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Don't let adifficult financial climate scare you into not taking any action at all.Take stockof your situation and formulate a plan by starting with the basics.

Asthe leaves begin to change color, it's time to start thinking about youryear-end money strategy. The fall and winter holidays are closer than youthink. Use the following strategies to make the rest of the year count.

Here’s a tactic that gets youcloser to the down payment you wish you had and can also let you “try on” yourcar loan payment on a trial basis, no strings attached.

Sometimeswe see a beautiful house and think, “I should sell my home and get a house likethat one!” But your current home has something a new home doesn’t have—equity. Homeequity provides homeowners a ready...

Retirement timing usually boils down to dollars: Couples plan to retire when they've got enough money to maintain the kind of lifestyle they want for as long as they expect to live. That number will be different for...

Minimum payments on credit cards are between 1%to 4% of the balance due. If you can afford higher payments each month, you'llbenefit over the long haul.