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IndustryWeek December 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Less-Than-Zero-Savings? Don't Believe It The real numbers explain why consumers continue to buy. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Savings Crisis Goes Abroad The U.S. isn't the only nation with a savings problem. Once renowned as a nation of savers, Japan's savings rate has been steadily declining over the past 30 years. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Brian Lawler |
Should We Sweat Our Savings Rate? Do the savings statistics accurately portray an overspending American consumer, or is it just another financial illusion? |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Who's More to Blame: The American Consumer or Wall Street? March Madness series: Wall Street says it's the fault of the American consumer, who was greedy and irresponsible. On the other hand, there's never been a time when Wall Street's complexity has exploded so while risk was completely ignored. |
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 |
A Savings Crisis? Maybe Not Is the U.S. in a savings crisis? We think not, though one may be brewing if attitudes toward the budget deficit don't change in Washington. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Saving the Economy How saving is killing, and healing, our prospects. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Our Savings Rate Is Abysmal The national rate's in the red. How are your savings statistics? If you're not shunting at least a little of your discretionary income into short-term savings or long-term savings, you might be setting yourself up for trouble down the road. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Size Doesn't Matter Honestly! It's the number of years spent building your nest egg that's most important. |
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The National Piggy Bank is Going Hungry A low savings rate threatens boomers' retirement -- and long-term growth. And part of the blame goes to the federal government's siphoning off a big chunk of domestic savings to fund enormous budget deficits. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
10 Common Savings Mistakes Here are the 10 most common mistakes people make about saving money. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2005 Seth Jayson |
Greed Will Get You The first step to saving is knowing how to tell the difference between need and greed. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 John Churchill |
A.G. Edwards Rates Country's Piggy Bank The full-service brokerage firm says Americans are doing a fair job of saving for retirement, but are being dragged down by poor savings behavior. |
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Michael J. Mandel |
Our Hidden Savings While other countries chide the U.S. for being profligate, Americans are putting more money into the things that matter over the long run. That's reflected in U.S. economic performance, among the strongest in the world. |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
America Saves? Americans aren't saving like they should. |
BusinessWeek December 26, 2005 James C. Cooper |
Why More Households Are Feeling Flush New Federal Reserve data shows that households are the wealthiest they have ever been. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Bill Barker |
On the Day I Will Have Lost a Half a Million Dollars How to cope with a big loss after many years of doing it all right. |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Spend to Save? Credit cards offer to fill savings accounts or college funds. Even with all these creative new savings options, the best way to build a sizable nest egg may be the old-fashioned way -- spend less than you earn and put the rest in a savings account. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
A Savings Triple Play Making sure you have enough stashed away for all of life's adventures can be as easy as one, two, three. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 John Rosevear |
Start Saving Now Does the prospect of saving for an emergency fund or for retirement seem too overwhelming? Then start smaller. Save for a tangible near-term goal, and commit yourself to paying off credit cards each month. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Stacy Schultz |
5 Questions Chuck Toth, head of education planning at Merrill Lynch and secretary of the College Savings Foundation, discusses a new study on the state of college savings. |
Registered Rep. February 4, 2004 John Churchill |
Americans Not Saving Sufficiently For Retirement Even as advisors eagerly chase the business of retiring baby boomers, a large percentage of the working population remains in the dark about financial planning, having vitually no retirement plan or savings. |
BusinessWeek June 18, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Why Consumer Spending Won't Drive a Recovery Households are paying down debt and rebuilding their nest eggs, so they're not spending. Still, that's unlikely to thwart a modest economic upturn. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Raymond Fazzi |
Is The Savings Rate Reaching Crisis Proportions? On a national level, the low savings rate means that a larger portion of the nation's debt is being picked up by foreigners in the form of bonds. That also could eventually impact consumer spending. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Plunk Down a Pile of Cash Here are the questions to ask before parking your savings somewhere. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
How to Make the Most From Refinancing This analysis of refinancing options serves as a reminder that many financial decisions are more complicated than they seem at first. By jumping at the first opportunity to save small amounts, you could give up the chance to reap bigger savings elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2009 Morgan Housel |
The Biggest Paradox of All Why consumer saving is the biggest hope, and threat, in our economy. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 |
Depressing Last year Americans spent all of their money, and then some, buying stuff: The U.S. personal savings rate fell to -1%, its lowest level in 73 years. |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
No-Sweat Savings No need to stew and sweat. Putting money aside can be easy. |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Mike Norman |
The Rich Uncle Syndrome Asia's savings are the gift that America never has to give back. |
The Motley Fool December 31, 2008 Morgan Housel |
The Best News of 2008 The past year wasn't all doom and gloom. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Michael Mandel |
Totting Up Savings Here's a primer on how savings is calculated -- on a national level as well as personal one -- and its impact on economic growth. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
Q&A: Credit Checks, Retirement Plans & More Answers to questions everybody asks: How do I check my credit?... How can I save money if I don't make a lot?... Is it too early to think about retirement? etc. |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 |
Make Saving Simple No need to stew and sweat. Putting money aside is easy. Steps to follow in order to save money successfully. |
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Seth Jayson |
How's a Depression Sound? Great? Americans haven't saved so little since the Great Depression. Should you be worried? |
BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 James C. Cooper |
How Long Can The U.S. Count On Foreign Funding? As the dollar sags and other investments beckon, a shakeout looms. |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Naughty: Negative Savings The negative savings rate seems to have become a pandemic. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 Mike Pienciak |
Credit Crisis ... or Saving Crisis? Much like love and marriage, they ought to go together. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2008 Kristin Graham |
A Fearful Outlook on the Economy Is this recession leading to the end of fiscal responsibility? One twenty-something journalist seems to think so. |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Find Your Money Motivation When retirement is a distant goal, how do you motivate yourself to start a savings habit? |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
The Thrifty Millionaire Not all wealthy people are the big spenders that you might imagine. The wealthy get there through hard work, planning, and financial discipline. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Anthony Downs |
Global Forces Fuel Real Estate Investment For the past few years, there has been a record flow of capital into domestic and international real estate markets. This flood has had an enormous impact on property markets. But where did all this money come from? |
The Motley Fool May 1, 2009 Chuck Saletta |
How You Can Wind Up Wealthy The very act of saving money for your retirement matters far more than the rate of return you get on that invested cash. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Let Them Eat ... Cash? A California savings proposal highlights the advantages of starting early. If you open a savings account (or maybe even a college savings fund) when your child is born and contribute to it regularly, you can build up a sizable nest egg. Just get started. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Kenneth L. Fisher |
Learning To Love Debt By fathoming the velocity of money, and how borrowed money gets spent and drives our economy, you can see that debt is not immoral. In fact, debt is a necessary part of capitalism -- and capitalism is the ultimate good. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Michael Mandel |
A World of Influence on Interest Rates Many investors find the new global connections more difficult to understand than the old domestic links. So here's a guide to how global and domestic events used to influence interest rates -- and what the impact will be today. |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Hope Nelson-Pope |
Cash Under the Mattress Eschew your mattress, your attic, and your piggy bank as your savings vehicles of choice and plunk your money into higher-yielding vehicles instead. Don't let your hard-earned cash wilt on the vine. |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
How to Achieve Your Goals Most goals involve money. Here's how to make those dreams a reality. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Save More, Rich or Poor Think a larger income means larger savings? Think again. It all comes down to spending less than you make. |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
I Saved How Much?! Money saving tips can be boring, especially since we often don't want to do them, but you'd be surprised what a few little efforts can accomplish. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 |
Save Like a Fool Add some balance to your spending-saving seesaw. |