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INDEX
Building Personal Wealth
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| Bankrate's Guide to Financial Literacy will shine
a spotlight on 18 personal finance topics essential for financial
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| Bankrate's Financial Literacy Index Page
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| PART 1: |
The simple art of budgeting |
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January 2007 |
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| Learning to live within your means creates opportunities for financial growth. Organize your income and expenses with a budget. |
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Keys to budgeting
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Spotlight
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Poll:
Americans relationship
with budgeting
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Money Makeover
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Tools
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| PART 2: |
Mastering credit cards |
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February 2007 |
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| Americans
revolve nearly $900 billion
in debt, mostly credit cards.
Virtually everyone can learn
to use credit cards better. |
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Tips
& tricks for mastering
your cards
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Take action
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Spotlight
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Poll: Americans' credit card habits
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Money
Makeover
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Tools & resources
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| PART 3: |
Understanding mortgages |
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March 2007 |
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| Purchasing a home is the biggest investment most of us ever make. Choose your mortgage wisely. |
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Financial value of buying a home
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Take action
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Spotlight
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Poll: Homeowners and their mortgages
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Money
Makeover
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Tools & resources
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| PART 4: |
Mapping
a retirement plan |
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April
2007 |
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| Retirement
saving strategies for people of all ages, incomes and lifestyles: Decide your
goal, put a plan into action and enjoy the journey. |
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What's
your retirement sweet spot?
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Take action: Ways to hit your goal
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Spotlight
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Poll:
American's retirement attitudes
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Tools
& resources
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| PART 5: |
Dealing
wisely with home equity |
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May
2007 |
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| As your
home grows in value and your loan principal slowly shrinks, your home builds equity.
Treat it with respect. |
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Financial
value of home equity
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Take action: When to hold, when to tap
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Spotlight
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Poll
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