Q: What’s a good way for a new investor to evaluate a recent mutual fund purchase, such as Vanguard’s Wellesley Income Fund?  Read More →

The Senate on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging bill that would push back the deadline to file for extended unemployment insurance until year-end and extends dozens of expired tax breaks.  Read More →

Calling Moshe Milevsky’s views on personal finances unconventional is an understatement. Who else but this York University business …  Read More →

Stocks posted modest gains Wednesday, with the Nasdaq ending at its highest level in more than 18 months, as investors weighed falling oil prices against strength in the financial services sector and an upbeat report on wholesale inventories.  Read More →

The number of states reporting increased unemployment declined in January, with the majority reporting a net increase in jobs, according to figures released today by the Labor Department.  Read More →

Greeks are bracing for a long and deep recession ahead as it begins to dawn on them that the cost of fixing the country’s public finances will entail years of economic hardship and high unemployment. In recent public opinion polls, but also in the media, the business community, and even in ordinary dinner conversation, the feeling is that it will take several years for the Greece to emerge from its economic crisis…  Read More →

See the full interactive graphic. Thirty states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in January from a month earlier, while states registered rate decreases, the Labor Department said. But in a sign the job market is inching toward recovery 31 states added jobs in the first month of the year. In January, the overall U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9.7% from 10% a month earlier, while the nation’s economy shed 26,000... 

A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Fed Seats: Mark Thoma asks why so many Fed seats are unfilled. ” For whatever reason, the administration has not taken full advantage of its chance to shape monetary policy during the downturn. The number of open positions is a large fraction of the Federal Reserve Board, and it skews the balance of power on the Federal Open Market Committee (where monetary policy is decided) toward the regional... 

Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.  Read More →

The economy generated jobs at a noticeably faster pace in January, the government said Tuesday in a further sign that the labor …  Read More →

Readers say what features are most important when they apply for a new credit card. Do you agree?  Read More →

The new credit card law aims to protect those under 21. Here are options for getting cards.  Read More →

Shorten Uncle Sam’s global tax reach by claiming the foreign income exclusion. Here are some rules.  Read More →

Young people are worried about losing their jobs and paying their bills, but they’re still holding out hope that conditions will improve. Some 60% of 18- to 29-year-olds said they were worried about paying their bills and meeting other obligations in this economy as fear of job loss still looms large, a new poll by Harvard’s Institute of Politics shows. Nearly half, 46%, said they’re concerned about…  Read More →

Stocks advance in a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows.  Read More →