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What To Do With Your Tax Refund

Most tax filers are getting a refund after they file their 2012 return. With the average refund running about $3,000, a lot of people will be thinking about what to do with the extra cash.

2013/03/18

U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Opinion: The Fourteenth Amendment Solution

Speaker John Boehner believes he holds a strong hand in fiscal cliff and debt limit talks. He is, once again, taking the global economy hostage and playing politics with the U.S. debt limit.

2012/11/29

How To Make Sure Your Holiday Spending Doesn’t Get Out Of Hand

The holidays are a colorful time.

2012/11/21

Mitt Romney (Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images)

Opinion: With Economics Intertwined With Foreign Affairs Romney Will Win The Final Presidential Debate

Romney’s ideas – if presented fresh and enthusiastically hopeful for America’s future – can be the final bump he needs to win this election.

2012/10/22

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Local Event Offers Free Financial Planning Advice

If planning your financial future has got you worried, the Los Angeles Chapter of the Financial Planning Association has got just the event for you.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/10/13

Father-Daughter Duo Offer Tips To Keeping Your Kids Out Of Debt

Prominent father and daughter money experts are teaming up to give timely advice on surviving this economy.

2012/04/04

Actress Kristen Stewart arrives at the Premiere of Summit Entertainment's 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 14, 2011 in Los Angeles. (credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Lions Gate Nears $400M Deal For ‘Twilight’ Maker

Lions Gate is close to buying Summit Entertainment, the maker of the teen hit “Twilight” series for about $400 million in cash and stock.

2012/01/08

Rep. Xavier Becerra (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

LA Congressman: US ‘Missed Huge Opportunity’ After Debt Supercommittee Failure

Rep. Xavier Becerra said the nation “missed a huge opportunity” to address its economic problems after a congressional panel failed to come up with a plan to tackle the U.S. deficit.

2011/11/22

Bass: Efforts To Cut US Deficit Can’t Come At Expense Of Jobs

Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) is one of the participants of the Congressional “super-committee” that was created to cut as much as $2 trillion from the nation’s ballooning budget deficit.

2011/10/26

Owe Debt To The Feds? Obama Wants Collectors To Call Your Cell Phone

If you owe money to the federal government, the White House wants lawmakers to make sure you’re reachable wherever you are.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/10/04

Got Financial Swagger?

Author Gabe Albarian shows you how to have “Financial Swagger” in his new book that teaches college and high school students how to avoid credit hassles, establish and keep good credit.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/09/22

USPS ‘More Obsolete’? Red Ink To Close Post Offices, End Saturday Mail

The Postal Service has announced plans to close more than half of the mail processing facilities in the country — including three here in the Southland.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/09/15

Calif. Rep. Wants Shared Sacrifice In Debt Talks

California Rep. Xavier Becerra says the final recommendation from a panel examining ways to reduce the nation’s debt will have to ask everyone to sacrifice before he can support it.

2011/09/04