Why hotel rewards points aren’t a priority
As I was about to toss the card aside, I noticed something: they got my first name wrong.
View ArticleSome good news on U.S. debt — sort of
Given the contentious debate in Washington over the debt ceiling, it doesn’t seem as if there’s much good that can be said about debt levels in the U.S., but here’s something: it’s falling. Not the...
View ArticleThe debt crisis and you
As Washington remains gridlocked over the debt ceiling issue, the markets yesterday began to reflect some sign of mounting worry that the U.S. will default next week, which could prompt the loss of...
View ArticleChesapeake’s employees may be hit hardest by stock’s plunge
Thousands of the embattled natural gas company's employees have their retirement tied up in Chesapeake stock.
View ArticleHow safe is your money market fund?
Despite new rules, the SEC chairman says money market funds still pose a big risk to the financial system.
View ArticleNFL refs the latest U.S. workers to lose their pensions
From 2016 on, the refs, like most American workers, will be on their own when it comes to retirement.
View ArticleWhy we blame invesment fraud victims for their plight
Few crimes seem to invoke less sympathy for victims, but investment frauds work not because victims are greedy or stupid, but because the frauds are designed to deceive.
View Article`Game of Real Life’ is more than just play for teens
Sunday’s column, available on houstonchronicle.com: When Lorraine Decker says she hopes to step up her game, she means it both literally and figuratively. Since 2007, Decker has been trying to even the...
View ArticleRevealing personal finance’s dark side: Friday Bookshelf
What Olen calls for in Pound Foolish is a change in the way we talk -- and think -- about money. Only then can we adopt a more realistic approach to personal finance.
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