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From Our Columnists This Week

• Ms. Money’s Tips for Buying a Car Tiffany Bass Bukow
• The Importance of Financial Planning Edmond Walters
• How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? Jan Cullinane & Cathy Fitzgerald
• Preparation is Key to Survive a Labor Strike David Diesslin, CFP

Judith Briles

• Face Your Financial Fears! Part One
• Face Your Financial Fears! Part Two
• The Female Finance Factor
• What Do Women Want?
• On Being Rich: #1
• On Being Rich: #2

Tiffany Bass Bukow

• Women Who Empower Women
• 5 Places to Put Your Money Besides the Stock Market
• Saving for Your Child’s Future
• Investing Games for Kids
• Get Your Financial Life Organized With Less Effort
• Investment Clubs: Is There Safety in Numbers?
• Focus Your Life and Achieve Financial Prosperity
• Five Resources to Manage Your Money
• How Networking Can Increase your Net Worth
• Living Simply
• Back-to-School Money Rules
• The Frightening World of Identity Theft

Kyle Busch

• Some Good Used SUVs for Your Money
• Cars – It is the Season to Save Money
• Tips to make your vehicle go the distance
• Transportation should provide enjoyment, not a financial burden

Certified Financial Planner Board

• Tips on Choosing a Financial Planner
• Financial Resolutions
• Think Like a Financial Planner

Kimberly Clouse

• A Flexible IRA for Beginning Investors
• ABCs of Financial Aid
• Buying on Margin
• Choosing the Best Online Broker for You
• Common Online Investing Mistakes
• Control Your Property’s Destiny
• Focus on 401(k)s
• How to Keep Your Records From Keeping You
• Minutes, Mail, and Money
• Sudden Wealth Syndrome
• Taxing Matters
• To Own or Owe?
• Underwater Options?
• What is the Wash-Sale Rule?
• A Killing on Wall Street
• House Hunting Made Easy
• Looking to Diversify?
• Profiting With Principle

Doris Dobkins

• Happiness in Frugality
• Your Secret To Success
• Windfalls of CASH
• Watch the Up sells!

Emily McDowell

• 10 Steps to Side-Stepping Used Car Scams
• Assisted Living Facilities
• Dot.cars: Buying a Used Car Online
• Tax Time: Self-Help for the Self-Employed

Gail Rickards

• Can a Banking Regulation Be Your Good Friend?
• Is Internet Banking Private #1
• Is Internet Banking Private #2
• Is Online Banking Safe?
• The Details About E-Bills and Bill Payment
• What’s All This About Online Banking?

Lea Saslav

• Kids and Money Boardgames
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Management

Kara Stefan

• Back to the Future
• Break the Glass Ceiling …and Install a Sky Light
• CFO of the Household
• Closing in on a Bargain Basement
• Counting Candles
• Flex Plans in a Nutshell
• Fun With Venture Capital
• Getting Mileage Out of Your Credit
• Give Up Your Biggest Vice!
• Going Clubbing
• Going Soho
• How to Choose an Online Broker
• In the Driver’s Seat
• Is Your Bank a Money Siphon?
• Life Cycle Funds
• Miles Away
• No Pain, No Gain
• pH Balance and P/E Ratios
• Portfolio Tracking
• Real Estate Investing
• Risky Business
• Sharing the Wealth
• Shopping for Mutual Funds
• Take the Money and Run
• Tapping Your 401(k)
• The Month Before Christmas
• The Road Less Traveled
• The Ups and Downs of Trading Online
• Thumbing Through Index Funds
• What the Heck is an IPO?
• You Can’t Please Everyone

Jeffrey Strain

• Driving to Savings
• Saving Money Games
• Pet Savings
• How to Find Missing Money
• Free Money for Charities
• Benefits of Making A Budget

Jill Terry

• 5 Questions Your Banker Can’t Ask
• Are ATM Credit Cards Worth Having?
• Between the Lines of Real Estate Appraisals
• Credit Repair in 6 Steps
• Debt Ratios Simplified
• Fair Housing or Is It?
• Finding a Bank with a Social Conscience
• How Long Can a Bank Hold Your Check?
• How to Avoid Credit Card Fraud
• How to Read a Truth-in-Lending Disclosure
• Must My Husband Sign for My Credit?
• No More PMI Abuse
• Revolving Credit Making Your Head Spin?
• Scoring Some Credit
• What Exactly IS a Finance Charge?
• Who’s Looking at Your Credit Report?
• Why Do Banks Collect Racial Information?
• You’ve Been Declined for a Loan–Now What?

Nicole Alper

• Buying an Apartment in New York
• On Being a Woman

Mary Jo Barnett

• How I Got to Where I Am

Kathy Buys

• Out of the Supermarket and Into the Stock Market

Judy Davis

• The 1Bi2k Initiative

Mimi Doe

• The Money Dance
• Prenuptial Agreements

Michael Falk

• Reclaiming The Reigns On Your 401(k)

Melissa Francis

• • Tax Tarot

Kathleen Gurney

• • • >How I Became a Financial Psychologist

Marlene Jupiter

• • • • My Road to Wall Street

Maribeth Kuzmeski

• • • • How To SCORE New Business When No One’s Buying

Jacqueline Marcell

• • • • Elder Rage or, Take My Father… Please! How to Survive Caring For Aging Parents

Eileen Michaels

• • • • From Healthcare Giver To Financial Caregiver

Hinda Miller

• • • • Jogbra and Beyond

Suzanne Northington

• • • • My Name is Jessica, and I’m a Shop-E-holic

Alicia Potter

• • • • Coaching on the Cheap

Barbara Shapiro, CFP, CFS, CDP

• • • • The Finances of Divorce: How to Financially Plan for Independence

Patricia Smith

• • • • Redefining Success

Julie Sullivan

• • • • Be a Good Homebuyer 101
      • Give Me Shelter

Katie Sweeney

• • • • How to Raise Money-Smart Kids
      • How to Stop Fighting Over Money

Eric Tyson

• • • • Top Tips for Defeating Economic Anxiety

Ship Brookshaw

• • • • Breaking Up is Hard to Do
      • Your First Week as an Independent:Waht to Expect

Greg Cannon

• • • • Preventing Repetitive Strain Injuries
      • Battling Stress
      • Who Owns Your Work?
      • Acquiring New Skills is Just a Click Away
      • The Benefits of Online Hiring
      • The Changing Face of Project Management
      • The Do’s and Don’ts of Contingent Workforce Management

Doug De Carlo

• • • • Ignoring Project Influencers is Not Bliss
      • Beware of Totoolitarianism
      • Should You Work With a Startup?
      • Power Networking for eWorkers
      • The Spotlight is on…You!
      • E-mail Etiquette: Read This Before You Hit Send
      • Get Away from It All
      • Are You eWorking?

Rob Einaudi

• • • • Top Five Warning Signs Your Project is in Trouble
      • Are You Cut Out for Independence?
      • Independents: Top 10 Mistakes You Should Avoid
      • Ten Ways to Find New Clients
      • Organizing Your Home Office: Getting Started Part.2
      • Two eWorkers, One Apartment
      • Budgeting Your Time
      • Six Tips for Curbing Work-at-Home Interruptions
      • Managing Your Offsite Relationships

Josh Green

• • • • Team Spirit

Kristin Kane

• • • • Should You Go Solo?
      • Interview Strategies for eWorkers
      • Showcasing Your Work Online
      • Finance 101 for eWorkers: Bookkeeping
      • Finance 101 for eWorkers: Budgeting
      • Finance 101 for eWorkers: Tax Basics
      • Taking Your eWork with You
      • Maximize Your Output: Hire Outside Talent
      • International Outsourcing

Hillel Kuttler

• • • • The Water Cooloer Dries Up
      • Negotiating Your Rates

Carleen Mackay

• • • • Repositioning Yourself as an eWorker
      • Effectively Selling Your Services

Eva Marer

• • • • The trend toward Outsourcing
      • Recruting Top Outside Consultants: What the Savvy Project Managers Should Know
      • Delivering Projects from a Distance

Linda Pliagas

• • • • Slaying the Deadline Dragon
      • Financing Your Own Home-based Start-up
      • How to Survive Your Kids’ Time Off

Carl Pritchard

• • • • Setting the Thresholds
      • Risk-y Business

Russell Shaw

• • • • Ergonomically eWorking

Sylvia Sheehan

• • • • Organizing Your Home Office: Getting Started

Cinda Voegtli

• • • New Projects, New Roles
    • Being “Relevant” as Managers
    • Maximizing Your Project Influence
    • Managing Knowledge