Oh snap, you better check your credit card statement! MasterCard is investigating a feared security breach linked to a credit-card processor in the US and Visa has reportedly launched a similar investigation. While the companies aren’t dishing out the details, financial insiders say it’s “massive,” potentially involving 10 million cards. MasterCard says it has notified […]

Our neighbors to the north, Canada, has decided to take the Penny out of circulation. They say retailers will have to round everything off to the nearest nickel. They will stop making Pennies and banks will be instructed to turn over all pennies to the Government. Canadian officials say the coin doesn’t earn its keep. […]

Sources close to Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are saying the couple have reached a settlement in their high-profile, big-money divorce. Vanessa is said to be walking away from the marriage with 75 million dollars, which is close to half of Kobe’s worth. Earlier, reports stated that there were indeed property transfers that took place between […]

PARIS (AP) — European leaders rushed Monday to stop a rampaging debt crisis that threatened to shatter their 12-year-old experiment in a common euro currency and devastate the world economy as a result. See also: Euro Debt Crisis May Cause Global Economy To ‘Face The Worst’ One proposal gaining prominence would have countries cede some […]

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Every successful financial plan needs to have clean credit and a high FICO score.  If we are to see more home and business ownership having good credit is the first step towards accomplishing this goal.  Too many times I have personally seen many opportunities missed because we have not taken the time to “clean” our […]

It seems there is a disconnect from what is being covered by financial news and what the public is really concerned about. You can’t turn on the financial news networks without hearing questions such as the following: “Will the US raise its debt ceiling?” “Will the tax cuts for the rich be extended?” “Will the […]

Unemployment reaches record levels, the housing market is slow, and real wages haven’t increased in far too long.  Many are finding themselves discouraged and losing and faith for a better financial tomorrow.  However, an increased level of faith will allow all of our financial dreams and goals to come to fruition despite this recession. There […]

Minority-owned banks are working to get the word out. “Support Your Own,” is the tagline the National Bankers Association is promoting to attract more minority consumers to deposit their money and withdrawals with minority banks. The association, made up of a collection of African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American and Native-American-owned banks, hopes its efforts will warrant a […]

I used to not believe the old saying that “money makes you look better.” But lately I’ve been reflecting back on what some of our favorite celebs used to look like opposed to what they look like now and I’m starting to really agree with that phrase. When you look at old celebs like Jamie […]

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BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER according to eurweb Its name is 40KandUp.com. And the name of the newly launched website gives you a pretty good idea as to what the dating site is all about. The site is set up to accommodate single men who are in the […]