Personal Finance

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The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Managing Credit Cards Intelligently Here are a few ideas to increase your credit smarts.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp	Alternative Uses for IRAs They're not just for retirement anymore. In some cases, you can get your hands on your IRA money before age 59 1/2 and not pay a penalty. Pay for college... Pay for a house... etc.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Save on Insurance for Your Home Because of the stakes involved, making smart insurance decisions is tough. But if you have the means to work through your financial problems if disaster strikes, then you can turn your financial stability into increased savings on your insurance bill.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp	Ask Mrs. Riches: Downsize in Retirement How to keep your family home when it's getting to be too much. Get your financial relationship questions answered here!
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Selena Maranjian	The Most Attractive Credit Cards There's a trend afoot in to make credit cards more visually appealing. But don't start charging more than usual, simply because you love whipping out your spiffy new card.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Baby Breaks the Bank Resist the urge to splurge when preparing for your bundle of joy.
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Anne Tergesen	The High Price Of Free Insurance Deals that fund, then buy out, big life policies may shortchange seniors.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Brian Lawler	Think Your Mortgage Deduction Is Safe? Wrong! Those buying a home just for the mortgage tax deduction could be in trouble.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Selena Maranjian	You Stink as an Investor If ... If your portfolio is something you try not to look at too often because it depresses you so, take heart -- there's a fix for it that won't be too taxing. The simplest fix is just to move much or most of your long-term dollars into a broad-market index fund, such as one based on the S&P 500.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Should You Work or Stay at Home? For some families, having a stay-at-home parent is the best financial choice.
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