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- Experts say future looks like it's going to be a bear
NEW YORK – Bear markets are a bit like recessions: Investors don't know they're in one until it's almost over. But they can feel the pain.
- GETTING GOING
Successful divorce will keep wallet from hurting
Valentine's Day was last week – so I thought I would write about my divorce. As you might imagine, the marriage wasn't what you would call a rip-roaring success, though I did get a couple of great kids out of it. The divorce, on the other hand, has been fairly successful.
- Stock analysts, money managers at odds on earnings
For months, Wall Street economists and market strategists have argued that the economy is either in recession or is dangerously close to slipping into one. Now, another constituency is coming around to this view.
- Yale investor recommends a strategy of simplicity
It has been a time to worry even the savviest investors. The credit markets have been in a crisis, the domestic stock market has been shaky and overseas markets haven't been much better.
- No more free rides
Credit bureaus are expected to adopt a new version of the widely used FICO credit score this year that will no longer benefit so-called “authorized users” on another person's credit card account.
- Closing card account can affect credit score
If you have more credit cards than you really need, will canceling some of them affect your credit score? Closing out your card accounts will likely lower your credit score temporarily.
- ASK ENCORE FOCUS ON RETIREMENT
More tips for when you exceed Roth limit
It's my understanding that you can correct an excess contribution to a Roth IRA by not contributing the next year. I am currently in this situation and was given that option by my Roth IRA custodian.
- CHUCK JAFFE
If funds' tax bill is too high, consider changing portfolio
Many fund investors will get an unpleasant surprise from their tax preparer this year: a bill for the distributions they got from their funds even though those funds may have had a disappointing year.
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