Personal Finance
Personal Finance
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Banks roll out new fees after debit fees fail to fly
If you thought customers triumphed last fall when the nation's big banks quickly retreated from monthly fees for debit-card use, think again.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Get your share of about $450 billion in tax breaks
You probably dread sitting down with your tax return, but give it your full attention this year, because it might be one of your last chances to partake in about $450 billion in tax breaks slated to disappear at the end of this year.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Amazon's offices reveal shifting vision
Step into Amazon.com's gleaming new headquarters in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, and you may wonder if the place is still under construction.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Treasury looking at annuities for elderly
Until recently, retirement planning focused mostly on helping workers accumulate savings.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
PlayStation Vita: Great gaming, but a bit retro
In just a few days, Sony will make an unusual bet in a world where the appeal of many new devices is their versatility.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
More workers using their own gadgets
Like many employees these days, Kim Gibbons uses her own smartphone and tablet for her job at Cisco Systems.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
How to keep digital crooks out of brokerage accounts
Warning - Be on the lookout for crooks sinking their digital paws into your brokerage account.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Identity thieves cashing in on income tax returns
If you haven't filed your tax return yet, someone might have filed it for you.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
GPS shoe lets families keep track of elderly
A New Jersey shoemaker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology that records where a wearer walks - and can send alerts to caregivers if someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease or dementia wanders away and gets lost.
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Hiding your digital footprint
Last week, Google tracked the Web sites I visited and, like many technology companies, tried to guess who I was based on the places I visited.


