Archive for July, 2012:

More homes faced foreclosure risk in June

Date: Jul 12 2012
Banks put more homes with unpaid mortgages on countdown that could deliver new foreclosed properties to the housing market. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/xi5bFI62VyM/1 Read More »

8 Signs Your Identity Has Been Compromised

Date: Jul 12 2012
Filed under: Crime, Personal Finance By Jeanine Skowronski While frequent data breaches may have desensitized some consumers to identity theft, it's still important to pay attention to early warning signs your info is being used illegally, no matter how creative, silly or ...Read More »

Listen Up, Ladies: Tips for Closing the Financial Gender Gap

Date: Jul 12 2012
Filed under: Personal Finance, Power of PlanningThis week, I bring you good news and bad news, both of which come from a study by the folks at Financial Finesse. For three years, they've been analyzing the gender gap in financial ...Read More »

New Jobless Claims Fall Sharply to Four-Year Low

Date: Jul 12 2012
Filed under: Economy The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply to the lowest level in four years, a hopeful sign for the struggling labor market, government data showed on Thursday. Initial claims for state unemployment ...Read More »

Virtual Tour Software Company, RTV, Inc unveils RealTour Fusion-the most powerful virtual tour system on the market

Date: Jul 12 2012
1888PressRelease - RTV, Inc virtual tour software company launches new RealTour Fusion virtual tour software platform. New virtual tour system has over 57 new features not found in their previous Tour Builder 4.0 system including lead capture, computer generated ...Read More »

US Airways’ CEO Parker presses case for merger with American

Date: Jul 11 2012
US Airways CEO Doug Parker says the only way American - and US Airways - can survive is to combine to compete with giants United and Delta. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/zLXJQ2u_qGY/1 Read More »

Viacom channels are off DirecTV systems

Date: Jul 11 2012
Subscribers miss out on shows from MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central after payment dispute. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/daOXTCQrO88/1 Read More »

Domestic energy supplies boost U.S. economy

Date: Jul 11 2012
The economic benefits of far-reaching new finds of domestic oil and natural gas are fast approaching $1 billion a day. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/8cHy2Ruh7nA/1 Read More »

Are Banks Giving Up on Credit Cards?

Date: Jul 11 2012
Filed under: JP Morgan Chase, Credit Cards Banks have taken it on the chin over the past several years. But after suffering from a long spell of bad credit card loans during the recession, they are finally getting some positive results ...Read More »

How to Sneak Into a Roth IRA Through the ‘Back Door’

Date: Jul 11 2012
Filed under: Retirement, Investing The Roth IRA is one of the best retirement vehicles around: Once your money gets into a Roth IRA, it grows tax deferred. At (or after) age 59½, as long as you first funded your Roth IRA at least ...Read More »