<div id="subtitle">Best places to stuff your cash right now; shop around and cover your bases first</div><div><p>Americans who are feeling frugal and able to squirrel away regular savings should think as hard about where to stash it ...

A look at main options for emergency fundsA look at features of the most popular savings vehicles for emergency funds: SAVINGS ACCOUNTS An important part of an emergency fund is that the cash is easily accessible. Savings accounts provide such liquidity and are guaranteed for up to $250,000 by ...

<div><p>Having a cash stash by any name — emergency fund, contingency fund, rainy-day fund — may be back in vogue after decades of declining savings.</p><p>The continuing challenge: How to manage this set-aside money effectively.</p><p ...

<div id="subtitle">Borrowing drops by nearly $8 billion</div><div><p>Consumers seemingly shredded their credit cards in November, as consumer credit fell at an annual rate of 3.75 percent. The $7.94 billion drop in borrowing was a record ...