The recent stock market plunge related to dropping oil prices got a welcome boost with the release on Wednesday of the Federal Open Market Committee’s minutes from their last meeting. The Fed commitment to make sure that the U.S. economy keeps growing, combined with foreign governments making in their own commitments to do whatever is necessary to help their respective ...

Santa Clarita Real Estate & Market Report: November 07, 2014: Wow, the stock market continues its journey upward as this week each closing bell was accompanied by a higher closing index. Although the market is not shooting up like a rocket as it did last week, we continue to see slow growing strength in the economy. The Fed has ended ...

Saugus Union School District officials likely take a look next year at a school bond measure to address needs districtwide

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has released it's employment situation summary for the month of July. Unemployment is generally down. Specifically, employment is up retail trade, food services, financial activities and wholesale trade.

BY FRED ARNOLDJoke: A new business was opening and one of the owners friends wanted to send flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the new business site and the owner read the card; it said “Rest in Peace”. The owner was angry and called the florist to complain. After he had told the florist of the obvious mistake and ...

BY C. Crudele The best way to understanding the credit score system is to look at it like a game.  Like any game, know what your objective is (like getting the ball in the basket), the rules, and most importantly what are the penalties. Creditors created this game, with the objective to make more money. We play, hoping to stretch our ...

BY: MICHAEL GREEN Raising children can be expensive. However, when Congress passed the Fiscal Cliff Agreement in January 2013, the Child Tax Credit was put in place for five years, locking it in from 2012 to 2016. As you file your tax return, it’s worth learning more about the Child Tax Credit, which has the potential of lowering what you ...

Michael L. Green Good news on the horizon for tax filers. According to the IRS, following the long awaited January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced the opening of the 2013 filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on January 30. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on ...