Getting started with retirement savings

Feb 12, 2010
Question: Hi! I am a 25 year old female with an entry level, good-paying, secure job. I'm finishing my Master's degree. I have little debt (less...

Safe savings for children

Feb 9, 2010
Question: Greetings Chris. We are HUGE supporters of Marketplace Money on Sat!...

HSAs and savings

Feb 4, 2010
Question: My employer recently ended group health insurance and "helped" us find individual plans. They are also kicking in some money each month...

Inflation protected securities

Feb 3, 2010
Question: I am enthusiastic about your recommendation to make TIPs a core investment. I appreciate this advice along with many other...

Company match

Jan 29, 2010
Question: I just bought into this LLC and used all of my savings to do so. I am in the process of re-establishing my emergency fund. I also want to...

Better rates on savings

Jan 27, 2010
Question: Like many conservative "investors" I long for the days when CD rates were higher than 1% or less, when the government wasn't trying to...

Save for car

Jan 25, 2010
Question: I am saving up for a new car. I put away, above and beyond the normal expenses on my current vehicle, fifty cents for every mile I drive,...

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Inflation protection

Jan 21, 2010
Question: If I am concerned about the possibility of inflation, which alternative to choose; TIPS, I-Bonds, or Floating Rate Notes? I am not an...

Online savings

Jan 15, 2010
Question: Responding to "@78 yrs of age, ...best place to put a mortgage payout beside the coffee can in the garden." [That part was a joke.] I am...

Banks vs. credit unions

Jan 8, 2010
Question: I was looking into opening a new checking and savings account. I noticed that Credit Unions offer better Interest Rates and Lower fees...