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As Promised (11/6/09)
Positive Trend (10/30/09)
Failing to Succeed (10/23/09)
Kar (sic) (10/16/09)
Cash is Queen (10/09/09)
Chinese Impressionists (10/02/09)
On the Ball (09/25/09)
给予 (09/18/09)
Summer of '10 (09/11/09)
Curbing Our Enthusiasm (09/04/09)
Thanks, Dad (08/28/09)
School Year Resolutions (08/21/09)
Who's on First? (08/14/09)
Hombama (08/07/09)
Reaching the Summit (07/31/09)
Tips on Tips (07/24/09)
Sick (07/17/09)
CARS (07/10/09)
Fathers Know Best (07/03/09)
Educating Our Way to a Better Economy (06/26/09)
Energy Entrepreneur (06/19/09)
Financially Stressed Frosh (06/12/09)
Losing the American Dream (06/05/09)
Safeguard Your Savings - Summer 2009 (05/29/09)
Credit, Congress, and You (05/22/09)
Financial Strategies for Today's Economy (05/15/09)
Universal Default (05/8/09)
MoTax: Financial Education through Taxpayer Assistance (05/01/09)
Spend It! (04/24/09)
Better Living (04/17/09)
Career Success (04/10/09)
What is Predatory Lending? (04/03/09)
Personal Finance Symposium (03/27/09)
Home Just Got Sweeter (03/20/09)
Build Your Ark (03/13/09)
"Step Out" to move up (03/06/09)
Invest Mess (02/27/09)
Problem or Solution? (02/20/09)
Help! Man Overboard! Help! (02/13/09)
Bonds. (We're Not Talking About Baseball.) (02/06/09)
Choose Your Friends (and Advisors) Carefully (01/30/09)
Step Right Up, Get Your Scholarship Here! (01/23/09)
Recession: What, Me Worry? (01/16/09)
Blatantly Self Serving (01/09/09)
 
   
Credit/Debt Management
Budgeting
Creating an emergency fund (9/21/06)
What is your 'latte factor'? (8/31/06)
Free budgeting tools (2/15/07)
Consumer Fraud
Child identity theft (12/9/05)
Credit freeze legislation (6/23/06)
Credit freeze update (10/4/07)
Credit freeze update 2 (10/11/07)
Identity theft resources (3/22/07)
What if I lose my wallet? (10/21/05)
Consumer Protection
Fair Credit Billing Act (11/14/05)
Fair Credit Reporting Act / FACTA (6/14/07)
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (10/27/05)
Truth-in-Lending Act (11/04/05)
Credit
Cost of a collection account (2/24/06)
Credit inquiries (11/1/07)
Credit myths (10/26/06)
Credit piggybacking (9/6/07)
Credit scoring (4/5/07)
Free credit score (3/29/07)
Improving your credit (10/18/07)
Ordering your FREE credit reports (2/8/07)
Specialty credit reports (1/12/06)
VantageScore - new credit scoring model (3/17/06)
Credit Cards
Beware of some credit reward cards (2/3/06)
Credit card balance transfers (8/30/07)
Credit card selection (11/8/07)
Credit card traps (10/19/06)
Credit cards (risk-based re-pricing) (12/06/07)
Eliminating credit card debt (7/19/07)
Negotiating a lower credit card rate (11/16/06)
Reading your credit card statement (1/11/07)
Debt Management
Debt settlement (11/29/07)
Eliminating debt - psychological vs. financial (11/30/06)
PowerPay (6/16/06)
Road to eliminating debt (8/16/07)
 Fees
Debit Card Overdraft Loans (2/1/07)
 
Other Resources
Consumer Action Handbook (5/10/07)
Educational Resources (11/2/06)
Extended Warranties (12/7/06)
Financial literacy in Missouri/Nation (12/16/05)
Financial resolutions (1/3/08)
Getting the best deals (banks vs. credit unions) (2/22/07)
Government resource - www.mymoney.gov (5/26/06)
Interest-only Financing (8/18/06)
"Know Your Rights" (6/02/06)
Office for Financial Success (5/30/07)
Open courseware (6/21/07)
Opting out of credit card solicitations (9/28/06)
Opting out of unwanted solicitations (4/14/06)
Payday lending (9/20/07)
Payment myopia (7/5/07)
Phone system "cheat sheet" (1/6/06)
Predatory lenders - Payday loans (3/10/06)
Purchasing textbooks (9/13/07)
Putting your financial house in order (6/9/06)
Record Keeping (9/7/06)
Relocation Resources (4/19/07)
Shopping for a home loan - considerations (5/19/06)
Sunk cost effect (6/28/07)
What is your money personality? (3/08/07)
 
Bankruptcy
 
Extension
America Saves Week (3/1/07)
Extension resources (3/15/07)
Financial Planning
Financial Resolutions for 2009 (12/30/08)
Boxin Day, December 26 (12/26/08)
The Benefits of Saving Money (12/19/08)
Money Health (12/12/08)
What to do about Billing Errors? (12/05/08)
Giving Thanks (11/28/08)
College Savings Basics (11/21/08)
Take Control of Your Finances in Difficult Times (11/14/08)
Credit Reports and Credit Scores (11/06/08)
There's a Fair Hope (10/31/08)
It's About the Money, not the death (10/24/08)
Little things Add Up (10/17/08)
Neuro-Finance (10/10/08)
Dollar Cost Averaging - A Primer (10/03/08)
Thursday 4:23 p.m. CDT (9/26/08)
Freddie, Frannie, and You (9/19/08)
This Week's Visit from the U.S. Treasury (9/12/08)
Are You Heading for the "Bad Place"? (9/05/08)
Maximize the Benefits of Education (8/29/08)
Funding the Costs of College (8/22/08)
You can't purchase financial freedom with a credit card (8/15/08)
Making Economic Education Fun (8/08/08)
Student Loan Update - August 2008 (8/01/08)
Real Friends Loan Money (and other myths) (7/25/08)
You’re Out!  Missouri’s Landlord Tenant Laws (7/18/08)
Mid-Year 2008 (7/11/08)
Student Loan Interest Rate Alert (6/25/08)
How Many S's in Success? (6/13/08)
Are You Really You? (6/06/08)
Saving vs. Borrowing for Your Cars (5/30/08)
Tips to New Graduates (5/23/08)
Education Expensive? Try Ignorance!! (5/16/08)
Student Loan Repayment Strategies (5/09/08)
2008 Financial Literacy Survey (5/02/08)
Personal Finance Software (4/25/08)
How to get rich in America (4/18/08)
Finding Money Where You Least Expect It... (4/12/08)
Financial Spring Cleaning (4/4/08)
Insurance
Creating a home inventory (2/17/06)
Juvenile life insurance (4/7/06)
Renters insurance (3/3/06)
Selecting an insurance company (5/16/07)
Investing
Be a smarter investor (4/12/07)
Compensation for financial advice (7/12/07)
DRIP/DSPP investment programs (4/28/06)
Financial planning resources (10/25/07)
Free financial planning assistance (1/14/08)
Index funds (12/2/05)
Investing with $1/month (11/21/05)
Mutual fund basics (11/14/05)
Rollover IRAs (5/05/06)
Roth IRAs - fees (3/24/06)
Understanding the mutual fund prospectus (9/30/05)
Vesting (9/14/06)
Saving for College
529 plans (10/7/05)
Saving Strategies
High yield savings accounts (8/23/07)
Strategies for meeting short-term needs & goals (4/21/06)
Tax Planning
Free tax assistance (1/10/08)
Pension Protection Act of 2006 (10/12/06)
Splitting your tax refund (1/18/07)
 
Student Issues
Resources
Finding scholarship dollars (9/27/07)
Student Loans
8% rule (10/5/06)
Alternative loans - selection criteria (5/12/06)
FAFSA (1/4/07)
Federal student loan consolidation (12/13/07)
Federal student loan consolidation update (10/11/07)
Getting 'Financially Fit' (6/30/06)
Graduate PLUS vs. Alternative Loans (8/24/06)
Loan forgiveness (1/20/06)
Loan legislation - 6.8% fixed interest rate (2/3/06)
Loan legislation - summary of changes (2/10/06)
Loan rate change + New Hampshire (6/7/07)
Private loan consolidation (5/3/07)
Single-holder rule repealed (6/16/06)
Student loan rate change announcement (6/2/06)
What if my loan gets sold? (5/24/07)
Taxes
Free student tax assistance (1/25/07)