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| MarketWatch.com - All MarketWatch News - Personal Finance Updated : Slide Show: Europe in grip of uncommon deep freeze Slide show includes wintry images from typically temperate shores of the Black Sea to the north of England. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:47 -0500 ETF Focus: Stock ETFs to eye if Greece gets better With European officials moving to confront the continent’s massive debt crisis, investors who can stand the high-stakes drama might want to take a flier on European stocks, in the hope that the worst is over, over there. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:03 -0500 Personal Finance Daily: How to use annuities in a low-rate environment In a low-rate environment, deciding if annuities are right for your retirement scenario can be a tough decision, Andrea Coombes writes in her Ways and Means column. If you buy an annuity now, you lock in a lower payout than if interest rates were higher. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:35:13 -0500 TaxWatch: Tax tips for February We all know what’s on Mark Zuckerberg’s to-do list this February. He’s taking Facebook public. When it comes to taxes, you have things to do, too, even if not on the same titanic scale. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:01:18 -0500 Andrea Coombes' Ways and Means: With interest rates low, do annuities make sense? Investors approaching retirement and worried about the negative effect of a volatile market on their savings might want to give annuities a closer look — even though ultralow interest rates currently make that purchase a tough decision. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:01:07 -0500 Chuck Jaffe: 6 rules for being your own best financial adviser You might care for your money more than anyone else, but you have to give it the utmost level of concern and protection, writes Chuck Jaffe.. Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:01:53 -0500 Auto Review: 2012 Honda CR-V EX-L Honda’s thoughtful redesign of the best-selling CR-V has produced a solid, well-made crossover at a reasonable price, says Ron Amadon. Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:01:53 -0500 Top Ten: MarketWatch’s top 10 stories of the week The weekly highlights cover a broad range from Amazon to Facebook and from politics to payrolls. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:32:14 -0500 Taxing Times: Fewer tax changes, thanks to gridlock The good news is that there aren’t a slew of tax-law changes to deal with this year. The bad news is that the changes taxpayers need to contend are not trivial. Read that story, plus find out how your Super Bowl bet will be taxed, all in this week’s Taxing Times. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:45:03 -0500 Real Estate Weekly: Home buyers give Florida markets another look More people are looking to move to Florida than move out of it, with many house hunters from locales such as New York and Chicago searching for properties in the Sunshine State, according to a new report from Trulia.com. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:51:33 -0500 |