Personal Finance and Investing

The blog lately has been spreading a lot of credit union love. And now I’m here to spread a little bank love. I think everyone should choose the financial institution that’s right for them. Here are five reasons why I’m sticking with my big bank and not jumping on the credit union bandwagon:

1. Location, Location, Location

One of the main reasons I picked my bank is that it’s accessible in any part of the country. When I graduated from college in my home state, I knew I’d be attending graduate school out of state. And I hadn’t a clue where I’d be going after that. It made the m

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I have made a video blog looking at this month’s employment figures. The headlines were good (employment going up and unemployment down) but I think things are about to get worse and I explain why in two minutes!

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1. VIDEO: Employment Trends Update (May 2011)
2. VIDEO: Employment Trends Update (June 2011)
3. Employment Blackspots update

Touchstone Extra: Fairness and Prosperity

The UK is a far more unequal society now than it was 30 years ago, and three-quarters of the public agree that the gap between rich and poor in the UK is too high. But if policymakers were to enact policies to reduce inequality, would this jeopardise the UK’s economic performance?

Todays new Touchstone Extras pamphlet, written by Howard Reed, reviews the latest evidence on the relationship between inequality and economic performance across countries and finds no support for the idea that there is a ‘trade-off’ between inequality and prosperity. Indee

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Bond prices are falling amid the CPI Report which showed that the cost of living in the US fell .2 percent. The University of Michigan’s confidence report is expected to be released later today and is forecasted to show a small increase of.7 to 72.2.  In European news, it is expected that approximately a dozen banks will fail as the European regulators will be releasing stress test for 91 banks today at noon EST.

Tags: Bond Prices Fall Consumer Price Index CPI Report European Debt Crisis Eurpoean Debt Crisis Eurpoean Stress Test Results Quicken Loans Stress Test for 91 Banks U. of

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