5 Investing Mistakes That Cost You Money

Investing is supposed to make you money, not make you lose it. But it’s easy to fall into a few traps that can cause exactly that – whether you’re new to investing or have been around the block a few times. Regardless of how you’re investing, financial professionals...

Data Theft Crosses All Borders

The Digital Age has all but erased many of the world’s conventional borders. While that’s undeniably useful for commerce and communication, it’s also made cybercrime a household word, as thousands of American Express cardholders in California found out this spring....

Social Media For Investors: Networking, Support, Success

Mention social media, and all too often the image that comes to mind is a group of teenagers furiously posting selfies to Facebook and Instagram. But think again. Social media has grown up, with serious real world applications for professionals, entrepreneurs and...

Are Precious Metals Just a Flash in the Investing Pan?

After a long downturn, the prices of gold and silver are bouncing back, sparking a flurry of tranasatcions as investors try to take advantage of the upswing. But while trading in gold has its own glamour, wise investors who see past the glitter know that precous...

Tax ID Theft: Tis the Season

It’s nearly tax day, and whether you’ve filed long ago and are awaiting a refund or scrambling to make the midnight April 15 deadline, you might find that your refund never appears – or that your bank accounts are suddenly empty. Tax ID theft is up 66 percent from...

Digital Currency Scams Hit the Internet

If a new financial trend woos consumers, can scam artists be far behind? As the Bitcoin and other digital currencies are alternately hailed as striking a blow for financial independence, or a tool for cybercrime and corruption, new scams are popping up that highjack...

Home Security: Save Money, Avoid Legal Fees

Home security issues – from break-ins to slips on a sidewalk -- fuel a multibillion-dollar industry that includes technology, consumer advice and even medical and legal fees. Although residential security is a necessity for every property owner, it’s an especially...

Eminent Domain Seizures Threaten Mortgage Lending

Every state has the right of eminent domain – the legal right to seize private property for the public good. Cities generally exercise those rights for things like building roads or schools. But one California city is using its eminent domain rights to seize homes in...

Short Term Renters Try Communities Before They Buy

The new wave of American retirees is challenging traditional thinking about housing in retirement. The stereotype of the old folks serenely sitting on the porch of the house they’ve owed for forty years has given way to a new kind of retiree – restless, peripatetic...

Top 5 Real Estate Scams: Old Tricks, New Tools

Scam artists flourish in desperate times. And for many people, the years following the housing collapse of 2008 have been pretty desperate, thanks to a weak economy and bleak job outlook. The resulting turmoil in the housing market has opened new doors for scammers...