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Where to get decent returns at low risk - Buffalo News
Risk is out of the question in this economy. But the safest investments deliver almost nothing — especially now when interest rates are at record lows. One way is to replace low-yielding money- market accounts with certificates of deposit. You’ll ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:31:00 GMT

What's The Difference Between Money Market Accounts And Money Market ... - Consumerist.com
This year, many investors learned the difference between a money market account and a money market fund . Do you know the difference? A money market account is a type of deposit account . Much like its siblings, the checking and savings account, a ...
Posted: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:47:00 GMT

Five Favorites For Capital Gains In 2009 - Forbes
Some of this young year's best stock bets require you to ignore a lot of noise and focus on fundamentals. While this seems an especially dicey year-end for investment predictions, we're certain of a few things. One is that nobody knows exactly how ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:23:00 GMT

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Become More Fiscally Fit in 2009 - Earthtimes
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - (Business Wire) Given the current economic climate, improving one’s personal savings habits is high on everyone’s list of New Year’s resolutions. To help you act on this resolve, MetLife is offering a series of free ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Make a New Year's Resolution to Become More Fiscally Fit in 2009 - StreetInsider.com
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Given the current economic climate, improving one's personal savings habits is high on everyone's list of New Year's resolutions. To help you act on this resolve, MetLife is offering a series of free brochures on ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:56:00 GMT

Google Cuts Temporary Workers, But Murky on Details - Street.Com
The SEC filing won't resolve the mystery either. The 4,300 temporary workers mentioned in those documents represent a "subset" of the 10,000 contractors that Brin cited in October, so it would be incorrect to conclude the difference between the two ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:40:00 GMT

Trust the Government to Rescue the Economy? - OpEdNews.com
Consumers are sitting on nearly $9 trillion in cash, in bank and money market accounts. If those with cash and pent-up demand started to spend, the economy could be rescued. When I was young talk about millions of dollars impressed me. When I was ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:53:00 GMT

Google quietly ices contractors - The Register
Internet giant Google quietly got rid of an unspecified number of contract workers late last year. Mountain View’s spending plans were outlined in a 15 December Securities and Exchange Commission filing that was submitted only in paper form and ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Willamette endowment shrinks; Corban's stays flat - Statesman Journal
Several area colleges' endowment funds are shrinking as the economic recession continues. An endowment is created when school officials invest donated dollars into stocks, bonds, real estate, certificates of deposit and money market accounts ...
Posted: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:52:00 GMT

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Flirt with Record Lows - StreetInsider.com
More News related to NYT NEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mortgage rates fell sharply in the first week of 2009, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate plummeting to 5.33 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey ...
Posted: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:31:00 GMT