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Secured credit cards: Get beyond these Top 5 myths
Often derided as tools for consumers with horrible credit, secured credit cards can be a great credit-building tool. Here are five myths debunked to help you understand how to use secured credit cards to maximum advantage.
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First credit card? Five key tips for college students.
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Top 5 credit cards for world travel
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Secured credit cards: Get beyond these Top 5 myths
Often derided as tools for consumers with horrible credit, secured credit cards can be a great credit-building tool. Here are five myths debunked to help you understand how to use secured credit cards to maximum advantage.
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Cyberattacks on US banks resume, aiming to block their websites
The latest cyberattack mirrors one in early fall that targeted websites of major US banks. Security experts say the attacks appear to be the handiwork of a group tied to Hamas, which the US lists as a terrorist organization.
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Stocks down as weak earnings drag market lower
Stock prices dropped Friday after the release of poor corporate earning reports from Microsoft, General Electric and McDonald's. All 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 fell, led by materials and technology stocks.
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Saving Money Best rewards credit cards sometimes come with a fee
For most families, the best rewards credit cards have no annual fee, but there are exceptions. Here's a look at the pros and cons of fees on rewards credit cards.
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Discover: The card that pays you back after you overpay
Discover Bank agrees to reimburse $200 million to consumers it pressured to buy credit-monitoring and other costly credit-card add-ons. Discover will also pay a $14 million fine.
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Consumer finance watchdog: a birthday, but no one comes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau celebrated its first anniversary without fanfare. Despite some achievements, the CFPB has yet to tackle big and sensitive issues.
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Modern Parenthood Back-to-school shopping shocker: $700 for first-grade supplies?
Back-to-school shopping trends report suggest the average – that's average – cost of kindergarten through 12-grade classroom supplies is close to $700. Time for a funky vintage school supply fad?
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The Simple Dollar 401(k) plans: Is my company's default option the best?
401(k) plans expense ratio offered through a reader's job is competitive, but not the best. What are his other options? Question 1 in this week's mailbag deals with how to get the most out of 401(k) plans.
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Stocks at 1-month high; now all eyes turn towards Greece
Stocks recorded their third big gain of the week and closed at a one-month high because of expectations that the fall-out from the debt crisis in Europe may be slowing. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 115 points to close at 12,767.
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The Simple Dollar Father's Day: cheap, memorable gifts for Dad
Father's Day is fast approaching, and the search for the perfect gift well underway. But planning a day together is the best Father's Day gift you can give, and it doesn't have to cost much. Father's Day is question nine in this week's mailbag.
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Tech stocks boost the market
Strong earnings reports from IBM and Microsoft drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday. The Dow rose 96 points to close at 12720.
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First credit card? Five key tips for college students.
If getting a credit card is a rite of passage for college students, choosing the right plastic and learning how to use it responsibly is a matter of life and debt. Young people age 18 to 24, carry an average credit card debt of $2,002, according to CreditKarma.com. Before you end up as a debt statistic, learn to pick the right card and manage your credit before getting your hands on plastic. Here are five things every new credit cardholder should know:
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Debit card fees: You can still avoid them. For now.
Debit card fees are on the rise as banks look for ways to make up for lost revenue. But Citibank, Capital One still offer no-fee cards.
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Credit cards see more profits, less late payments
Credit cards in the US are being paid off in full more often this year, leading to healthy gains by the credit card companies.
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Top 5 credit cards for world travel
Is world travel on your horizon this year? Bringing the right credit card is as fundamental as packing the right wardrobe. While there are great benefits to using plastic abroad – such as travel assistance and fraud protection – the cards’ foreign transaction fees can eat into your travel budget. And traditional magnetic strip credit cards aren't universally accepted overseas anymore. Picking the right card for a foreign trip depends on the perks you’re looking for, the fees you’re willing to pay, and the kind of credit you have. Here are Credit Karma’s Top 5 credit cards for world travel:
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Stocks close higher, Dow ends above 12,000
The Dow gained about 123 points, and the Nasdaq gained about 39 points, led by gains in energy
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Stocks end down for fifth day after Bernanke
After gains early in the day, the session closed lower, with the Dow declining about 19 points
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Stuck with student loan with variable rate? Shop around.
Student loan has a low interest rate. But if it's variable, it pays to lock in that student loan with a fixed rate. Question No. 1 of the reader mailbag.
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Stocks end up on good economic news
The Dow rose about 56 points, with Merck and DuPont gaining and Bank of America and Cisco falling
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Epsilon security breach exposes thousands of email addresses
Epsilon says a recent hack revealed only email addresses and names – not financial information.
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Credit cards better than debit cards – sometimes
Credit cards have important advantages over debit cards – if you use credit cards wisely. Here are seven advantages:
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Stocks end higher, propelled by tech, retail
Dow gains 84 points, up nearly 5 percent over the last six trading days.
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Stocks end down, but sharply off lows
Dow Jones falls 88 points after falling nearly 180 points. Stocks on S&P and Nasdaq also pare losses at the close.
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Credit cards way past due? Call the company anyway.
Credit cards went unpaid for months, so what now? That's question No. 2 in the reader mailbag. .
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Debit cards: Prepaid versions not a good deal
Debit cards with prepaid balances come with more fees than a free checking account and more limitations than a credit card.
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