Most-hated-fee contest: Round 5

What’s the most irritating fee charged by banks, airlines or other businesses? The time is winding down for letting us know.

Following up on our story about 15 irritating fees — and how to avoid them — MONEY is on its way to crowning the biggest loser: The Most-Hated Fee of All. This week, we’ve been asking you to narrow down the field of 15 outrageous fees by picking your least-favorite surcharge among the three we’ve been spotlighting at a time. ..read more

Most-hated-fee contest: Round 5

What’s the most irritating fee charged by banks, airlines or other businesses? The time is winding down for letting us know.

Following up on our story about 15 irritating fees — and how to avoid them — MONEY is on its way to crowning the biggest loser: The Most-Hated Fee of All. This week, we’ve been asking you to narrow down the field of 15 outrageous fees by picking your least-favorite surcharge among the three we’ve been spotlighting at a time. ..read more

More Money Tuesday roundup: Madoff's sons protest & the Bank of Facebook

Personal finance from around the Web: Bernie Madoff's two sons ask a judge to dismiss civil complaints against them because they are just two more victims of their father's terrible crimes. Judging from the tone of one blogger's response, they should expect some pushback. [DealBreaker] In January, reporters from NPR's Planet Money bought $1,000 worth of toxic assets. Will they make money with this distressed mortgage-backed security? They've gotten  one-third of their money back so far. [NPR] Right-sizing Detroit might be the ..read more

Star bond-fund manager sues former boss

More drama in the dispute between ousted star bond-fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach and his former employer, TCW: Gundlach claims in a suit filed Wednesday that TCW fired him and generally mistreated him as part of a “scheme” to avoid paying Gundlach and his team their due.

Quick recap: TCW fired Gundlach in December, accusing Gundlach of plotting to start a rival firm and alleging he took confidential information, including client data, with him. TCW also called Gundlach erratic and egotistical, and ..read more

Star bond-fund manager sues former boss

More drama in the dispute between ousted star bond-fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach and his former employer, TCW: Gundlach claims in a suit filed Wednesday that TCW fired him and generally mistreated him as part of a “scheme” to avoid paying Gundlach and his team their due.

Quick recap: TCW fired Gundlach in December, accusing Gundlach of plotting to start a rival firm and alleging he took confidential information, including client data, with him. TCW also called Gundlach erratic and egotistical, and ..read more

The shortest Wall Street survival guide you'll ever need

I recently did some some reporting on the debate over buy-and-hold investing vs. market timing. I'm mostly in the buy-and-hold camp. But here's my biggest takeaway…

There are two basic sales pitches on Wall Street:

1. Stocks are always a good buy. So pay me 1.4% of your assets per year to put you in stocks.

2. Stocks are sometimes a good buy, sometimes not. Pay me 1.4% to tell you the time.

Which is right?

Neither. Stocks aren't always a good buy, but timing ..read more

The shortest Wall Street survival guide you'll ever need

I recently did some some reporting on the debate over buy-and-hold investing vs. market timing. I'm mostly in the buy-and-hold camp. But here's my biggest takeaway…

There are two basic sales pitches on Wall Street:

1. Stocks are always a good buy. So pay me 1.4% of your assets per year to put you in stocks.

2. Stocks are sometimes a good buy, sometimes not. Pay me 1.4% to tell you the time.

Which is right?

Neither. Stocks aren't always a good buy, but timing ..read more

The Basics of Cash Title Loans

Cash title loans allow you to make the most of your assets. For example, if you are a homeowner requiring funds to renovate, repair or simply repay debt or require funds for some other reason yet you have been rejected for a traditional loan from the bank, simply using the equity that has been built in the home can enable you to get the funding that you require.

The requirements for a cash title loan vary – but one remains ..read more

Cheap Loans – your Dreams Will Come True

Cheap loans are the answers to the wishes of millions of people in UK who are tired of their insignificant monthly salaries and want to get more out of their lives. Even a few years ago cheap loans were a flight of fancy for the borrowers, which were invited with nothing but a sardonic smile by the lenders.

But now the online lending arena has increased its perimeters to such distances that every person in UK can find a wide variety of ..read more

The Best Comes With The Lowest-with cheap secured loans

Author: Aldrich Chappel

Are you searching a loan that would be relatively cheap? If yes, then your search ends here, as cheap secured loans are specially customized for you.

Cheap secured loans are offered against any collateral. It could be real estate, automobiles or some other valuable assets. Generally, with cheap secured loans, the ranges of borrowed amount are from £3,000 to £75,000. But, in case of greater amount, lenders will check the worth of your collateral. If your collateral has higher ..read more