Everyone knows the term “net worth”, but what exactly should your net worth be? By analyzing your age and spending, we’ve devised simple way to check your net worth against what your net worth should be. Continue reading to see how…

2011 will go down as a year associated with “Occupy Wall St.” and every other street, neighborhood, and city in the United States. While most of the Occupy movements were protesting income disparity in the U.S., let’s take a look to see what the world would be like if the 1% did not exist.

As far as the financial markets are concerned gridlock means uncertainty, and uncertainty is something that markets generally abhor. Investors need to understand that much of the noise that the markets are reacting to today is artificially generated. It tends to be politically motivated and is not a vote on the future profitability of corporate America.

As the capital markets have improved, more investors have shifted their concern from weathering the financial crisis to anticipating the inflationary effects of rising federal spending and debt. Many people are asking how they can prepare for potentially higher inflation.

If you’re still looking for ways to save this year, look no further than these energy tax credits still available through the rest of the year.

In May 2010 the Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund agreed to a €110 billion low interest loan for Greece, conditional on the implementation of harsh austerity measures. The Greek bail-out was followed by a €85 billion rescue package for Ireland in November and a €78 billion bail-out for Portugal in May 2011.
Also in May 2010, in exchange for promises by its troubled members including Greece, Ireland Portugal, and Spain to implement significant austerity and other fiscally responsible measures, the EU approved a comprehensive rescue package worth €750 billion …