More Money Monday roundup: E-filing advice & and a hedge fund show tune

Looking to increase tax time efficiency by filing with the IRS online? Watch this how-to video on keeping your private financial information secure using e-returns. [MarketWatch] The Fed might have led you to believe that the recession ended sometime in mid 2009, but a committee at the National Bureau of Economic Research has released a statement that we are not yet out of the woods in the economic downturn. [New York Times] Build-your-own might be a great concept when it comes to ..read more

More Money Wednesday roundup: A thrifty trick & big bank failures

Personal finance from around the Web:

A simple trick to cut your spending: Estimate the annual cost of what you're buying. [Debt-Proof Living via Free Money Finance] Fearful of fraud? Of course, you are. In fact, it's is a sign of successful messaging on the part of the IRS, which seems to make an annual push for publicizing tax fraud cases as the calendar year approaches April 15th. [Economix] Say goodbye to the Federal Reserve's support of mortgage bonds. Today is the end ..read more

More Money Friday roundup: L.A. vs. the banks & a la carte cable

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Banks in Los Angeles now have a new incentive to make loan modifications, open branches in poorer neighborhoods and invest in the city. Those banks that rank lowest in community investment will lose access to nearly $30 billion in city savings and pension funds. [The Huffington Post] Think you might be eligible for a 2010 homebuyer tax credit? Follow this chart to find out. [The Consumerist] As Congress still battles it out over health care, costs continue ..read more

More Money Monday roundup: $10 JetBlue tickets & a grade-inflation tax

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College students are spending too much time drinking and having sex. The solution? A grade-inflation tax on colleges. [Center for College Affordability and Productivity] Senator Chris Dodd will propose this week that the Fed should assume regulatory control over big banks ($100 billion in assets or more). [Daily Beast via Financial Times] Happy 10th Anniversary JetBlue! Today only, you can book a $10 flight to any of the first 10 cities the airline offered service to from ..read more

More Money Tuesday roundup: Insurance myths & recession porn

Personal finance from around the web: You've read countless stories about adult children needing financial help from their parents. But a new study indicates that maybe this is not really the norm. [Bucks] Insurance myths debunked: Contrary to what you've seen in the movies, suicide can be covered by life insurance. [Financial Highway via The Consumerist] Get your fix of 2009's best "recession porn" — weird stories about the odd ways the economic meltdown has had an impact on different people — ..read more

More Money Tuesday roundup: Ethical gifts & student loan defaults

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2009 was the year of cheap-chic-living. Here is a summary of frugal trends that took over the year. [It's Your Money] Three-year default rates for federal student loans were released yesterday and the numbers are not pretty. For loans that entered repayment in 2007 the three-year default rate is at 11.8%  up from the two-year default rate of 6.7%. For-profit schools had the largest percentage of defaults with a whopping 20%. [Student Lending Analytics Blog, WSJ.com] Ever thought of ..read more

More Money Thursday roundup: Secret frequent fliers & lessons from the rich and infamous

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Financial "innovation"? Yeah, right. Former Fed chair Paul Volcker told some of the world's top bankers this week that the only innovation in the last 20 years has been the ATM machine. He also blasted other complex products like credit default swaps. [Seeking Alpha, Times Online] NPR looks at the world of exclusive, secret frequent flier programs: The "Skull and Bones" societies of the sky. [Morning Edition] They've entertained (and perhaps horrified) us all year long, but ..read more

More Money Tuesday roundup: Ethical gifts & student loan defaults

Personal finance from around the Web:

2009 was the year of cheap-chic-living. Here is a summary of frugal trends that took over the year. [It's Your Money] Three-year default rates for federal student loans were released yesterday and the numbers are not pretty. For loans that entered repayment in 2007 the three-year default rate is at 11.8%  up from the two-year default rate of 6.7%. For-profit schools had the largest percentage of defaults with a whopping 20%. [Student Lending Analytics Blog, WSJ.com] Ever thought of ..read more

More Money Thursday roundup: Secret frequent fliers & lessons from the rich and infamous

Personal finance from around the web:

Financial "innovation"? Yeah, right. Former Fed chair Paul Volcker told some of the world's top bankers this week that the only innovation in the last 20 years has been the ATM machine. He also blasted other complex products like credit default swaps. [Seeking Alpha, Times Online] NPR looks at the world of exclusive, secret frequent flier programs: The "Skull and Bones" societies of the sky. [Morning Edition] They've entertained (and perhaps horrified) us all year long, but ..read more

More Money Thursday roundup: Secret frequent fliers & lessons from the rich and infamous

Personal finance from around the web:

Financial "innovation"? Yeah, right. Former Fed chair Paul Volcker told some of the world's top bankers this week that the only innovation in the last 20 years has been the ATM machine. He also blasted other complex products like credit default swaps. [Seeking Alpha, Times Online] NPR looks at the world of exclusive, secret frequent flier programs: The "Skull and Bones" societies of the sky. [Morning Edition] They've entertained (and perhaps horrified) us all year long, but ..read more

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