FINANCE
Personal Finance Blogs
Recently, two of the blogs I follow regularly asked for suggestions of personal finance blogs and resources that readers read and use. They were Get Rich Slowly and Life as Mom. Some of the blogs me...
Posted on 2/23/13 at 9:11 AM
Hong Kong: From Me to You
Okay. So after Macau last week, now it's time to jump over to the other side of the delta to see the other recently-handed-over, former Western colony in these parts: Hong Kong It's a place weve al...
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:47 AM
FINANCIAL LITERACY SURVEY EXPOSES GAPS IN PERSONAL FINANCE SKILLS
In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA) today released the results of the 2012 Financi...
Posted on 4/10/12 at 8:24 AM
Smart Uses for Your Tax Refund
Whether your tax refund is $500 or $3,500, it can mean a real impact on your personal and financial well-being.Before you spend your refund on a flat-screen TV or an iPad, try to think through your ...
Posted on 1/28/12 at 10:51 AM
State releases results of oil cities' housing studies
UPDATED (You can find the Williston report today (Dec. 28) on the Jamestown Sun's website) BISMARCKState officials hope a recently-completed study of housing needs in western North Dakotas oil countr...
Posted on 12/27/10 at 6:34 PM
Jump$tart offers finance session
Phil Hansen, a North Dakota native who played 11 seasons with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills after being drafted in 1991, will speak about financial life after the NFL at the fourth annual North Dakota Jump$tart Coalition Spring Conference. The theme is “Reflections of Financial Literacy.”April 14, 2010
Letter to the editor: Financial management companies have got it made
Surprising the media hasn’t connected the dots between what financial management companies pay in commissions and bonuses and what they earn for their investors. If you were going to hire a contractor to remodel your house and he showed up in a limousine, wearing a suit, gold watch and $1,000 pair of shoes and after having just flown in from the Bahamas in his private jet, do you think his prices will be fair?By David Wolfer , April 12, 2010
Conrad to work on responsibility commission
Kent Conrad will gather around a table later this month to start work on a plan to defuse a ticking fiscal time bomb.By By Patrick Springer , Forum Communications Co. , April 10, 2010
Ament to lead N.D. finance authority
The North Dakota Industrial Commission appointed DeAnn Ament to succeed Tim Porter as executive director of the North Dakota Public Finance Authority effective April 1.April 10, 2010
Cramer, Hoeven mull use of state campaign money
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven and Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer have to decide what to do with their state campaign funds, since they don't intend to run for re-election.February 02, 2010
Letter to the editor: Cutting too much from taxes leads to other consequences
In announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, Gov. John Hoeven criticized the increase in the national debt under President Barack Obama, saying, “The federal government just isn’t working anymore. The deficits and federal debt are just out of control.”By Bruce Hagen , February 01, 2010
Letter to the editor: Get back to the basics on campaign finance reform
The recent Supreme Court decision giving corporations free rein to monetarily influence elections highlights a problem our country has kicked around for decades without ever connecting the right dots. The simplest campaign finance reform would create a direct link between the right to donate and the right to vote. When will anyone stand up and say that?By Mary A. Conrad , January 27, 2010
N.D. schools to teach finance
A lagging economy and questions about Americans’ spending smarts have spurred educators to ensure kids leave school financially savvy. North Dakota is among many states that are boosting up classroom lessons in personal finance.By By Kelly Smith, Forum Communications Co. , January 25, 2010
Finance ruling could affect N.D. campaigns
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could affect North Dakota political campaigns. He is forming a task force to look into the matter.January 23, 2010
GM taps Microsoft CFO to run finances
General Motors Co. has hired the chief financial officer of Microsoft Corp. to take over the troubled automaker’s books, tapping a cost-cutter who is now widely seen as a potential candidate to be GM’s next CEO.December 22, 2009
Hoeven asks feds to help energy projects
Gov. John Hoeven is seeking federal financial help for some North Dakota energy projects. Hoeven traveled to Washington this week to meet with Energy Department officials. He said the state is already investing in the energy projects and would like federal support, as well.July 31, 2009
Letter to the editor: Conrad doesn’t see that liberalism caused crisis
Sen. Kent Conrad (reportedly being investigated by the FBI in the Countrywide corruption scandal) wants investigations into the cause of our financial mess. Just send him a mirror.By Brent McCarthy , June 11, 2009
Financial commission needs to be named soon
Economists today can tell us when our nation’s financial system started to collapse — the fall of 2007. Market experts can tell us some approximation of how much value was wiped out — as much as $10.2 trillion last year in housing and stock values, including pension funds and 401(k)-retirement accounts.By Senator Kent Conrad and Senator Johnny Isakson , June 09, 2009
U.S. Senate wants $5 million to study financial crisis
The Senate has agreed to spend $5 million to investigate the cause of the economic crisis as it moves toward passing a $245 million bill that would substantially increase the number of FBI agents and prosecutors working mortgage fraud.By By Anne Flaherty, The Associated Press , April 24, 2009
Flood of emotions happening now
Water causes more than property damage. It brings a flood of emotions. How we deal with the emotional flood may affect how well we recover from natural disasters.By Eunice Sahr, NDSU Extension Service , April 15, 2009
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