Tara called in to my XM Satellite Radio show distressed about her debt.
But unlike many people who complain about the bills they allowed to mount, much of her debt was not her fault.
Someone, perhaps her grandmother, parents or a close relative, had stolen Tara’s personal information and opened credit card accounts — one when she […]

Have you ever thought that if you were making $100,000 or more it would be easy to save money? Apparently it isn’t, even for people making upward of $250,000. There’s no shortage of high-income earners who have relatively little net worth.
It’s not that they don’t save; many max out their 401(k) plans religiously. But socking […]

 
BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Greg McBride, senior financial analyst for BankRate.com, says that many would-be home buyers are about to be stripped of a misperception, namely the idea that when the Federal Reserve Board is cutting interest rates mortgage rates will fall as a result.
In a radio interview with Chuck Jaffe, MarketWatch senior columnist, McBride […]