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• For Boomers, Recession is Redefining retirement Unless?

  
  Social Media Central — Authority: 123
  By  Christine Dugas , USA TODAY They grew up during a time of cultural change, and now are being forced to redefine retirement at midlife. The 77 million Americans in the Baby Boom generation face an economic storm: The Wall Street meltdown trampled their retirement nest eggs more than any other group. After ...
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• Should Irrationality be Incorporated into Product Design?

  
  Microfinance Blog — Authority: 114
  Economists sometimes get mislabeled as cold and impersonal in their view of the way the world works, putting models and theories ahead of the actual reality on the ground. Fair or not, in a field like microfinance this accusation can create distances between those providing loans in rural community X and those ...
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• National Bank of Dominica Ltd Wins ECCU Best Corporate Citizen Award

  
  Kittivisian Life — Authority: 130
  Basseterre, St. KittsThe National Bank of Dominica Ltd is the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union’s Best Corporate Citizen among Commercial Banks for 2009. The ECCB presented Good Corporate Citizen Awards to the banks that were adjudged to have carried out their corporate social responsibilities to the highest level ...
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• Brazil banks on financial inclusion through government transfers

  
  CGAP Technology Blog — Authority: 116
  Bolsa Familia is a conditional cash transfer program that delivers monthly allowances to the poorest 12 million Brazilian families, including indigenous people in extremely remote areas. The transfers target the “head” woman in each family, who is then responsible for fulfilling a number of “conditions” such ...
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• AARP offers help to young people planning their financial future

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 719
  Filed under: Budgets , Insurance , Technology In 1999 the American Association for Retired People officially changed its name to AARP to avoid the misconception that it was only for retired persons. Since that time, it has vigorously pursued baby boomers as they enter their golden years. Now, the association ...
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• Can 529 Plans Provide Quick Cash for College?

  
  Personal Money Store — Authority: 612
  Saving for college It can take years to save money for your childs college education (photo: flickr.com) While 529 education savings plans cant really promise quick cash for college, in recent years theyve gained prominence as an effective way for parents to provide for the future higher education expenses of ...
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• In Order to Have a Long Term Recovery, There Must Be Major Structural Changes to the U.S. Economy

  
  World News — Authority: 461
  What is the long term cure for the United States economic problems? Major structural changes in the economy are needed.
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• RECAP: Higher Returns Through Diversification

  
  Lending Club — Authority: 409
  Yesterday, over 150 participants took part in our “Higher Returns Through Diversification” webcast. Scott Langmack, the featured speaker, discussed his personal investment strategy in Lending Club Notes that, according to Scott, has allowed him to average an annualized return of 12.5% on his aggregate portfolio ...
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• Should Government Limit Bank Overdraft Fees?

  
  Personal Money Store — Authority: 612
  Over-the-top overdraft fees With this debit transaction cost $35 more than you think? The Associated Press reports that some senior congressional Democrats want to draw up legislation that would limit how much banks can charge customers in overdraft fees. Personally, I have been slapped with $105 in overdraft ...
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• Income Tax Issues, get solution today

  
  Financial Resource: Beginner Investing to Financial Independence! — Authority: 137
  The federal income tax return has not always been a part of the American taxation system. Early in our nation’s history, the income tax returns was used only in times of war or national crisis to generate needed revenue. In 1862, Congress passed the first state tax return law to ease the burden of Civil War ...
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• WebCast: Higher Returns with Scott Langmack

  
  Lending Club — Authority: 409
  Veteran Lending Club investor Scott Langmack will explain how proper diversification leads to higher and more stable returns.  Mr. Langmack’s portfolios have realized 12.6% net annualized returns since 2008.    Higher Returns through Diversification with Scott Langmack >> Register Now Free WebCast ...
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• Investment Banking: The Power behind the Scene

  
  Personal Money Store — Authority: 612
  Behind the plush image What goes on behind the glossy facade? (photo: geograph.org) When you think of an investment bank, the image that probably comes to mind first is a well-dressed banker sitting in a plush office on the top floor of a skyscraper. He or she leisurely sorts through a stack of papers on the ...
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• Are Internet Bank Accounts Safe?

  
  Personal Money Store — Authority: 612
  Internet banking offers benefits to customers and banks John Herbert Dillinger was a Midwestern American bank robber in the early 1930s (photo: wikimedia.org) The rapid rise of internet banking has been a key feature of the financial world over the last decade and a half. There are now banks that only operate ...
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• Studying Online - Freedom from Boring Lectures and Even More Boring Teachers

  
  Financial Resource: Beginner Investing to Financial Independence! — Authority: 137
  Online degrees have become very popular and are awarded by a growing number of prestigious institutions. Employers see whether the degree is offered by a recognized institution and they consider the institution’s prestige. Research suggests that online businesses, technology driven corporations, and the media, ...
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• The Importance of Personal Money Management

  
  Moolanomy Personal Finance — Authority: 608
  Many of us were not taught the importance of personal money management when we were young. We did not learn to save, invest, allocate, or how to make our money work for us. Many of us are in debt, have no idea how we got here and do not know how to start digging ourselves out. Well, today you can break the vicious ...
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• Find Out Useful Information About Financial Education Program

  
  How To Pay Off Your Credit Cards — Authority: 126
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• RECAP: New Statics Section Webcast

  
  Lending Club — Authority: 409
  Last week, Patrick Gannon, SVP Investor Services, and I had the great pleasure of unveiling Lending Club’s new Statistics page .   During the presentation we covered topics such as returns by loan grade, returns by amount invested, and defaults by loan type.  After the presentation we opened the floor to ...
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• The New Era of Media Development, Part II

  
  MediaShift Idea Lab — Authority: 124
  It is a telling sign that Wikipedia has no entry on media development . Rather, the search results suggest that perhaps you are looking for " ICT for development ". Indeed, what is the future of media development when were still unsure about the future of media in general? And, for that matter, where should funders ...
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• FBI’s famous conman helps bank fight fraud

  
  The Financial Brand — Authority: 490
  [Editors Note: This article was submitted by Cliff Zugay, who owns Cliff’s Edge Marketing, a Chicago branding and ad agency that specializes in working with financial institutions.] Before Leonardo DiCaprio captured the life of Frank Abagnale in the Hollywood blockbuster Catch Me if You Can, the FBI had to ...
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