Q. I have $27,600 left in my IRA. On my quarterly statement it looks like I received 96 cents in interest. This is in a money market account. I just can’t leave this money and receive only 96 cents in a quarterly statement. This is all the money I have. [ Read More → ]

There are a lot of bank fees that deserve the “Slater Slide.’’ Steven Slater is the JetBlue flight attendant who allegedly cursed a rude passenger and then opened an emergency exit and jumped down the aircraft’s slide. He slid into infamy or history — depending on your take on [ Read More → ]

As The Telegraph has revealed over recent weeks, the level of charges really needs to be a factor when it comes to making an investment decision. Our exposé is backed up by new research just published in America on US funds. As we report elsewhere, a report by the leading [ Read More → ]

A state recovery fund designed to reimburse Floridians who were scammed by their contractors is bankrupt. Set up after Hurricane Andrew, the Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund ran out of cash two years ago. The account is replenished with fees charged on building permit applications, but with construction statewide at a near [ Read More → ]

Halifax Reward current account customers, who are already eligible for £60 a year (£5 per month) in cash rewards when they fund their account with £1,000 each calendar month, can now earn up to £120 a year in rewards by applying for the new Halifax Clarity credit card, launched in [ Read More → ]

Q We hold shares of in my son’s college account. How strongly do you see them performing? — M.R., via the Internet A In this, the summer of its new fruit-flavored yogurt smoothies, the world’s largest restaurant chain is having a smooth ride. The latest offering in its McCafe drink line represents [ Read More → ]

NEW YORK - Lots of homeowners are frustrated these days that they can’t seem to get a mortgage refinance even though interest rates are at historic lows. It turns out they’re not alone. Plenty of people on Wall Street would also love to see a boom in refinancing activity, saying it [ Read More → ]

Whomever President Barack Obama taps to head the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection could find it difficult to keep ahead of the credit-card industry. The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, known as the Card Act, was intended to reshape the contours of consumer finance. Among other [ Read More → ]

The Associated PressTrader Edward Curran, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 28 NEW YORK (AP) — Investors cashed in some of their recent gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve gave them more confirmation that the economic recovery is slowing. The Dow Jones industrial average [ Read More → ]

With all the excitement of planning a holiday, it’s easy to forget to research the best type of travel money to take. If you don’t do your homework, however, you could end up far worse off at the end of your trip. With the pound’s continuing weakness against the euro and the dollar, [ Read More → ]