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The Federal Reserve is
planning to crack down on credit card practices it views as
consumer abuse.
Gas, gold, food, fuel: Up,
up, up, and up. Inflation is already showing up in key
commodities, and many economists think more is on the way.
Call it rebalancing, or
call it contrarian investing. Smart investors know they should
trim back some winners and buy some losers now and again.
Gasoline isn’t the only
painfully expensive necessity of life. Prices
are rising sharply on eggs, rice, poultry, milk and bread –
all of the dietary staples.
The vast majority of parents say they are good financial role models for their children … but they may be kidding themselves.
A new survey from Charles