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Bankrate.com: Homepage
This is the Bankrate's homepage; it provides links to information about mortgage loans, auto loans, CD rates, savings/checking, personal loans, and credit cards. It also provides daily national rates.
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Bankrate: Forgive Us Our Debts
This site presents an article about customers of a credit counseling office who have problems with their credit.
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Bankrate: Investing Strategies 101
Rates and compares the top five investing strategies: buy and hold, short term trading, asset allocation, investment systems, and dollar-cost averaging. A good resource for investing. (May 7, 2004)
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Bankrate: How to Budget
This site shows you how to set up and manage your own budget. Includes several bullets points and information for understanding. (2001)
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Bankrate: Dr. Don's 10 Tips for Better Money Management
Dr. Don Taylor provides tips for better money management in this article from Bankrate. Detailed and thorough analysis is given.
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Bankrate.com: Home Equity Loan Rates
An online guide to home equity loans can be found here. The site compares home equity loan rates and credit lines. It can be searched by zip code.
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Bankrate: Mortgage Calculator
Calculate your monthly mortgage payment using the free calculator below. A house is the largest purchase most people will ever make so it's important to calculate what your mortgage payment will be and how much you can afford. Estimate...
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Bankrate: Tax Basics, Choosing the Correct Form
Description of the 3 forms, 1040EZ. 1040A and 1040. Explains who should use each form when filing taxes and why.
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Bankrate: Disputing a Credit Card Purchase
Discusses how you can dispute making a credit card payment for a defective product under the Fair Credit Billing Act. An article from December 2004.
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Bankrate.com: Taxes
This site explores the basics of taxes including finding your tax bracket, income tax calculator, earned income tax, state taxes, states with no income tax, and capital gains.
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Bankrate: Sales Tax: Definition, How It Works, and How to Calculate It
Forty-five states and many local government impose sales taxes on most goods and some services. This article explains the difference between sales taxes and income taxes, and how sales taxes are levied.
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Bankrate: Checking Basics
Provides basic information on types of checking accounts. This site describes types of checking accounts, ABC's of ATM's, fee's and protecting your account.
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Bankrate: How to Choose Mutual Funds
This site from Bankrate.com gives tips on how to properly choose a mutual fund to invest in. (July 2, 1999)
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Bank Rate: Anatomy of a Check
Explains checks: definition, physical characteristics, checking terminology, what makes it valid or unvalid, fraud, etc. It also offers links to more information about banking.
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Bankrate: Are Taxes Voluntary?
Provides a commentary on whether paying taxes is voluntary or required. Good information, especially for younger taxpayers. (2001)
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Bankrate: How Do I Budget My Big Salary?
The site provides an accountant's view about the percentages of income we should budget for our monthly living expenses. A good resource for students interested in making and managing money. (Aug. 22, 2000)
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Bankrate: Credit Cards
An online guide to credit cards is presented by Bankrate.com. Content includes information on credit card rates, an online glossary of credit card terms, an archive of stories related to credit and credit cards, hints and tips regarding...