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ETFs: baskets of good investing or too many eggs that could break?

Suzanne McGee: Exchange-traded funds, groups of related investments,have exploded over 20 years. Are they a good bet?
Congress and the hostage budget

Jana Kasperkevic: A new report suggests that lower- and middle-income Americans will pay a high and specific price for congressional inaction
Summers bodes ill for the US this fall

Heidi Moore: The debate over who should lead the Federal Reserve is a bad omen for the fall economic agenda – and retirement accounts
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Helping to break the code of finance

Suzanne McGee: It's time to cut through the jargon and deluge of data and demystify finance for laypeople and professionals alike
Q&A: Explaining ETFs and the market turning points ahead

Join a live chat Thursday, 19 September at 12pm ET, with Samuel Lee of Morningstar to explain exchange-traded funds and 'basket' investing

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What it's like to live on minimum wage in the US

Heidi Moore chatted with Marlen Bodden of the Legal Aid Society about how minimum wage can define her clients' lives

Rudedude

Housing obsession grips America again

'We still see housing as a magic money tree. I don't think this will change until the percentage of people owning gradually creeps down and we have more renting. We still have to remember than most people own and rising prices are music to their ears.'
CreatureAdam

Working at Walmart for $8.25 an hour

'Is the American Dream realistically achievable, doing work for Walmart?'
cjno1

Our math skills caused the crisis?

'I think everyone needs to share some responsibility. Just because a bank offers you a loan, doesn't mean it's a good idea for you to take it. You need to individually work out whether you can afford that loan too.'