baltimoresun.com - Personal Finance

Cashing in on modern-day gold rush

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

How to get the best price for your unwanted jewelry

Eileen Ambrose: As economic struggles continue, many consumers have scoured jewelry boxes and drawers for gold baubles that have gone unworn for years but could bring in extra cash. Smyth's Timonium store has bought jewelry from about 12,000 customers this year, double the number from all of 2008, and 12 times the usual annual number. And the consumers' timing is good. Gold prices last week hit new highs, trading at more than $1,140 an ounce.

Price to put on a Thanksgiving dinner declines in 2009

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:04:00 -0500

More consumers make credit card payments on time in 3Q

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:00 -0500

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.

Consuming Interests: Free food in downtown Baltimore, Timonium

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:37:37 -0500

At Work: Colt Bracken, Baltimore County Police Department

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Detective does the legwork that solves county's crime

Salary: $79,000

Tax relief to snag before year ends

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

It's not too late to take advantage of some of the credits Congress has made available for this tax period

Eileen Ambrose: You have about six weeks left to make moves to cut your tax bill in the spring. Besides the usual tax strategies, such as making charitable donations before year's-end, you might be able to take advantage of one of the many temporary tax breaks Congress created to stimulate the economy.

SEC settles civil fraud claims against former SafeNet employees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:00 -0500

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled civil fraud claims against five former SafeNet employees, including a chief executive officer who resigned in 2006 amid a stock option scandal.

Price match on Black Friday: strategies to save

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:00 -0500

Economic refrain: 'We're forever blowing bubbles'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

T hursday's stock market decline was just what Ben Bernanke needed.

About 10% of Md. borrowers seen as good credit risks lag

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

trade group blames unemployment, falling home prices

The mortgage crisis has worsened to the point that about one in every 10 prime borrowers in Maryland and nationwide - homeowners judged to be good credit risks - were behind on payments in September.