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FiLife Help Center: Layoff Survival Kit

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Recently laid off, taken a pay cut or having trouble finding something new? Layoffs are never easy, and it's that much harder in this economy to stay positive and move…

FiLife Help Center: Layoff Survival Kit

Thursday Jan 29, 2009

Recently laid off or on the job market, FiLife offers some tips and advice.


FiLife Help Center: Family Finance Rescue

Thursday Feb 5, 2009

Getting your financial house in order is all the more important now that the economy is a mess and budgets are tight. Even the small financial decisions seem to have a big impact these days - but your family finances don't have to overwhelm you.  In this Help Center, we’ve broken down family needs into smaller categories ...


FiLife Help Center: Get Your Retirement Back on Track

Monday Feb 2, 2009

Afraid to go back in the water? Despite recovering from abysmal lows, the stock market swoon has permanently changed how we think about the safety of our retirement assets. If you don't know your current risk capacity, you can't adequately prepare for the future. According to data from Employee Benefit Research Institute, the ...


FiLife Help Center: The Job Search

Friday Mar 6, 2009

We've put together an Unemployment Help Center to help you find the next right job. Searching and retraining for a new position is hard work - but it will pay off if done properly.


Be Careful Raiding a 401(k) or IRA

Sunday May 24, 2009

Tom Lauricella offers insider tips on IRA and 401(k) withdrawal--something unfortunately relied on more and more during the economic downturn.


The Federal Reserve And Its Toolbox

Tuesday Apr 7, 2009

While buckets of money won't do, the Federal Reserve and other central banks have different tools to affect economic output. But, as FiLife Editor-at-Large Dave Kansas points out, the Federal Reserve is going through the playbook in this financial crisis.


Learn the Lingo: Balance Sheet

Tuesday Mar 24, 2009

Eventually stocks will rebound, and when that time comes (fingers crossed), you'll be happy you know what a balance sheet is.


Recession-proof your insurance needs

Sunday Apr 13, 2008

Many of us rely on our employers for health insurance. So what happens when you lose your job? It pays to come up with a strategy. This article will help get you started.


After the End of Wall Street: Five Questions for Dave Kansas

Tuesday Jan 27, 2009

Dave Kansas, FiLife Editor at Large, just published The Wall Street Journal Guide to the End of Wall Street as We Know It. We sat down with him to get his thoughts on what happened and what happens next.  FiLife: Wall Street "died" in the fall. But job cuts are hitting now at major companies. How are the two related? ...


When the Music Stopped on Wall Street

Monday Jan 26, 2009

In The Wall Street Journal Guide to the End of Wall Street as We Know It, FiLife Editor at Large Dave Kansas looks back at the issues and circumstances that lead to the stock market crash of 2008.


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