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Why You're 45% Poorer and What You Can Do About It
2:00PM 3/25/2011
The average American household suffered a huge drop in wealth because of the financial crisis, according to a survey released by the Federal Reserve. How did this happen -- and more importantly, what can you do about it?
By Luisa Kroll, Forbes.com
The Forbes 400 richest Americans regained lost ground in 2010, while most were still smarting from the recession.
The total worth of the Forbes 400 was up 8% to $1.37 trillion, well out-earning the 1% rise in the S&P 500 index over the same period of time. More...
Date Check iPhone app gives the dirt on potential date
2:30PM 9/28/2009
Have you ever met someone and felt that special spark but you would rather know a little bit more about them before you went somewhere secluded? If so then the new Date Check iPhone app from Intelius will help you "Look up before you hook up" and make sure your bad decisions aren't horrible...
The financial crisis may have left you feeling poorer, but the country as a whole is richer than it was two years ago. Americans' wealth increased this spring for the first time in two years, thanks to increases in home values and the stock market, according to the Federal Reserve. But, we're still...
Yodlee is a great tool for tracking student loans and more
11:00AM 7/28/2009
In the world of online personal finance services, each site performs the standard tracking and reporting features respectably, but it's the execution and additional features that make a service standout. For Yodlee, which powers Mint.com and 32 of the top 50 banks, its strengths are the number of...
25 things vanishing in America, part 2: Your net worth
3:00PM 4/12/2009
Economy, Investing, Credit, Real Estate, Family Money, Saving Money
Do you feel as if you're worth less than you were just one year ago? Speaking in a monetary sense, nearly all of us Americans are. Net worth, the result of that calculation which subtracts liabilities from assets to reveal true equity value, has taken a nose dive for most Americans. For some of us,...
Poor economy costs Nicolas Cage his castle...one of them, anyway
2:30PM 4/09/2009
It's hard to believe an Oscar winner who pulled in $38 million in 2008 would need to part with one of his homes because of the economy, but that's exactly why Nicolas Cage is selling his 28-room castle. Citing a "difficult economic situation" as Cage told the German celebrity weekly Bunte (via...
Studies have shown that what really matters is comparative wealth -- It feels better to be eating Alpo off the floor while your neighbor's eating store-brand kibble than it does to be dining on prime rib if your neighbor has caviar.With that in mind, I found a great little calculator on CNNMoney....
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