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Now might be time to check back into tech stocks

By John Waggoner, USA TODAYBack in 1999, money managers trumpeted technology stocks, arguing that soon there would be microchips in everything from credit cards to Toyota accelerators, and they were right. Unfortunately, they were also about 10 years too early. But today, tech companies are booming, despite a lousy economy and falling prices. It’s not a bad time to take another look at the tech sector, provided you have an exit plan in place.

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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Money Waggoner Comments Off

Now might be time to check back into tech stocks

By John Waggoner, USA TODAYBack in 1999, money managers trumpeted technology stocks, arguing that soon there would be microchips in everything from credit cards to Toyota accelerators, and they were right. Unfortunately, they were also about 10 years too early. But today, tech companies are booming, despite a lousy economy and falling prices. It’s not a bad time to take another look at the tech sector, provided you have an exit plan in place.

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Monday, July 19th, 2010 Top Stories Comments Off

Wachovia Visa Debit Card and Check Card Review

Following our series of debit and check card reviews, today, we will be looking at the debit and check cards from Wachovia Bank.

Basics – The Wachovia Visa check card is a basic card given to those who have checking accounts with Wachovia Bank. Like all debit cards, you can use it as an ATM card and like a credit card where you can purchase stuff. Money comes out of your checking account when you use it for purchase transactions. › Continue reading

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Friday, January 8th, 2010 credit card Comments Off

Alaska Airlines Debit Card and Check Card Review

The Alaska Airlines Check Card or Debit Card is available to those who have checking accounts with Bank of America. This card allows you to earn frequent flier miles. Let’s explore this card in greater detail.

Rewards and Fees – By now, you should know how a check card works (functions as an ATM card and can be used like a credit card at check out counters – but money is drawn from your bank account), so let’s › Continue reading

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Friday, January 8th, 2010 credit card Comments Off

US Airways Debit Card and Check Card Review

The US Airways Check Card or Debit Card is available to those who have checking accounts with Bank of America. This card allows you to earn frequent flier miles. Let’s explore this card in greater detail.

Rewards and Fees – The US Airways Debit Card allows you to earn one mile for every dollar that you spend on Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air tickets and vacation packages. For other regular purchases, you will earn one mile › Continue reading

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Thursday, January 7th, 2010 credit card Comments Off

Wells Fargo Debit Card & Check Card Review

Like all banks, Wells Fargo offers their checking account customers a debit card or check card (they are the same). Let’s look at what features Wells Fargo offer for their check card holders and how it stacks up versus other debit cards.

Key Features – Like all check cards, the one from Wells Fargo allows you to use your card just like credit card or use a personal pin number. The card also functions as an › Continue reading

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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 credit card Comments Off

PNC Bank Visa Check Card

The PNC Bank Visa Check Card is a check card (or debit card) that is issued to folks who have a checking account with PNC bank. Let’s find out more about this card.

From what I can tell from their website, there are a few features that are worth noting about this card:

Visa PayWave – This check card has the Visa PayWave techonology embedded in it so you can simply pay your bills at the checkout counter by waving › Continue reading

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Saturday, December 26th, 2009 credit card Comments Off

You can and should check your credit profile for free

By Sandra Block, USA TODAY Savvy consumers view offers for “free” products with the same skepticism reserved for weight-loss pills, work-at-home opportunities and spray-on hair.

This caution is usually justified, particularly when it comes to credit reports. Some companies use the offer of a “free” credit report or score to sell expensive credit-monitoring or other subscription services. The best-known example: FreeCreditReport.com, the subject › Continue reading

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Friday, December 25th, 2009 Money Block Comments Off