Latest articles by Kaitlin Pitsker
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A Technology ETF With Balanced Holdings
investing With First Trust Nasdaq-100-Technology Sector Index fund, the smallest companies get the same weighting as Apple.
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A Short-Term Bond Fund That Stands Out
investing Thompson Bond has excelled by loading up on medium-rated corporate debt.
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How Much Student Debt is Too Much?
Paying for College Tips on how to avoid overborrowing.
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10 Markets Where Housing Prices Have Risen the Most
real estate Eight years after one of the most severe housing market downturns in history, the slow recovery has finally stanched the bleeding of existing home values.
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10 Markets Where Housing Prices Have Fallen the Most
real estate Let’s call it cause for optimism.
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10 Worst ETFs for Your Portfolio
investing When SPDR S&P 500 ETF, the first exchange-traded fund, made its debut in 1993, Whitney Houston topped the charts, shoppers were snapping up Beanie Babies and Cheers was in its final season.
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More Colleges Paying for Gap Years
Paying for College Students defer attendance to take time out for public service.
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Credit Unions Use Games to Encourage Saving
savings Financial institutions are using prizes as incentives to get customers to beef up their savings.
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An ETF That Benefits From a Rise in Consumer Spending
investing As people spend more, this exchange-traded fund's investments in retailers and other consumer-oriented companies should pay off.
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10 Best Public Colleges With Lowest Debt at Graduation, 2014
College Rankings As the cost of a college education continues to rise, the amount students borrow to cover those costs has crept up as well.
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The Problems With Paperless Tickets
spending They’re inconvenient and tough to resell.
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This Fund Beats the Market Via Faith-Based Rules
investing You won't find tobacco, alcohol or gambling companies in the Eventide Gilead Fund. That's because Christian principles guides the fund's stock selection.
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An ETF to Match the Market
investing Vanguard Total Stock Market owns almost every publicly traded U.S. company worth at least $10 million.
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Stores Get Stingy About Returns
Smart Buying Shoppers should expect a shorter grace period and be ready to flash an ID.
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Ride the Bull Market With This ETF Filled With Brokerage Stocks
investing These stocks are less sensitive to interest-rate swings than most financials.
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An ETF to Prosper From Japan’s Recovery
investing Keen on Japanese stocks? This fund offsets the currency risk.
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Should You Cosign a Loan?
credit & debt If you put your name on the line, you risk dinging your own credit.
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Marrying Value with Momentum
investing This fund looks for cheap stocks with rising prices.
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Don’t Get Rid of Your Landline Phone
Making Your Money Last Dropping your service might not save you any money.
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An ETF for Rising Dividends
investing You'll find a load of household names in this Vanguard fund.
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Dodge & Cox Balanced
investing Dodge & Cox Balanced has nearly three-fourths of its assets in stocks.
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10 Best Public Colleges, Lowest Debt at Graduation
College Rankings As prices continue to outpace inflation at both public and private colleges, it\'s no surprise that two-thirds of college graduates end up borrowing to help pay for their college education.
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Dodge & Cox Picks Up Steam
investing Its Balanced fund reaches the top of the charts with an unusually heavy allotment to stocks.
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10 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges 2012-13
College Rankings Liberal arts colleges focus on teaching undergraduates, rather than on research, and generally confer only bachelor\'s degrees.
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