More changes… On May 22, 2009, all WaMu bank accounts will officially be converted into Chase accounts, and customers will have to log in at Chase.com with new usernames. The popular WaMu Free Checking account becomes the Chase Free Extra Checking account, and keeps a lot of the useful perks. I received another ...

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The small business The installment loan could be the answer to a small business’ financial woes. In today’s economy everyone is feeling the cash crunch. With unemployment rates at an all time high and the housing market crashing, businesses are hard-pressed to bring in customers. Whether or not funds come in, debt needs to be paid. ...

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Today is the last day of Financial Literacy Month. To tie everything together, I thought it would be fun to share an interview my real millionaire next door, a man we’ll call John. He used the basic tenets of money management to build wealth and to retire early. Here’s how I described John when I ...

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Bank CEO was protested Despite outcry from shareholders and protests at Bank of America’s annual shareholder meeting today, Ken Lewis will retain his position as CEO of Bank of America. The rest of the board will also remain in their current jobs. For details on protests, read my earlier post. Thou doth not protest enough Though shareholders were up ...

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Get the skinny with Google Public Data You’re online, you Google. It’s nearly as much of a given as breathing. Unless you’re one of those Yahoo! only people… you know who you are. But are you using the search tool to its ultimate capacity? It can have a big economic impact upon you. Let’s say you’re ...

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