Investment

Budget Battles

  • The Biggest Mistake You Can Make with Your 401(k)

    By Sharon Epperson, CNBC

    It can be tempting to borrow against your workplace retirement account when you're facing a mound of debt and can't seem to figure a way out. Many employers offer the option to take a loan from your...

  • Jobs Report Will Be Key Metric for Market and Fed

    By Patti Domm, CNBC

    Stocks could see more volatility in the coming week, as traders await Friday's jobs report and watch emerging markets to see if the selloff can be contained. After taking a bruising in January,...

  • 9 Money Mantras That Are Worth Losing

    By Jane Bianchi, LearnVest

    “I’ll always be in debt.” “I don’t deserve to earn more.” “My family is bad with money, so I am too.” The moment that you hear the inner voice in your head repeating a negative money mantra, such as...

  • Fed Will Taper Stimulus by Another $10 Billion

    By JONATHAN SPICER and Jason Lange, Reuters

    The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a further $10 billion reduction in its monthly bond purchases as it stuck to a plan to wind down the extraordinary stimulus despite recent turmoil in...

  • 7 Ways Money Can Wreck Your Relationship

    By Sheryl Nance Nash, The Fiscal Times

    Financial disagreements were the strongest predictor of divorce, according to a 2012 Kansas State University Study. Here are the seven deadly assumptions that couples too commonly make: