Christian Science Monitor | Work & Money

Doing well by doing good? It's not easy.

27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

A business class in California helps a US entrepreneur bring peanut paste to Haiti's hungry kids.

How long will politicians look the other way on CEO pay?

25 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Inequity between top executives and average workers remains at jaw-dropping levels.

Weigh benefits carefully in today's job market

25 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Flextime, healthcare, and retirement perks may be a bigger plus than a pay raise.

Financial Q&A: Some alternatives for CD investors

25 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Submit your question to Steve Dinnen at: money@csmonitor.com

How can investors help the hungry?

25 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Possible steps include financing small farmers and shunning commodity futures.

More Americans search for quality part-time work

25 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Demand from mothers and older workers for such jobs exceeds supply.

Sales down, so firms boost morale

22 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Some managers come up with creative tactics to offset the effects of a sagging economy.

Even the 'comfortable' face the need to alter spending habits

18 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Losses in home equity call for recalculation of net worth, and a return to reality.

Financial Q&A: Investing an inheritance on the brink of retirement

18 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Submit your question to Steve Dinnen at: money@csmonitor.com

Feeling pinched? It's no time to crack the nest egg.

18 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Resist the urge to panic, say pros, and keep on investing for retirement.

Where workers can walk – without leaving their workstations

16 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

'Treadmill desks,' company-sponsored or home-built, energize the desk-bound.

Petropolitics at heart of Russia-Georgia clash

16 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Oil-pipeline routes, market leverage make struggle a 'battle for energy.'

Ethical investing: Are US alternative-energy companies a good buy?

11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

About a third of these firms are in the US, but some overseas prospects are too good to pass up, according to fund manager Carey Callaghan.

Social Security: a controversial call to raise age of eligibility

11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Change would amount to a 14 percent reduction in benefits, on average.

I.D. theft: Digital defense is required in a disaster

11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

How to protect your personal information before catastrophe strikes.

Financial Q&A: How to unload real estate following a flood

11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Submit your question to Steve Dinnen at: money@csmonitor.com

Learn while you earn

11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

In a rough economy, most businesses still support education – especially online.

Community colleges: a great return on investment

04 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

By spending freshman and sophomore years there, parents and student can save thousands of dollars.

Financial Q&A: Shifting an education fund from parent to child

04 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Submit your question to Steve Dinnen at: money@csmonitor.com

As women progress in developing nations, so do those countries' economies

04 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

New studies show that it's just 'good economics' to promote the welfare of girls.

Warehouse shoppers: Do you save enough to justify the trip?

04 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST

Bulk-buy spending at food 'clubs' doesn't always lessen your outlay.