BOOK REVIEW OF “SWITCH” BY DAN AND CHIP HEATH
By Kerry Hannon Special for, USA TODAY Read Published Article Who doesn’t want to know how to make a successful change? Chip Heath and Dan Heath have hit on a…
BOOK REVIEW: RETIREMENT GUIDE PULLS NO PUNCHES, OFFERS ADVICE
By Kerry Hannon, Special for Read Published Article Mark Miller, author of The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security: Practical Strategies for Money, Work, and Living(Bloomberg Press/Wiley, 223 pages, $16.95),…
CONSIDER A SCHOOL’S CAREER SERVICES BEFORE APPLYING
Read Published Article in U.S. News & World Report When Christine Bonney, a 2009 graduate of Cornell University, decided last fall that she wanted to pursue a master’s degree in…
CREDIT SCORE REALITY CHECK: IS 760 THE NEW 680?
Read Published Article in USAA.com The bar has been raised for the three-digit number lenders use to determine your worthiness to borrow money. “Three years ago, a creditworthy borrower was…
FORCED TO MOVE, FORCED TO STAY
In a topsy-turvy housing market, it’s more important than ever to know the facts before buying or selling. By Kerry Hannon Read Published Article From California to the Carolinas, homebuyers…
BOOK REVIEW: JEAN CHATZKY’S ‘MONEY 911’ IS A GREAT TOOL
Read Published Article Buy this book on Amazon.com To be a standout in the pack of personal finance books on the market today is no easy task. Jean Chatzky, author…
BE YOUR OWN BOSS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Read Published Article As a child, Belinda Stubblefield loved playing the banker in Monopoly. She resold the gum her mother bought for her to classmates for a nickel a piece.…
5 STEPS TO AVOID FORECLOSURE
Want to stay in your home and sleep better at night? Read this. Read Published article on USAA.com After RealtyTrac® logged a record-breaking 2.8 million foreclosures in 2009, the real…
HAITI DONATIONS: NEW RULES FOR GETTING A TAX BREAK
Donate to a charity helping Haiti earthquake victims before March 1, and the Internal Revenue Service has some relief for you. Read Published Article on CBSMoneyWatch.com Under a new law,…
BOOK REVIEW: “SHOPTIMISM: WHY THE AMERICAN CONSUMER WILL KEEP ON BUYING NO MATTER WHAT
You are what you buy Read Published Article by Kerry Hannon, Special for Reading Shoptimism (Free Press, $26) is a bit like wandering haphazardly through a large department store with…