If you watch TV or listen to radio, you’ve seen scores of ads for jobs that promise the moon and the stars (financially, that is) by working from the comfort of your home. And, while there are legitimate jobs that allow you to make money from home, you should be extremely careful before answering... [More]

If you regularly listen to “The Money Show”– which you should – but, even if you don’t – you probably know that the answer to this basic retirement question: Should I be saving for retirement? is – Yes. However, when it comes to many other basic retirement saving questions, a lot of ... [More]

If, like most people, you either have a credit card or some other type of credit account, than you are almost assuredly aware of the ever-increasing problem of identity fraud/credit theft. Unfortunately, even though consumers continue to become more educated about the problem, identity fraud/consum... [More]

We’ve touched on this topic before, but with the credit crunch continuing, it behooves us to touch on it again. First, over the last couple of months, the “media” has continually reported that finding loans and other types of financial aid to pay for college would be much more difficult. Unf... [More]

Here’s a question that crops up frequently on The Money Show:‘Isn’t it true that I should only invest in no-load mutual funds?’ The answer is an unequivocal, “No!” Why? Let’s take a look.Types of Load FundsFirst, what exactly is a “load”? Generally, there are two types.A front-e... [More]