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Home Improvements: Prices Improving?

May 15, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Home Improvements: Prices Improving? When it comes to food and fuel prices, they’re going through the roof. But what about the roof itself? There the news might be a little better. Stacy Johnson takes a closer look in this short (1:18) video. Tell us what you think… we’d love to hear YOUR opinion. […]

The Subprime Crisis: A Humorous Look

May 14, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

The Subprime Crisis: A Humorous Look Everyone knows the sub-prime mortgage crisis is serious, but today, we thought we’d try to lighten things up a bit and bring you a funny look at the whole mess. John Clarke and Bryan Dawe are satirists. They stage interviews for the Australian news networks. Their commentary is […]

Gas Prices Continue to Spike

May 13, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Gas Prices Continue to Spike The average price of gasoline has jumped another 15 cents over the past two weeks to a national average of $3.62 per gallon of self-serve regular, according to a national survey. That rise continued at virtually the same rate as the previous two weeks, and forecasts are, it will […]

Pricing Your Home to Sell

May 12, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Pricing Your Home to Sell Pricing your home is one of the most important items when choosing to sell your home and doing this wrong can be a costly mistake. You have to consider more than just the price to do this properly. The condition of your home, average market time for your area, […]

Identity Theft: How to Stop It

May 11, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Identity Theft: How to Stop It Identity Theft is a crime so common that if it hasn’t happened to you personally, you probably know a victim. So why are so many people still being victimized? Money Editor Stacy Johnson takes a closer look in this video. (Runs 1:36) Have you been a victim […]

Fed Cuts Funds Rate Again

May 10, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Fed Cuts Funds Rate Again For the seventh consecutive meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut the Fed Funds Rate, this time reducing it to 2.00%. Lowering the Fed Funds Rate makes it less expensive for banks to lend to one another, which could make funding more readily available for consumer loans, […]