 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Free money for college
Are you looking for a way to get free money for your child’s college education? Believe it or not, there is a way that you can get it. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Dangers of trying the market
In years like this when the stock market is absolutely terrible, it may be tempting to leave your money on the sidelines until things improve. The problem is, investors are known to have notoriously bad timing in doing that. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Target date retirement funds
If you're looking to start saving for retirement, you’ll want to put your money in an account where it will to be managed well -- and where it's going to grow.
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: New York 529 plan
Saving for a child’s college education is important to both parents and grandparents. One of the best ways to do that is the New York State 529 plan. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Dangers of store credit cards
‘Tis the season to be shopping, and ‘tis the season to be hit up for store credit cards – but are they a good idea? Generally, no. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Stocks and unemployment
We’ve been hearing a lot of bad economic news lately, particularly about unemployment – and that is likely going to get worse. That’s not necessarily bad news, though, for the stock market. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Worst home improvements
Home remodeling projects do add value to your home, but not all of them are created equal. Financial consultant Rick Reagan has the three home improvements that offer the lowest retusn on your investment. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Home improvement projects
We like to justify home remodeling projects as investments in our houses. Keep in mind, though, that when you sell your home, it’s very likely you won’t get back all of the money you’ve spent on the improvements. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: How much debt is too much?
Have you ever wondered whether you’re carrying too much debt? There’s a simple ratio you can use to determine how much debt you’re carrying. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Your money’s safety
With banks on the brink of collapse, it’s no wonder many people worry whether their money is safe. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Keep your money invested
During years like this, it can be tempting to keep your money on the sidelines until you feel the markets are better. The problem with that is when the markets turn, they tend to do so very quickly -- and by large amounts. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Balancing investments
In a year like this when the stock market is down so much, it can be really easy to say to decide to move all your money into CDs. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: Retirement income
Probably the most common question facing people at or near retirement is, “How much income can I take off of my investments?” Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket Minute: The Rule of 120
As you're getting your 401(k) statement this year, and quarter after quarter it seems like you're losing money, you might be asking yourself how much stock you should own. Video
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 | Money In Your Pocket: The Rule of 72
One of the most common questions investors have is how much money will I have in the future? One easy rule to remember to know how long it will take to double your money is something called the "Rule of 72". Video
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| Saving for Retirement
Have you started your own personal retirement savings plan? The older you start, the more you should be saving... financial advisor Rick Reagan tells us exactly how much. Video
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| Bank CDs: Not As Good As You Might Think
With bank CDs offering more than 4% interest, many investors are thinking they might be the best place to put their money. But it could actually be a big mistake.
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| Saving on College Loans
Rick says now is a great time for people with education loans to save real money.
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