banking - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:20:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 The most disreputable company in America is… not a surprise to some https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/11/the-most-disreputable-company-in-america-is-not-a-surprise-to-some/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-disreputable-company-in-america-is-not-a-surprise-to-some Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:50 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8167 A company lives and dies by its reputation. Some companies never recover from a problem, while others openly address the issue at hand and do everything they can to win back customers. Coca-Cola has done it, others have as well. It’s easy when you’re perennially at the top of the list of MOST REPUTABLE COMPANIES, like […]

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]]> What’s the average 401(k) balance? https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/09/whats-the-average-401k-balance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-the-average-401k-balance Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:00:19 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7968 It goes without saying:  if you’re not investing in your 401(k) retirement plan at work, you should be. Everyone knows that if you start saving a little bit of money every paycheck from the time you start your career in your early 20’s, all that compound earnings and interest will lead to millions of dollars […]

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]]> Here’s why you will never make money with Bitcoin https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/12/heres-why-you-will-never-make-money-with-bitcoin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-why-you-will-never-make-money-with-bitcoin Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:00:48 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7149 There’s been a lot of press lately about the awesomeness of Bitcoin. How Bitcoin is going to revolutionize the money system, and how this one currency is void of any possibility for corruption. Yeah, right. Bitcoin Exposed: Today’s Complete Guide to Tomorrow’s Currency First, let’s circle back to what money really is — a visual […]

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]]> Why you should have an emergency fund https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/02/why-you-should-have-an-emergency-fund/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-should-have-an-emergency-fund Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:29 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5954 Lots of financial experts will tell you how important it is to have an emergency fund. Heck, even Web Watch has told you about the plan to have $10,000 in savings before you turn 30.  And while $10,000 in the bank today may not mean as much as what it did 10 or 20 years […]

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