Table of Contents:VOL. 36, NO. 12 - December 2007
Features
A special Money report (more)
Credit unions offer sweet deals on credit cards, low rates on auto loans, the best CD rates and heaps of personalized service. And yes, you too can join one. (more)
With millions of homeowners desperate to sell, you may be wondering if now is your best chance to buy. (more)
Chris and Meg Reis are on their way to successful careers in medicine. They just have to figure out how to pay off $700,000 in loans. (more)
Who's at the top of your holiday list? A foodie? A sports nut? A child? Let them unwrap one of these perfect gifts and watch them jump for joy. (more)
Start
I hate my gym owner’s politics. Is it still okay to work out there? (more)
Single? Then you need a plan of your own. (more)
Plan
A grad degree can help you begin a new chapter. Here’s how to afford one. (more)
Home
Why is housing in some cities still booming? The answers may help you navigate your own market. (more)
The time to put in the single best home upgrade is in the dead of winter.
New "offset" loans sound great. Are they?
Vacation homes are becoming affordable again. Trouble is, getting a loan for one is harder than ever.
Invest
Stocks have shrugged off the weak buck. Soon that might be harder to do.
This couple must reconcile their differing styles of managing money.
The high price you’ll pay for market timing.
Catch the quiet rally in tech stocks.
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