Investment

Budget Battles

  • The Skimpy Little 3% Mortgage Down Payment Is Back

    By Diana Olick, CNBC

    Potential homebuyers who don't have a lot of cash to put down now have a cheaper way to get a loan.

  • <p>The highest paid of Hannon’s seasonal jobs, preparers don’t actually need an accounting degree, though it’s helpful, she says. But you must have your own tax preparer identification number, pass a competency exam, and take continuing education course

    The Case for Working Longer and Retiring Wealthier

    By Charles D. Ellis, CNBC

    In my forties and fifties, my friends and I assumed we'd all retire at 65. Didn't everybody? Then, still going full tilt in my early sixties, I thought retiring at 65 seemed too early. Yet data shows...

  • Don’t Buy These 6 Items Until After the Holidays

    By Louis Ramirez, dealnews.com

    Waiting until after Christmas to buy certain items — like apparel, furniture, and tech gadgets — can yield steeper savings, of 40% to 90% off.

  • <p>The highest paying job in Hannon’s part-time jobs category, project-based consultants are brought in to solve specific problems or work on a specific project. Small, fast-growing companies are good sources of these jobs, according to Hannon: They’re 

    A High-Risk Retirement in Hedge Fund Style

    By JESSICA TOONKEL, Reuters

    A fast-growing segment of U.S. retirement plans is using hedge-fund type strategies to bet a small but increasing slice of their assets. BlackRock Inc ( BLK.N ), the world's largest asset manager,...

  • Will the Dow Cross 18,000 Threshold in the Week Ahead?

    By Patti Domm, CNBC

    Traders will be searching for any signs the economy and job market are really kicking into higher gear, as Friday's jobs report suggests. November saw the strongest employment gains in 35 months, and...