Archive for February, 2014:

Tax Savings for Young Families

Date: Feb 15 2014
Filed under: Taxes, Careers, College, Retirement Plans, IRAAlamy By the Editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine Young families should make these moves throughout the year to keep their tax bills low at tax time. Here are the areas where you should look ...Read More »

Why You Should Let Your Car Insurance Company Ride Shotgun

Date: Feb 15 2014
Filed under: General Motors, Ford, Auto Insurance Tired of paying too much for your car insurance? If so, you're not alone. According to J.D. Power, car owners got hit with average increases of 35 percent -- $153 -- on their car insurance ...Read More »

Report: The 10 richest U.S. presidents

Date: Feb 15 2014
A list of the wealthiest presidents from Washington to Obama, and how they made their fortunes. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/XHRKgRjpxtA/ Read More »

After Market: Stocks Drive Higher for Their Best Week of 2014

Date: Feb 14 2014
Filed under: Market News, Stock Markets, Investing Stocks posted solid gains on Friday, wrapping up their best week so far this year. The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) rallied 127 points, the Standard & Poor's 500 index (^GPSC) rose 9, and ...Read More »

Comcast-TWC Merger: For Consumers, a Match Made in Hell?

Date: Feb 14 2014
Filed under: Company News, Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, InternetDouglas C. Pizac/AP By RYAN NAKASHIMA LOS ANGELES -- Cable subscribers don't give Comcast and Time Warner Cable good grades when it comes to customer satisfaction. So after Comcast announced its $45 billion purchase ...Read More »

VW’s Tennessee workers reject union

Date: Feb 14 2014
In close vote, Chattanooga plant workers vote against UAW representation. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ola1wn9Ep1g/ Read More »

Cheesecake Factory Keeps Drinking Ruby Tuesday and Red Lobster’s Milkshake

Date: Feb 14 2014
Filed under: Food & Beverage, Restaurants, Stocks, InvestingGetty Images Casual dining isn't toast. Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) bucked the trend of emptier tables that plagued rivals Ruby Tuesday (RT) and Darden Restaurants' (DRI) Red Lobster this past quarter, posting reasonable growth in Wednesday's ...Read More »

Reports: Target warned before data breach

Date: Feb 14 2014
Cybersecurity staff urged the retailer to review its payment systems' vulnerability to malware. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/jOI0Pi8DBgY/ Read More »

Taco Bell to take orders via smartphone

Date: Feb 13 2014
The fast food chain will begin accepting mobile orders nationwide later this year. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/4TttuvibTT0/ Read More »

4 Ubiquitous Tax Myths — Debunked

Date: Feb 13 2014
Filed under: Taxes, Audits, Income Tax, IRS, Tax LawsAlamy By Anna Williams Did you know that the U.S. tax code is over 70,000 pages long? In other words: Mere mortals like us don't have the time -- or patience -- to read ...Read More »