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Archive for December, 2008

How to Keep Your Job While Unemployment is on the Rise

5 Tips to Help You Increase the Chances of Keeping Your Job
Unemployment continues to rise, and jobs are getting harder to come by. The national average is approaching 7% while many areas are being hit with unemployment rates of about 10% already. Think about that for a minute. One out of every ten people you [...]

5 Year-End Financial Tips to Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever

A Few Quick Tips to Put Your Money on Track for 2009
Whether you like it or not, 2008 is coming to an end quickly. As the last few days of the year go by, we’ll soon be presented with a new year, and that means many people will be making resolutions and promises to improve [...]

List of 50 Largest Mutual Fund Companies Ranked by Assets for 2008

List of Biggest Fund Companies in 2008
Size isn’t everything, but fund companies with a large number of assets are probably doing something right. In addition, the larger companies are generally able to keep costs down and weather difficult economic times better than smaller companies. So, I thought it would be interesting to take a look [...]

Finding Attractive Interest Rates in a Low-Yield Environment

How to Make Money When Interest Rates Are Low
Interest rates across the board remain low, and this wasn’t helped by the fact that the Fed recently lowered the target rate to it’s lowest point ever. This means that most deposit accounts will continue to cut back on yields, and this is bad news for savers. [...]