Should homeowners brace for more financial pain? The US has recovered from the recession and housing bubble decline, and things look up for real estate....didn't they? Hold on, Turbo. Marketwatch reports that the most recent Case-Shiller home price index indicates a “not-seasonally adjusted” .2 percent drop for 20 major American cities for December 2009. Prices did rise ...

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Illinois sues Cambridge Credit Counseling The state of Illinois is suing Cambridge Credit Counseling, both for apparent conflicts of interest and illegally high fees. Cambridge Credit Counseling is a debt management service. They assist with budgeting and discharging debt for their customers. In the lawsuit, the Attorney General of Illinois says that Cambridge Credit Counseling has an ...

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Will the tough budget deficit decisions be made? It turns out "agnostic definition" is something Google searchers want to know. My guess is that it doesn’t have all that much to do with religion, which is typically how the word is applied. It does have other uses, though. Courtesy of the New York Times‘ “Word of ...

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In addition to their new $7.95 per trade price structure, Fidelity is also waiving commissions completely for 25 iShares ETFs. This appears to be a partnership where iShares partially compensates Fidelity themselves for promoting their ETFs. Fidelity receives compensation from the ETF sponsor and/or its affiliates in connection with a marketing program that includes promotion ...

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Fidelity announced today that starting February 3rd, 2010, the price of all online equity trades through their brokerage would cost $7.95, with no limit on the number of shares. Previously, the commissions ranged from $8 to $19.95 per trade depending on asset value and trading volume. This is great news for my ...

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