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Irwin Kellner: The long and short of it (Market Watch)
January 6, 2009Talk about trade-offs.
The History Of The FDIC (Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance)
January 5, 2009Find out why this corporation was developed and how it protects depositors from bank failure.
Cameron calls for cut in tax on savings income (Khaleej Times)
January 5, 2009LONDON - Britain's opposition Conservative party called on Monday for a cut in tax on savings accounts for those on the lowest incomes as it sought to show how it would help those affected by the economic downturn.
Cameron calls for savings income tax cut (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
January 5, 2009The Conservative party called on Monday for a cut in tax on savings accounts for those on the lowest incomes as it sought to show how it would help those affected by the economic downturn.
Savings rates set to drop further (Channel 4)
January 5, 2009More than a third of savings accounts for deposits of £5,000 now pay returns of 1% or less and rates are expected to fall further this month, figures showed.
In Silicon Valley, V.C.’s Focus on the Short Term (New York Times)
January 5, 2009Venture capitalists make their fortunes, or lose them, on the strength of their predictions. As they hunt for barely hatched ideas and nurture them with money and advice, they are hoping that the new idea grows into the next Google .
Get ready for 0% interest on your savings and a pound worth only €1 (Times Online)
January 3, 2009While there are silver linings in the recession, people have to negotiate quite a few dark clouds first. Millions of savers are waking up to the fact that their nest eggs are no longer generating a return; the interest on savings accounts has dropped to as little as 0.1%.
Bank of England may cut interest rates (Moldova.org)
January 3, 2009The Bank of England may soon cut interest rates on savings accounts to their lowest in its 315 years of operation due to the economy, experts say.Experts said the British bank will likely attempt to regain control of the spiraling economy in Britain by dropping interest rates below 2 percent or potentially even below 1 percent, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.The potential interest cuts ...
Bank of England may cut interest rates (UPI)
January 3, 2009LONDON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The Bank of England may soon cut interest rates on savings accounts to their lowest in its 315 years of operation due to the economy, experts say.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week despite worries about slower spending (Woodstock Sentinel-Review)
January 3, 2009Canadians will get to open a new type of tax-free savings account this week -- providing them with another investment choice during a time of financial uncertainty.
Canada cuts taxes as consumer confidence dips to new low (People's Daily)
January 3, 2009Canada cut taxes starting from the new year and may take similar measures in the future as consumer confidence fell to a record low. Starting from Jan. 1, corporate tax cuts and the new tax-free savings accounts came into effect, which are expected to help stimulate the economy. But Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday he is considering further tax cuts to put more money in people's pockets ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-03 04:00 Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Jan 3 (Interactive Investor)
January 3, 2009INTEREST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CUT TO 0.1 PERCENT
Cash Isas look languid against their racier siblings (Financial Times)
January 2, 2009Collapsing savings rates and stock market lows mean it could be worth switching cash Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) into share-based plans - particularly for income investors.
Financial Security Rests On Saving, Budgeting (WTOV 9 Steubenville)
January 2, 20092009 is a great time to get back to basics like savings accounts and sticking to budgets.
Minimum IRA Distributions Still Required for 2008 (Financial Planning.com)
January 2, 2009The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have decided against changing a rule that requires retirees to withdraw a minimum distribution from their retirement savings accounts by the end of 2008.
Savings rates set to fall (Financial Times)
January 2, 2009Multiple cuts to interest rates have reduced the average return on instant access accounts to just 1.66 per cent, according to new research. But consumer websites have warned that last month’s base rate cut has yet to be fully factored in, so rates for savings accounts will keep falling in 2009.
Tax free savings accounts a good option (Daily Herald)
January 2, 2009As of Jan. 1, people can drop $5,000 into a tax-free savings account (TFSA) and the interest will be tax-free.
Make plans for finances a resolution (Daily Breeze)
December 31, 2008It's that time of year when a lot of folks are looking in the mirror at their waists and vowing that 2009 will be the year to lose it -- and promising to make gains in their savings accounts.
Need To Save Some Extra Cash This Year? A Tax-Free Way Begins On January 1 (CityNews)
December 31, 2008The federal government’s new tax-free savings accounts are available at the start of 2009, and they allow Canadians 18 or older to invest up to $5,000 a year without being taxed.
MONEYWISE : Make plans for finances a resolution (Daily Breeze)
December 31, 2008It's that time of year when a lot of folks are looking in the mirror at their waists and vowing that 2009 will be the year to lose it -- and promising to make gains in their savings accounts.
Big demand for tax free savings accounts (CTV Winnipeg)
December 30, 2008Manitobans will get their first chance to try out the Conservative government's new tax-free savings bank accounts later this week.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week despite worries about slower spending (MSN Money Canada)
December 30, 2008TORONTO - Canadians will get to open a new type of tax-free savings account this week - providing them with another investment choice during a time of financial uncertainty.
Tax-free savings accounts to debut (Fort Frances Times)
December 30, 2008By editorial Tuesday, 30 December 2008 - 1:14pm. TORONTO—Canadians will have a new way to boost their investments this week with the introduction of tax-free savings accounts—but the plan has left some observers questioning whether putting aside more cash is the right move amid recessionary times.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week despite worries about slower spending (Fort Frances Times)
December 30, 2008By editorial Tuesday, 30 December 2008 - 8:25am.
Timing of tax-free savings accounts questioned (Calgary Sun)
December 30, 2008Canadians will have a new way to boost their investments this week with the introduction of tax-free savings accounts -- but the plan has left some observers questioning whether putting aside more cash is the right move amid recessionary times.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week despite worries about slower spending (MSN Money Canada)
December 30, 2008TORONTO - Canadians will have a new way to boost their investments this week with the introduction of tax-free savings accounts - but the plan has left some observers questioning whether putting aside more cash is the right move amid recessionary times.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week (CNews)
December 29, 2008TORONTO - Canadians will have a new way to boost their investments this week with the introduction of tax-free savings accounts - but the plan has left some observers questioning whether putting aside more cash is the right move amid recessionary times. Typically, governments want people to spend more money when the economy is struggling because it stimulates growth and keeps consumers confident.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week despite worries about slower spending (Canadian Business)
December 29, 2008TORONTO - Canadians will have a new way to boost their investments this week with the introduction of tax-free savings accounts - but the plan has
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week (Canoe Money)
December 29, 2008TORONTO - Canadians will have a new way to boost their investments this week with the introduction of tax-free savings accounts - but the plan has left some observers questioning whether putting aside more cash is the right move amid recessionary times. Typically, governments want people to spend more money when the economy is struggling because it stimulates growth and keeps consumers confident.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week despite worries about slower spending (Cape Breton Post)
December 29, 2008TORONTO (CP) — Canadians will have a new way to boost their investments this week with the introduction of tax-free savings accounts — but the plan has left some observers questioning whether putting aside more cash is the right move amid recessionary times.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week despite worries about slower spending (Canadian Business)
December 29, 2008TORONTO - Canadians will get to open a new type of tax-free savings account this week - providing them with another investment choice during a
Banks ready to roll out tax-free savings accounts in January (CBC)
December 29, 2008As consumers bring their budgets in line for the new year, financial planners are encouraging Canadians to consider tax-free savings accounts that will be available as of Jan. 1.
Tax-Free Savings Accounts debut this week (London Free Press)
December 29, 2008Canadians will get to open a new type of tax-free savings account this week — providing them with another investment choice during a time of financial uncertainty.
The RealSource Multifamily Stimulus Package Delivers "Safe Haven" for Cash, IRA and Equity Investors (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
December 29, 2008Americans can invest in commercial real estate. Whether it is IRA moneys, liquid savings accounts or home equity, the money is there to start the process," explained Michael Anderson, Principal Broker of RealSource.net, a leader in multifamily and apartment investments. "It is the decision to move forward that escapes many would-be successful real estate investors."
PNC takeover of National City Bank may not be a plus for local customers, banks (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
December 29, 2008Plain Dealer FileJim Rohr, Chairman and CEO of PNC Financial Services, right, and Peter Raskind, Chairman and CEO of National City Bank, at City Hall in downtown Cleveland in October. The sale of National City, approved by shareholders last...
The RealSource Multifamily Stimulus Package Delivers "Safe Haven" for Cash, IRA and Equity Investors (PRWeb)
December 29, 2008Americans can invest in commercial real estate. Whether it is IRA moneys, liquid savings accounts or home equity, the money is there to start the process," explained Michael Anderson, Principal Broker of RealSource.net, a leader in multifamily and apartment investments. "It is the decision to move forward that escapes many would-be successful real estate investors." (PRWeb Dec 29, 2008) Read ...
Ozark Profile : Former clergyman interested in emotions of money (NWAnews.com)
December 29, 2008BY TRISH HOLLENBECK Northwest Arkansas Times As a former clergyman and co-author of a book published in 2002 about couples' money issues, Bill Bailey's research interests at the University of Arkansas include looking at people's relationship with money. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
Health-care premiums may soar in '09 (The Toledo Blade)
December 29, 2008Already struggling in a tough economy, many small employers are about to face another big hit: markedly higher increases in health-insurance premiums as they head into 2009. For many of these companies, the steeper increases couldn't come at a worse time, when the economy is weakening and credit is harder to come by. "We can't pass these costs on to our customers; the market just won't bear ...
401(k) Holders Advised To Sit Tight, Hold On (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
December 29, 2008HARRISONBURG - Retirement savings accounts have taken a beating in the volatile stock market, but one local financial adviser cautioned against panic.
Tories could scrap income tax on interest payments (Daily Telegraph)
December 29, 2008Income tax could be abolished on savers' interest payments under plans being considered by the Conservatives.
Banking landscape will change next year (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
December 29, 2008More banks are expected to go the way of First Priority and Freedom Bank.
Social Security and the Vanishing 401(k) (New York Times)
December 29, 2008To the Editor:.
Local banks fed for a short time on WaMu’s demise (BizJournals)
December 29, 2008Even before government regulators seized Washington Mutual Bank last fall, anxious customers were withdrawing their money from WaMu checking and savings accounts.
Experts expect '09 resolutions will zero in on money (El Paso Times)
December 29, 2008EL PASO - In between sorting through your bills from the holiday season, watching the Sun Bowl and celebrating the arrival of the new year, you might want to take a moment to make a few resolutions to improve your financial picture in 2009, experts say.
The pensions timebomb: Sould you be scared? (Guardian Unlimited)
December 28, 2008In a famous 50s advert, Pearl Assurance featured a man getting increasingly agitated about his pension as he aged from 20 to 60. If, like most of us, you're in a "personal" scheme rather than a copper-bottomed final-salary plan, the answer to the "how scared should I be?" question is like being stuck on a railway line - it depends on how close the train is or, in this case, how near you are ...
AmBank banking on new products to boost deposit base (The Star)
December 28, 2008AmBank (M) Bhd hopes to grow its deposit base with the launch of three products – Family First, AmStar Extreme and “auto pay-win”.
With 14 banks closed, PDIC swarmed (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
December 28, 2008MANILA, Philippines - A long queue of depositors has swamped the state-owned Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. with the shutdown of 14 ailing rural banks before the Christmas break, the insurer's top official said.
Here's where to stash cash -- and not under the mattress (The Oregonian)
December 28, 2008Maybe you've become leery of investing in the markets. Or you've resolved to finally start an emergency fund. Or save for a down payment on your first home. In today's economy, cash is king. And despite government moves to the...
Online payment choices expand, giving shoppers more flexibility (Chicago Tribune)
December 28, 2008Online payment choices expand, giving shoppers more flexibility Will that be cash or charge? Debit or credit? Bill Me Later, Billeo or PayPal?
Eric J. Greene: "Pay raise for congress? How about pay cut?" (Battle Creek Enquirer)
December 28, 2008In the good old days, members of the U.S. Congress were paid $6 a day for their heartfelt bickering and maneuvering.
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