I Bond rate restored: 3.36% for next six months |...
Rated • 1 review • financial planning, saving, bonds, i bonds • oregonlive.com
It pays again to save. Here's why ...
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itsonlymoney
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Brent is a 39 year old guy from Portland, Oregon, USA
Personal finance columnist and blogger at The Oregonian.
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Peer-to-Peer lending: Know the risks | Its Only...
Rated • 1 review • investing, prosper, personal finance, lending club • oregonlive.com
What Lending Club and Prosper don't readily tell you about risks, default rates and (declining) returns.
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Finally, its time to annuitize this column - Its Only Money
Rated • 1 review • financial planning • oregonlive.com
Annuities likely aren't the best way to invest your money. They will, however, provide you an income stream and peace of mind, if that's your goal. But you must shop carefully.
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Modifying loans creates credit mess, not relief - Its...
Rated • 1 review • consumer info • oregonlive.com
What if your lender actively encouraged you to modify your loan -- and then reported you as delinquent, prompting credit card companies to treat you as a deadbeat? That's what happened to two local CitiMortgage customers. Both spent hours on the phone trying to straighten out the mess. One is still unresolved.
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The double-I whammy: Lower incomes, higher inflation -...
Rated • 1 review • financial planning, inflation, income, saving, bankruptcy • oregonlive.com
If you're still feeling pinched, government numbers today confirmed you're neither crazy nor alone. Incomes declined in June while inflation increased. Tips on helping you survive these strange times at It's Only Money blog.
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Remember: Everything (everything!) is negotiable - Its...
Rated • 1 review • consumer info, bargaining, bills, negotiating • oregonlive.com
"Everything is negotiable, if you talk to the right person," says Richard Birke, a law professor. "In the consumer world, that's rarely the first person you get on the phone." Read tips here.
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Fight for your credit card deal -- it can pay off - Its...
Rated • 3 reviews • consumer info, credit cards, bills, personal finance, saving, chase • oregonlive.com
Find out how Barry Boltz contested Chase's attempt to raise his minimum credit card payment from $380 to $950 a month -- and got a lower minimum payment and lower interest rate, too.
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Oregon companies pensions are in peril - OregonLive.com
Rated • 1 review • business, pensions, financial planning, investing, earnings • oregonlive.com
From the page: "For Oregonians, many employers owe more benefits than their retirement plans can pay "
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Aggressive investing backfires on companies - OregonLive.com
Rated • 1 review • investing, earnings, pensions • oregonlive.com
U.S. Bancorp and Weyerhaeuser try unconventional approaches with their pension money and get burned in 2008.
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More examples of how suspended 401(k) match or pension...
Rated • 1 review • financial planning, personal finance, 401 k, retirement, pensions • oregonlive.com
See what happens to two workers -- ages 39 and 60 -- making $70,000 a year if their employer suspends their 401(k) match and they stop contributing, too. You'll also see what happens to the pension benefits of workers of different ages making $42,000.
