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College credit crunch eases

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance

F inding the money for college during this widening credit crunch just got easier, thanks to emergency legislation signed by the president last week.

Gas pumps get jaundiced stares

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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Pulling the plug as ultra-short funds shrivel

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Charles Jaffe -- Your Funds

W hen it comes to investing, there are times when boring is good, when the idea is to find a haven in a fund that does a simple job, easily and without flash, the kind of mutual funds you can hold without fear of what happens the next time you look at your statement.

Auto insurance bound to rise

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance

Y ou've weathered rising gas prices and skyrocketing food and health care costs.

Horse racing, investing have things in common

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Charles Jaffe -- Your Funds

F or many people, the only time of year they care at all about horse racing is when the Kentucky Derby rolls around. Once racing's Triple Crown has ended, investors forget about the ponies for another 12 months.

Extended warranties can be iffy

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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Time to buy an I bond has passed

Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance

E arly this week, I recommended that you hurry up and buy inflation-linked U.S. savings bonds - I bonds - before the U.S. Treasury set the new interest rate on them. That was better advice than I could have possibly known.

Price rise good for I bond investors

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance

G as and food prices are rising. Wallets are hurting. But it's not all bad news. Higher prices mean the interest rate on U.S. savings bonds tied to inflation will be going up, too.

A legendary fund gives investors a rare opportunity

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Charles Jaffe -- Your Funds

I nvestors are being offered the chance to drink from the Holy Grail of mutual funds, buying into a mysterious vessel with legendary powers, and yet the very opportunity to use the great chalice could prove that the whole idea is more fantasy than reality.

Errant BGE house call costs $80

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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