Financial Schools Reviews

A day doesn’t go by when we don’t read news of a data breach at a major company, healthcare facility or financial institution. The breaches at Epsilon, Sony and now brokerage Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, are a good example.

We asked Eduard Goodman, Identity Theft 911 chief privacy officer and an expert on international privacy and data protection law, what to do when a data breach notification letter lands in your mailbox.

His short answer: Don’t panic. Just pay attention.

Q: My bank just sent me a notice saying my personal data may have been compromised. Now w

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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance or other book of interest. Also available is a complete list of the hundreds of book reviews that have appeared on The Simple Dollar over the years.

On My Own Two Feet by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar is subtitled A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance, meaning that it joins a group of personal finance books targeting young(ish) women (such as Smart Women Finish Rich, You’re So Money, and Emotional Currency).

I find this area of personal finance books – ones directly targeting women – to be quite fascinating. Why is

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– The past week saw panic in the financial markets from the double whammy of the sovereign debt crisis plaguing the euro zone nations and the political stalemate over the U.S. debt ceiling. The euro zone debt crisis has claimed the scalps of Greece, Ireland and Portugal, which were forced to avail financing from the troika. The situation in Greece was so worse that the country could not set its fiscal house in order with the first round of financing and is knocking at the doors for further assistance.

A failure to reach a deal on releasing the second round of financing to Greece could spell disaster for the Mediterranean nation.

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You paid a lot for your iPhone, so why not use it to earn back some of that dough?

Here are seven apps — all free — that can save you hundreds of dollars a year. We took them for a test drive and slashed our shopping tab by nearly $70.

Price Check: Ever wonder if you’re getting the best deal? There are quite a few apps that promise to scan barcodes and compare prices, but this one is by far the easiest I’ve used.

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Bend MLS Search

I’ve just added a new Bend MLS search to my site. Now you can search by area, subdivision, zip code, MLS number, school boundaries, map, and more. The new MLS search is super easy to use, and features a great layout. Best of all, clients who register will be able to save their favorite listings, save their searches, and have the option of receiving new listings as they come on the market matching their search criteria. Check out the new Bend MLS search.

Thanks to REW for building the custom IDX for the site. I’m still working on a few additional customizations. So keep coming back.