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[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]What are TIPS?Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are a special type of note or bond issued by the US Department of Treasury. TIPS made their debut on Jan 29, 1997 as investment instruments whose main function was to provide protection against inflation. The principal is linked with the rise and

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]The LATEST RANKINGS are available HERE.Updated on May 29, 2009: Welcome back to our rankings of personal finance (pf) blogs for May 2009 based on traffic data of April 2009. It requires a lot of hard and smart work to figure among the best personal finance blogs. Heartiest congratulations to all those who

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]eFirstBank is offering a $50 sign up bonus for a new personal checking account with at least $50. This offer is specifically for their customers in Arizona, California and Colorado. If you are not from these three states you can quit reading from here on :(.Sign Up Link: Deal & DetailsOffer valid for personal

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Capital One Direct Banking is offering special signup bonuses for Costco Members. If we sign up for a Capital One's Online Savings account, then Executive Costco Members will earn $60 as a sign up bonus while Gold Star or Business Costco Members will earn $20. This account offers an APY of 1.90% for balances

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]May 26, 2009: FDIC has extended its insurance coverage limits of for $250,000 per depositor for funds in deposit accounts, including checking and savings accounts, money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). The legislation authorizing the extension of increased insurance coverage limits

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]Amboy Direct is offering a $50 sign up bonus for their eSavings account. This account earns a high APY of 1.51%. To earn the $50 bonus you need to maintain a minimum monthly average balance of $3,000 or more for 90 days. Then $50 will be credited to your account in the next statement cycle.If $3000 appears to

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]May 20, 2009: Today U.S. investigators criminally charged FTC Capital Markets' Chairman Guillermo Clamens and Nazly Cucunuba Lopez with conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud possibly involving hundreds of millions of dollars. This was a result of a civil lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court by