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Today's Scams: A Dictionary

Here's a summary of twenty business scams common today. This feature will help your readers spot the warning signs of fraud, and save themselves time, money and aggravation when these rip-offs inevitably come their way.  1100 words.  [Feature 9514]

The Truth about Credit: 30 Common Myths Dispelled

Consumers frequently don't understand how credit is granted, how interest is calculated, how credit bureaus work, and how to assert their credit rights.  This feature dispels more than thirty common credit myths -- and explains how credit really works.  1818 words.  [Feature 9430]

Stock Market Terminology: The ABCs

About half of all families in the U.S. hold stocks.  This entertaining vocabulary catalog introduces readers to more than two dozen terms describing the transactions and concepts of the U.S. stock market.  1105 words.  [Feature 9426]

Planning to Buy a New Car?

Chances are your readers have many new cars in their futures. This article explains, step by step, how prospective car buyers can project true vehicle costs and make solid comparisons among various makes and models. 1470 words.  [Feature 8913]

Keeping Track of the Family Budget

Family breadwinners face financial challenges every day.  This article describes several simple, do-it-yourself bookkeeping systems almost anyone can use to track family income and expenses -- and simplify financial record keeping at the same time. 1110 words.  [Feature 8909]

Time to Balance the Checkbook

Just about everyone has a checkbook, and checkbooks can easily get out of balance.  This article explains why prompt checkbook balancing is important to any family's financial health and points out common checkbook errors.  Includes sidebar:  "Balancing Your Checkbook - The Formula." 1318 words, with sidebar. [Feature 8901]

Your Taxes and Charitable Giving

Many of your readers undoubtedly support charitable causes.  This article describes a variety of ways readers can make cash and non-cash contributions to charity -- and the impact of those gifts on their taxes. 1086 words. [Feature #8816]