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For investors, playing it ‘safe’ can be risky
CHICAGO (AP) ? Investors remain anxious to find safety even as the stock market moves back toward positive territory for...
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Social Security raise welcomed in tough economy
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? For some, the just-announced increase in Social Security checks amounts to an extra meal...
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8 steps to make switching banks easy
It takes some time and effort to switch banks, especially if you currently use services like direct deposit or automatic...
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Family Finance: Fee-wary customers switch banks
NEW YORK (AP) ? Cory and Stephanie Heck are in the midst of doing what countless other Bank of America...
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Recalls this week: Blinds, child carriers, masks
Several products that may pose a hazard to small children were recalled this week. A toy and window blinds can...
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Money fund assets fall to $2.634 trillion
NEW YORK (AP) ? Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $1.98 billion to $2.634 trillion for the week...
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Bio on Erik Weisman of MFS Investment Management
NAME: Erik S. Weisman TITLE: Investment officer and portfolio manager, MFS Investment Management AGE: 45 MUTUAL FUNDS MANAGED: MFS Inflation-Adjusted...
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Debt deadlines could bring more market volatility
BOSTON (AP) ? Investors have barely had a chance to recover from a summer of anxiety. And now three congressional...
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Boomers flock to bonds, but do they know basics?
BOSTON (AP) ? Baby boomers fully embraced the stock market by riding its ups and downs throughout their peak income...