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Do You Take This Credit Risk? When you marry someone, you may be marrying some massive financial headaches. Joint finances or separate accounts; what is right for you?  |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
When Good Credit Marries Bad Credit When two people marry, they decide to share everything, but the wedding license doesn't force a merger between two credit reports.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Credit Tete-a-Tete Two experts discuss couples and credit issues, the truth about FICO scores, and what everyone should know about keeping a clean credit rap sheet.  |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 John Rosevear |
Credit Repair Secrets When looking for honest help repairing your credit rating, be wary of credit "repair" services and "secrets" that promise an easy fix. The right way, the only way, is hard.  |
The Motley Fool January 10, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Simplify Your Finances Finances are complicated enough without making things more complex than they have to be. By closing out unnecessary accounts, you can run your finances more smoothly.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2007 John Rosevear |
Marriage: The Ultimate Merger How to navigate the treacherous waters of financial union.  |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2004 |
Maximize Your Credit Rating You don't have to be a so-so credit risk. Here are six small ways to keep your credit record clean.  |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Is Your Ex Wrecking Your Credit? What's worse than a divorce? Its effect on your FICO score, that's what. Sprinkled throughout your intertwined credit files are reminders of your financial union gone awry. Here's how to keep your ex from wrecking your credit.  |
AskMen.com Michael E. Morgan |
Fixing Your Credit Rating The first and most important step of taking control is understanding your credit and not allowing all the myths behind the infamous FICO score to keep you from taking correct steps to a perfect 800+ score.  |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Dayana Yochim |
Love and Credit Don't Mix Vow to pay those bills on time: Nagging's not attractive, but a few moments of bickering about whether payments were sent in on time is better than months of trying to clean up a credit mess.  |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
13 Things You Don't Know About Your Credit Report Your credit score is a very important number. Here are some things you didn't know about that mysterious number that will help you improve your rating.  |
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Don't Let an Ex Wreck Your Credit What's worse than a divorce? Its effect on your credit score, that's what. Sprinkled throughout your intertwined credit files are reminders of your financial union gone awry.  |
AskMen.com Nick Kennedy |
Financial Mistakes Unmarried Guys Make Let's review the most common mistakes made by men who are unmarried but in a relationship.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Avoid Costly Marriage Mistakes Don't become a statistic -- family finances are the issue which causes most marriage breakups.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Save Your Marriage! Don't let your marriage be a casualty of money worries.  |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 |
Maximize Your Credit Rating Here, in anticipation of the holiday season, are some tips for establishing good credit.  |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Healthy Financial Habits Tips ranging from automating your payments to watching your credit report.  |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Six Tips for a Clean Credit Record If you want to improve your score, concentrate on what matters most to lenders. Here's what to look for.  |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Six Tips for a Clean Credit Record Don't bother with the small stuff. Here's what really matters to your lender.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp |
Ask Mrs. Riches: Couple's Credit Crisis What happens when his FICO is better than hers. Get your financial relationship questions answered here.  |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
It's Time for Credit Card News There's important value in keeping up with developments in the world of credit cards.  |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 June Walbert |
Don't Let Your Finances Spook You Don't let these financial horrors happen to you.  |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp |
Workout No. 1: Setting Financial Fitness Goals Be sure to build financial updates into your financial fitness routine on a regular basis.  |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Manage Monthly Cash Flow Applying these common business cash-flow management techniques can help you manage your personal finances and monthly cash flow.  |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Let Buffett's Advice Stop Your Next Money Meltdown Warren Buffett advises that just as an immense federal debt could crush America's economy, massive amounts of debt can cripple both your own personal finances as well as the companies whose shares you own.  |
Registered Rep. February 23, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Rich Are Feeling the Pinch, Says Poll High-income households may be as worried about their financial health as less affluent households, a survey of American savings habits suggests.  |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Ellen Bowman |
Instant Money Results How long do you need to seriously improve your finances? Try three months. Start with these common financial goals; the smallest changes can have a huge ripple effect over time.  |
AskMen.com Ryan Ortega |
Establishing An Emergency Fund One of the first items on your financial agenda should be setting up an emergency fund for any and all unforeseen turbulence.  |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Marital Rights Marriage brings with it certain financial and legal rights that every couple should take into account when thinking about how to create a solid plan for their future. Marriage will have an impact on your finances, and only by knowing its full extent can you plan correctly for every contingency.  |
The Motley Fool October 10, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Money and Mr. Right Now First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes divorce and the blush of a new love. Then comes marriage again, and the host of financial issues that come with it. Here are four tips for untangling the finances of the previously entangled.  |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
True Fool Confessions Think you've made some major money boo-boos? Take heart, even those whose job it is to impart financial wisdom goof up. Financial writers fess up to their worst financial blunders.  |
AskMen.com Nate Steere |
Saving For Small Purchases The smartest people practice another kind of saving: saving for small, predictable purchases. These kinds of purchases cost more than we typically have in ready money.  |
AskMen.com Nick Kennedy |
Money Talk: Discussing Finances With Her Usually it's a crisis that gets a couple to enter the money talk: You open up a credit card bill and notice that the card is maxed out.  |
AskMen.com Ryan Ortega |
Good Debt vs. Bad Debt Figuring out which debt to carry -- good vs. bad -- can help you maneuver your personal finances into positive territory.  |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
The Hidden Fortune Inside Your Paycheck When it comes to your finances, those seemingly undetectable cracks in your checking account, portfolio, bills, and rainy-day fund can seriously sideline your dreams.  |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
Money and Mr. Right Now These are some key nuts-and-bolts moves that will smooth the transition into a second marriage for people who have merged their money with another's in the past. This is important, whether it's your first or fifth time saying "I do."  |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Olivia Mellan |
Turn, Turn, Turn Even when life's changes are good, coping with them can be daunting for you and your financial advisory clients. Here are some examples to help guide you in easing your clients' transition to new ways of life.  |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Keep a Clean Record Go ahead and be a rebel. But in matters of credit, it pays to keep your rap sheet clean.  |
AskMen.com Nick Kennedy |
Money Management: Take Control Of Her Finances Follow the money management steps below and take control of her finances without upsetting the couple dynamic.  |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Does J.Lo Have Lousy Credit? While being rich and famous can hurt your credit, you however can score a perfect "10." Here's how.  |
The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Clean Up Your Credit and Save $100,000 A few measly points is all that stands between you and a mountain of savings.  |
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Get Inspired to Save Harness life's big events to boost your savings.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 |
Widespread Investing Mistakes Perhaps the worst mistake is never taking the time to learn about investing. These blunders are common, but they don't have to be.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
The Leading Cause of Relationship Stress: Money Rich, poor, young, old -- we all have money tiffs. Here are six ways to keep things happy on the home front.  |
Bank Systems & Technology January 22, 2010 Penny Crosman |
People in Their 30s Savviest Online Banking Users, Survey Finds Wells Fargo research finds that when it comes to banking, people in their 20s do not actually rule the web.  |
The Family Room Gary Foreman |
Why Budgets Fail  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2011 Morgan Housel |
It's Good to Be a Banker Banks raise fees because they can -- and a lot of customers don't even know it.  |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Thanks for the Awesome House! A reader discusses how changes made to her personal finances resulted in first-time home ownership.  |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2006 Elizabeth Brokamp |
Ask Mrs. Riches: For Love or Money Do money issues with your honey have you hot and bothered? Get your financial relationship questions answered here!  |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Your Dumbed-Down Credit Score Want to see your real FICO score? Get a job at a bank. FICO (and other credit scoring companies) offers different risk models to banks, insurers, and even landlords than it does to the general populace.  |