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It benefits the registration season open to many employers, and workers are increasingly likely to hear about an option, known as SSA, that can help them pay for their medical bills and save on their taxes. H.S.A.s, or health savings accounts, are not yet as familiar as their more well-known …

Like it or not, when you apply for a mortgage or refinance an existing loan, Equifax will be part of the process. That’s because, of the three major credit reporting agencies, only Equifax has a division, Equifax Mortgage Solutions, which provides lenders with what is called a merged credit report. …

Pimco’s EVENTS this year looked like a soap opera, but at this point the show is creating a real headache for retirement savers. Pimco’s Total Return Bond Fund, managed by William H. Gross since its inception in 1987 with its brutal resignation last month, is the most widespread bond fund …

WHEN in Argentina the sovereign debt was in July, investors seemed to be discouraged. Money continued to flow into mutual funds and traded funds, investing in emerging market bonds, as is the case for most of the last five years. In fact, many investors are making room in their portfolios …

A federal consumer watchdog is stepping up surveillance of screening activities that banks use to decide who opens a checking account, with one eye to eliminate barriers that some Customers will face. Most banks use special consumer data services, such as ChexSystems, to evaluate applicants for account checks. Services that …

Recent tremor in stock and bond markets is amazing – and can let investors feel as if they have to do something to protect themselves. But if a lesson had to be learned from the last recession, it was the importance of having a well-diversified portfolio and resisting the urgency …

So far this year, this is what our friends from the federal government have done for e – citizens hoping to find simple ways to save enough money for retirement without anyone having blindfolded them. ■ It has continued a two-year fight against a rule that requires many pension advisers …

Every week there is a new concern, something that could ultimately put an end to our eight-year-old bull market in US stocks. If it is not in conflict with North Korea, then it is a concern for a bad debt in the Federal Debt Congress. And if it is not …

If you’re a little scared to invest your money right now, you’re not alone. I have received many emails and comments recently from people who have money to invest. They also know how to invest. But they simply fail to put money into the stock market. Why are they afraid? …

Make a case that the stock market is not expensive these days means often dragging Tina into the conversation. Tina is short of “There is no alternative”. It is an affirmation that after a decade of loose monetary policy and low interest rates, bonds, the traditional alternative to stocks, are …