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Archive for October, 2008

Lending Club is Now Open to Lenders Again After Completing SEC Registration

If you follow the peer-to-peer lending arena, you might recall that back in April, Lending Club closed to new lenders as they began the SEC registration process. There was a lot of discussion and speculation regarding this move, but as of now, Lending Club has completed the registration process and is now open for [...]

Obama’s Economic Rescue Plan Would Allow Penalty-Free Withdrawals up to $10,000 This Year and Next From Retirement Accounts

Is Obama’s Plan to Let People Tap Into Their Retirement Plan a Good Idea?
I don’t discuss politics on this site, and for good reason. It always seems to bring out the ugly side of people when a heated debate starts. I would rather talk about things from a pure financial standpoint and keep politics out [...]

Poll: Have Recent Market Conditions Caused You to Make Any Investment Changes?

Following the worst week in our market’s history, many people have had enough and can’t stand to lose any more. Others are viewing this as a buying opportunity and loading up on deeply discounted stocks. And of course, you have those who are just plugging away and staying the course, regardless of how hard it [...]

Children Are Becoming Prime Identity Theft Targets – How to Protect Your Child’s Credit History

We’ve all heard about the precautions we should take to protect our own credit, but now that may not be enough. An increasing trend is for identity thieves to seek out the social security numbers and identifying information of children. This creates a unique problem since most parents wouldn’t even think to pull their child’s [...]