Join us this afternoon for the 13th episode of The Personal Finance Hour. Today, Jim and I will be joined by a special guest, money writer Liz Pulliam Weston. Weston, “the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet”, writes regularly for MSN Money, and is the author of Your Credit Score: Your Money and What’s ...

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Is this what Obama truly thinks? Depending upon who you ask, marriage is either a basic human right or solely the right of a man and a woman. Don’t ask why and don’t tell people your views unless you’re prepared to face the whirlwind. And if you manage to engage an uncivilized sort in this discussion, ...

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Stock market research is crucial to good financial and investment judgment making. The significance of this research means that it should be a main concern before you consider putting your money into a stock. What about brokers? Stock market brokers are the only human individuals allowed to have contact on the trading floor but they remain attached ...

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Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary will answer your personal finance questions and discuss other money matters. Read more about Color of Money Live...

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It is in any consumer’s best interest to try to get the lowest price on all purchases, yet haggling, negotiating, or bargaining, at least in my culture, is not a social norm. Other than in specific situations such as buying a car that is not a “non-negotiable” brand like Saturn or Scion, haggling is uncommon. ...

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