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Target Date Funds have damaged many portfolios. We discuss why and how to best position them in your portfolio.

There is speculation about the type of damage various magnets can do to your credit cards. Here are some answers to questions concerning magnets, credit cards and more.

The Pentagon Federal Credit Union is offering money market certificates with great rates. Check them out!

The price AT&T will have to pay for health care, thanks to the new health care law, dwarfs most every other company's announced rates--so much so that the government itself wants to know where they're getting these numbers.

Pacific Crest Bank in Washington State has a reward checking account that you will undoubtedly want to sign up for.

There is an ongoing battle between those who sing the praises of credit cards and those who sing the praises of debit cards. Is one better than the other?

Munis were substantially weaker last week, with accounts impelled by soft Treasury auctions to realize gains and address near-term risks by moving farther out along the yield curve. Tax-related selling facilitated the upward shift in yields. By Friday, the tax-exempt curve had flip flopped; aggressive levels up front had turned concessionary and a formerly buyer-friendly long end appeared aggressively priced for the first time in months.

REITs differ from other real estate companies as these trusts are required to not only acquire, but also develop and operate these acquisitioned properties.

Are the benefits of high dividend yield REITs outweighed by artificial constraints propping up commercial real estate prices?