Peer-to-peer lending institution Prosper is offering a $50 bonus for new lenders who sign up for for the service and bid on two loans. Peer-to-peer lending is an interesting way for people to qualify for loans and to lend money to others. In an economy where savings account interest rates are under 3% or 2%, ...

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Robert McCann, the new head of UBS's U.S. wealth management unit that was battered by a high-profile tax row, said he aims to stem client withdrawals and has no plans to sell the business. Read more about Robert McCann to head UBS U.S. wealth unit...

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This article is by GRS staff writer Adam Baker. Baker is a big, fat hypocrite. The statistics on credit reports errors are staggering. A 2004 U.S. PIRG survey showed that 79% of credit reports contained either serious errors or other mistakes of some kind. 79%? Seriously? How can that be? I guess it doesn’t help that ...

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As important as I believe National Save for Retirement Week is, I have to confess that after four days (five, if you count Sunday), I’m bored of it. My short attention span has dwindled. (Imagine the difficulties I’m having as I try to concentrate on writing a book for three months solid!) Instead, I want to ...

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Stock Investing Losing Favor As long as they're OK, consider installment loans for your business's short-term financial needs. (Photo: flickr.com) Small businesses are looking to installment loans rather than stocks for funding options. Before the recession, many small businesses were investing in the stock market, trading for added revenues. Dallas-area financial planner Chance Woods stated his clients ...

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