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College At Any Cost?

College At Any Cost?

By Eric Goldson
updated 1:06 PM EDT, Mon October 01, 2012
Ways to lower the cost of higher education.

If you are going to borrow for college, Clark's got tips on the smart way to do that here.

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Hotels for Heroes

Hotels for Heroes

By Eric Goldson
updated 4:52 PM EDT, Fri September 28, 2012
A way you can give back to veterans and their families.

To donate, click here.

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It Pays To Be a Kid

It Pays To Be a Kid

By Eric Goldson
updated 5:37 PM EDT, Thu September 27, 2012
Why being a kid today is even better than you remember.

Want tips to teach you kids about money?  Visit Clark's website or click here.

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Mortgage rates hit another record low

Mortgage rates hit another record low

By Dave Siff
updated 10:49 AM EDT, Thu September 27, 2012
If you're looking to buy a house, or refinance your current mortgage, the terms have never been better.

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average interest rates for 30-year and 15-year loans hit record lows this week. The 30-year fixed rate is 3.4 percent. And if you can afford the higher monthly payments on a 15-year loan, you can get in at an eye-popping 2.73 percent.

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Student loan debt hits record numbers

Student loan debt hits record numbers

By Dave Siff
updated 9:20 AM EDT, Thu September 27, 2012
Student loan debt is on the rise, and it's touching a record number of households in the United States.

A new report from the Pew Research Center finds 19 percent of households had student loan debt in 2010, up from 15 percent three years earlier. The average amount owed was $26,682. That's 14 percent higher than in 2007, and more than double the average debt from 1995. Around 10 percent of households have student debt of $62,000 or more.

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Home Insurance Basics

Home Insurance Basics

By Eric Goldson
updated 1:54 PM EDT, Tue September 25, 2012
How to get the most out of your homeowners insurance.

For a list of the very best insurers out there, click here.

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Priceline's Tonight-Only Deals

Priceline's Tonight-Only Deals

By Eric Goldson
updated 1:29 PM EDT, Tue September 25, 2012
A way to find the best day-of deals on hotels.

For more travel tips from Team Clark, click here.

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Good news, bad news on home prices

Good news, bad news on home prices

By Dave Siff
updated 9:54 AM EDT, Tue September 25, 2012
There's more evidence the long-suffering housing market may be poised for a turnaround. Unfortunately, there's also a new indicator of just how far the market has to go.

Home prices in 20 major cities rose an average of 1.6 percent in July, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home index. It's the third straight month prices were up in all 20 markets tracked by the index.

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For bank customers, more fee and less free

For bank customers, more fee and less free

By Dave Siff
updated 3:48 PM EDT, Mon September 24, 2012
It's getting more expensive to keep your money in the bank, and to take it out.

ATM fees are at record levels and free checking accounts increasingly are hard to come by, according to a new survey from Bankrate.com.

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Apple: New iPhone selling at record pace

Apple: New iPhone selling at record pace

By Dave Siff
updated 12:16 PM EDT, Mon September 24, 2012
If anyone doubted the public's appetite for another bite at the Apple, first-weekend sales figures for the iPhone 5 should put that to rest.

Apple says it has moved more than 5 million of the new phones since they went on sale Friday. That's 1 million more than the iPhone 4S sold in its opening weekend last year, although the iPhone 5 went on sale in more countries.

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