Archive for the 'Personal Finance' Category

07 Aug

When a Simpler 401(k) Is Just Dumb

by Jeff D. Opdyke
Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Employers have long hoped that simpler 401(k) plans would entice more workers to save. But for more-savvy investors, that may not be good news.
Many companies have pruned the number of investment options in their plans to keep workers from feeling overwhelmed by too much choice. General Motors Corp. and […]

05 Aug

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Final Part

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

02 Aug

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 5

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

01 Aug

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 4

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

31 Jul

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 3

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

30 Jul

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 2

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

29 Jul

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 1

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

25 Jul

From Homeless to Multimillionaire

By Carmine Gallo

It’s not every day you get the chance to pick the brain of a man whose real-life rags-to-riches story was turned into a Hollywood movie starring one of America’s top actors. But the other day I had the opportunity to spend time with Chris Gardner, subject of the 2006 movie The Pursuit of […]

24 Jul

10 Top-Rated Stocks Under $10

By Vincent Mao
Investor’s Business Daily
To some investors, buying stocks that trade under $10 may be a vice. But this week, we’ll show you some low-priced issues that have sound fundamental and technical action, which may warrant further examination.
While the thought of owning 1000 shares of a $10 stock sounds a lot better than owning 100 […]

23 Jul

Money & Happiness

The Wedding-Industrial Complex Exposed
by Laura Rowley

I was in the grocery store, trying nonchalantly to slip through the express checkout with more than 15 items, when I noticed Eva Longoria staring at me.
The “Desperate Housewives” star and her groom, NBA player Tony Parker, graced the cover of OK! Magazine above the headline “Wedding of the Year.” […]