Microloans are small, sometimes as modest as a few hundred dollars, but some say they could be the ticket to escaping hard economic times. Already, they have been used to fight poverty in the developing world, but microlenders such as the Grameen Bank now operate in big U.S. cities like New York. Host Michel Martin ...

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This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks. (And note that this post is much less controversial than yesterday’s!) Let’s face it: Most ...

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This is a cliché, but I need my coffee in the mornings. I prefer it iced, except in the very brief winters we have here in Texas, and for a long time, I was a loyal customer of the Starbucks Iced Coffee in a Can. I’d have one every morning at least four times a week, ...

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It’s been a l-o-n-g time since I posted a group of daily links. I’m not sure why I got out of the habit. Maybe I thought you didn’t like them? In any event, daily links — which might be more aptly named “once or twice a week links” — are a great way for me ...

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If you're worried that significant cracks in your nest egg will scramble your retirement plans, you're not alone. In 2008, more than 40 percent of U.S. workers saw their 401(k) plan balance drop by 30 percent or more in the wake of the biggest market meltdown since the Great Depression. Read more about Now Is the ...

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