Friday Roundup: Is using credit reports to screen job applicants fair ...

March 16th, 2012

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Is using credit reports to screen job applicants fair? ?About four years ago, hiring managers began asking recruiter Chris Ball to start screening prospective employees in a new way: ?They?d call up and say, ?Don?t send us anyone with a bankruptcy in the past five years,? ? says Ball, operations manager for the Jackson, Miss., branch of Express Employment Professionals.? USA Today Money

How to Use Your Credit Card to Become a Millionaire. ?If you use your credit card intelligently, you could be well on your way to a 7 figure net worth. No, I?m not suggesting that you lean on your credit card to invest in Facebook.? Wealth Pilgrim

How a 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Holds You Back Financially. ?When it comes to mortgages I have long said a 30-year fixed mortgage is better than a 15-year fixed mortgage. I have long believed that the few extra hundred dollars of flexibility you get every month by getting a 30 year mortgage over a 15 is critical.? No Debt Plan

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Avoid Going Broke with These 9 Unbreakable Budget Tips. ?As financial coaches, we work with people earning less than $20,000 a year to those earning well into the six-figures. And let me assure you: There are broke people on both ends of that scale.? Perkstreet Blog

Don?t Underestimate the Muppets: Savvy Lessons From Your Favorite Puppets. ?The finance world is abuzz over Greg Smith?s New York Times op-ed article, in which he explains his reasons for leaving Goldman Sachs. One sentence that caught my eye was when Smith revealed that he had witnessed five managing directors call their clients ?Muppets.?? SavvySugar

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