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KEATING ECONOMICS:

While economists debate whether the country is in a recession, consumers are being buffeted by skyrocketing prices, growing debt, layoffs, the subprime lending squeeze and a stock market roller coaster.
While you may not be able to control the price of oil or the prime rate, there are some simple things you can do to shore [...]

Bad news about the banking industry may have you wondering about the safety of your hard earned cash at your own bank.
In the past year there have been four bank failures.
And the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and banking industry experts foresee many bank failures down the road.
“Regulators are bracing for 100-200 bank [...]

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* Tax deductible contributions (depending on income level)
* Withdraws begin at age 59 1/2 and are mandatory by 70 1/2.
* Taxes are paid on earnings when withdrawn from the IRA
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* Available to everyone; no income restrictions
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There ought to be more emphasis put on finances while going through school. At least give the basics between 10th and 12th grades. A lot of young people don’t realize the impact debt and credit scores have on their futures. When I was 20 I had no idea that not paying my [...]