Money Matters - More Savings: Save On Everything You Purchase
We did a series earlier in the summer on ways to save and I heard from a lot of listeners.
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We did a series earlier in the summer on ways to save and I heard from a lot of listeners.
The two major things listeners write to me about are credit and hiring a financial planner.
According to Fair Isaac, the company that created the credit score, on average, today's consumer has a total of 13 credit obligations on record at a credit bureau.
Every time you have heard me talking about credit reports you have made a mental note to check yours.
How many IRAs do you have? How many retirement plans?
It's Labor Day and for many of us this particular holiday feels more like the beginning of a new year than January first.
The average funeral costs close to $8,000 and add in the reception and cemetery plot and you could be looking at $10,000 or more.
Estate planning is an important part of your overall financial plan.
So where are you going to live when you retire?
If you are young and healthy the insurance industry wants to sell you long term care insurance!
So what constitutes membership in the Over the Hill Gang?
If you were forewarned of an impending catastrophe and were told to evacuate within the hour would you be able to gather up the kids, the important papers of your life, the baby pictures, the dog, sensible shoes and leave in an hour.
Shares of Apple slid 1% Thursday, after Wednesday night's sudden resignation of CEO Steve Jobs.
No one gets out of this world alive, but we can plan to make it easier on those we leave behind.
Wells Fargo and US Bank have begun offering loans that customers draw against their paychecks.
Your ability to earn an income is important for you and your dependents.
As one prepares for the catastrophes of life we need to consider insurance as a financial tool.
Next Monday it will be six years since Katrina which was the most expensive natural disaster to ever hit the U.S.
WBZ's Dee Lee discusses reverse mortgages and finding a financial planner in today's Money Matters segment.
Experts say if Thursday's Wall Street sell-off tells us anything, it's that the instability will stick around for a while.
There was no single factor that caused Thursday's 419 point plunge on the Dow Jones 30 industrials.
WBZ's Dee Lee discusses Social Security and coupon clipping in today's Money Matters segment.
WBZ's Dee Lee discusses Social Security and your credit score in today's Money Matters segment.
The new tower, facing the Back Bay T station, would contain more than 300 condos, an enlarged Neiman-Marcus store and a glass-enclosed garden.
WBZ's Dee Lee discusses saving money and renting vs. buying in today's Money Matters segment.
