovereign bond markets. It's fear talking -- fear ...Read More »

IRS To-Dos Before You Say ‘I Do’

Date: Jun 01 2012
Filed under: TaxesPlanning a wedding takes a huge amount of effort. But as much as you may not want to add one more thing to your to-do list, you really need to get a handle on how getting married ...Read More »

Private Equity Can Do Good, Says Clinton on Romney’s Bain Career

Date: Jun 01 2012
Filed under: Goldman Sachs , Citigroup, Money and PoliticsPresident Obama has evidently decided to make assailing Bain Capital the centerpiece of his campaign against Mitt Romney, the private equity firm's former chief executive. Now the president just has to find ...Read More »

Facebook IPO a cautionary tale for individual investors

Date: Jun 01 2012
"I got into this IPO to try to make money," says Murli Gupta, a math professor, 65, admitting that the hype put him in a buying mood. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/flylUa1smN4/1 Read More »

Growth or value fund? Why not both?

Date: Jun 01 2012
Your best bet is to pick both value and growth funds — or to leave the debate entirely and choose a broad-based index fund. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/aM2qaKfFMe4/1 Read More »

Subway snares first seal of approval from heart group

Date: Jun 01 2012
The American Heart Association plans to expand its "Heart-Check" food certification program. The first chain to earn the new seal: Subway. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/OiJep1WX4Hk/1 Read More »

Don’t Let the Facebook Debacle Damage Your Retirement Plan

Date: Jun 01 2012
Filed under: Retirement, Investing, FacebookFew things in the investing world have gotten more attention than the much-anticipated Facebook (FB) IPO this month. Yet unfortunately, the lesson that millions of hopeful investors learned the hard way from the misadventure was ...Read More »

Easy Credit Is Back — at Least for Car Buyers

Date: Jun 01 2012
Filed under: Ford Motor Co, Bank of America, Citigroup, Toyota, Credit, AutosAuto loans are easier to get now than they have been in years. That's the conclusion of a new report from credit research firm Experian, which said Tuesday that ...Read More »

Netflix Owes $9 Million for Being Nosy for a Bit Too Long

Date: Jun 01 2012
Filed under: Company News, Media, NetflixNetflix (NFLX) can't seem to say goodbye -- and now it's paying the price for its inability to move on. The country's leading video service will be shelling out $9 million to settle a class-action privacy ...Read More »