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Personal Finance Archives - 2011 September
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/debit+cards+could+now+come+with+fees+attached_3389_800609239_0_0_7041535_100.jpg" alt="Debit cards could now come with fees attached." align="right") |
Banks Plan to Impose Debit Card Fees |
| During the debates over last year's financial reform bill, banks warned that... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/free+checking+seems+to+be+on+the+way+out_3389_800608238_0_0_7032458_100.jpg" alt="Free checking seems to be on the way out." align="right") |
Free Checking On It's Way Out At Big Banks |
| Free checking has been a standard at most American banks for years, but the long... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/the+basel+comittee+plans+to+impose+higher+capital+requirements+on+banks_3389_800607070_0_0_7022990_100.jpg" alt="The Basel Comittee plans to impose higher capital requirements on banks." align="right") |
Financial Sector Faces Higher Costs With New Capital Standards |
| Even since the economic crisis in 2008, the financial sector has still appeared ... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/prepaid+smartphones+can+offer+a+cheaper+option+to+traditional+plans_3389_800603790_0_0_7071488_100.jpg" alt="Prepaid smartphones can offer a cheaper option to traditional plans." align="right") |
Prepaid Phone Plans Offer Potential Savings For Up-Front Costs |
| Despite the high up-front costs, prepaid cellphones can offer substantial saving... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/capital+one+looks+to+take+over+ing+direct+becoming+the+fifth+largest+bank+in+the+country_3389_800600818_0_0_14017119_100.jpg" alt="Capital One looks to take over ING Direct, becoming the fifth largest bank in the country.." align="right") |
Capital One, ING Direct Defend Merger |
| Capital One offered a defense to Congress on Tuesday, September 20, of its propo... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/fed+chairman+ben+bernanke+is+expected+to+announce+new+monetary+easing+policies_3389_800600820_0_0_7050230_100.jpg" alt="Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to announce new monetary easing policies." align="right") |
Fed Likely to Introduce New Policy, But Expectations Muted |
| The Federal Reserve is likely to announce a new monetary easing policy, accordin... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/president+obama+s+deficit+reduction+plan+would+include+higher+taxes+on+the+wealthy+and+reduced+spending_3389_800599745_0_0_7034221_100.jpg" alt="President Obama) |
Obama Proposes Cuts and Taxes to Reduce Deficit |
| President Barack Obama offered the first proposal for reducing the deficit in li... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/mcafee+hopes+to+take+anti+virus+to+the+next+level+in+computers_3389_800599743_0_0_14012401_100.jpg" alt="McAfee hopes to take anti-virus to the next level in computers." align="right") |
Intel and McAfee Offer Deeper Computer Security |
| The Intel Developer Forum finally offered a look at the company's long-await... | |
| What do you know about white collar crime? | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/even+younger+professionals+can+consider+life+insurance+given+the+low+cost_3389_800598724_0_0_14008890_100.jpg" alt="Even younger professionals can consider life insurance, given the low cost." align="right" /) |
Life Insurance Something To Consider For Anyone |
| Most people prefer not to think about insurance whenever possible. Almost everyo... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/warren+buffett+calls+margin+of+safety+the+three+key+words+of+investment_3389_800597727_0_0_8618_100.jpg" alt="Warren Buffett calls margin of safety the three key words of investment." align="right" /) |
Margin of Safety Key to Long-Term Investment |
| Investors have had a difficult time in recent years as the market experiences vo... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/low+capital+gains+taxes+are+designed+to+encourage+investment+in+the+market_3389_800595705_0_0_7060824_100.jpg" alt="Low capital gains taxes are designed to encourage investment in the market." align="right" /) |
Why Capital Gains Serve a Purpose |
| Many legislators and political activists have made the argument recently that ca... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/president+obama+s+tax+plan+has+garnered+strong+opposition_3389_800595673_0_0_7034622_100.jpg" alt="President Obama) |
Republicans Raise Opposition to Obama Tax Plan |
| President Barack Obama's recently unveiled job creation proposal has quickly div... | |
![](http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/getting+rid+of+junk+credit+card+offers+can+be+easier+than+many+expect_3389_800593609_0_0_7044917_100.jpg" alt="Getting rid of junk credit card offers can be easier than many expect." align="right") |
Opting Out of Credit Card Offers Is Easier Than Many Expect |
| As the U.S. pulls further away from the worst of the credit crunch in 2008 and 2... |
