Feature: MoneyTime

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• Five People Changing the Trading Game

  Investors: the hidden rock stars of the trading game.

  Opinion by sh4ddai — on May 08, 2013

• Are Bank Branch Closures Helping or Hurting Americans?

  For better or worse, financial institutions are adjusting to the changing landscape of banking.

  Opinion by nerdwallet — on Apr 18, 2013

• Book Review: It’s Your Business by J.J. Ramberg with Lisa Everson and Frank Silverstein

  Take some of the scares out of owning your own business. Sage advice and help for entrepreneurs.

  Review by Bruce G. Smith — on Apr 05, 2013

• Book Review: Fortune is in the Follow-Up: Five Power Strategies to Reinvent Your Marketing by Heidi BK Sloss

  Make more money through marketing, and move prospects out of business card limbo and into paying customers.

  Review by Bruce G. Smith — on Mar 02, 2013

• Common Sense on Credit and Debit Card Fraud

  People worry so much about fraud, but in reality you're not in a whole lot of danger.

  News by A Finance Geek — on Feb 08, 2013

• Tips for Cheaper, Safer Airport Parking

  Airport parking is a pain. It can be exorbitantly expensive, infuriatingly hectic and unnecessarily confusing.

  Opinion by nerdwallet — on Jan 23, 2013

• Book Review: Market Sense and Nonsense by Jack D. Schwager

  Exposing Wall Street fallacies.

  Review by Bruce G. Smith — on Jan 15, 2013

• Book Review: Market Sense and Nonsense: How the Markets Really Work (and How They Don't) by Jack D. Schwager

  A new book explains how the investment markets work: the good, the bad, the truth, and the fallacies.

  Review by pfaulhaber — on Dec 10, 2012

• Credit Card Issuers Showing a Social Side

  In their search for young consumers with high income potential, banks have moved off college campuses and onto the Web.

  Opinion by A Finance Geek — on Oct 27, 2012

• Following the Finance Industry

  The U.S. financial system has gone social, as our central bank, our Treasury, and even Ron Paul tweet. Follow and stay informed!

  Opinion by Alexander J Smith III — on Sep 23, 2012

• Sears’ Summer Cyber Monday: Not Worth the Name

  Sears' Summer Cyber Monday Now sale features little of the quality we'd expect from Cyber Monday deals

  Opinion by nerdwallet — on Jul 26, 2012

• Middle Class Wipeout: Median Household Net Worth Plummets Nearly 40 Percent Between 2007 and 2010

  While the middle class took a hard hit, the poor suffered most, seeing net worth vanish and average income enter negative territory.

  News by A. Jurek — on Jun 13, 2012

• Why Standard Investment Analysis Won't Work on Mining Companies

  Maximizing profits and minimizing risk.

  Opinion by Randall Radic — on Jun 12, 2012

• Process: Investing in an Established Mining Company

  How to pick an established gold mining stock.

  Opinion by Randall Radic — on Jun 09, 2012

• The Best Defense Against Rising Gas Prices? A Strong (Credit Card) Offensive

  Believe it or not, there are ways to save on gas that don't necessitate significant lifestyle changes.

  Opinion by A Finance Geek — on Apr 04, 2012

• How to Prioritize Your Debt

  Make smarter financial decisions, like these suggestions, to reduce your share of the nation's $2.4 trillion in consumer debt.

  News by Brian P. Russell — on Apr 04, 2012

• Book Review: Do Not Invent Buggy Whips: Create! Reinvent! Position! Disrupt! by Kenneth J. Thurber, Ph.D

  Do NOT Invent Buggy Whips focuses on the issue of how individuals can create disruptive product concepts and profit from them.

  Review by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Mar 19, 2012

• Book Review: Master the Markets With Mutual Funds: A Common Sense Guide to Investing Success by Jon R. Orcutt

  A groundbreaking investment guide for investors of all levels.

  Review by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Dec 27, 2011

• Free Money this Holiday Season: Make the Best Use of Gift and Credit Cards

  Plastics can save you a lot of money this holiday season, and, no, I’m not talking cosmetic surgery.

  Opinion by A Finance Geek — on Nov 18, 2011

• Bank Transfer Day Spells Opportunity for Change

  Outrage over high banking fees is driving many consumers to switch to credit unions.

  Opinion by nerdwallet — on Nov 02, 2011