"Keeping up with the Joneses" is a phrase that everyone has heard up to keep up a social status. Flat screen TVs, iPhones, riding lawnmowers and other things are bought instantly with people who have this instinct. The Joneses are more concerned about getting rid of debt rather than spending on their credit cards. Fed says ...

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President Obama signed into law the Wall Street reform bill. Yet the vast majority of those who support the Obama administration's call for tighter regulation of banking and investment are probably unaware of a whistle-blower provision, reports the Los Angeles Times. A private sector of individuals who stop rule breaking will get 10 to 30 ...

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Wednesday, the President finally signed the Wall Street Reform bill. The financial reform bill should change the financial industry more than anything else since the Depression. At the signing ceremony for the financial reform bill after months of debate, Obama called Wall Street reform "the strongest consumer financial protections in history.". If you ask republicans ...

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Fox Business reports that Americans are likely to spend more than $ 121 billion on home improvement in 2010, so knowing how to finance home improvement is essential. Here are seven financing possibilities. How to finance home improvement - Seven possibilities Breaking a larger concept down into smaller parts makes it much less daunting; that includes when ...

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When a company has an initial public offering, Wall Street tends to view very carefully. Three IPOs on Wall Street today have done better than expected. Calix Networks, MaxLinear and First Interstate BancSystem have all shown better-than-expected stock earnings. Calix and MaxLinear are both companies focused on internet infrastructure and are doing very well on ...

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