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Erin Arvedlund is a financial reporter and lives in Philadelphia.

  Email Erin E. at erinarvedlund@yahoo.com
Crazy Eddie's ex-CFO offers tips on spotting financial fraud
Erin E. Arvedlund
Posted 05/21/2012
He says white-collar crime is very difficult to detect unless you know how to look for the obscure signals that can show up in financial filings.
 
Why index funds are safer than stocks
 
Natural-gas driller Chesapeake Energy flames portfolios
 
Muni bonds can cash in on higher education
A Chesapeake Energy drilling rig is in place near Bessie, Okla. The company’s stock fell 13 percent on Friday. SUE OGROCKI / Associated Press
Why index funds are safer than stocks
Freelance
Posted 05/15/2012
Your Money: Chesapeake Energy’s meltdown is a case study in how risky it can be to invest in one stock.
 
Natural-gas driller Chesapeake Energy flames portfolios
Sell in May and go away? Maybe not this year - 05/08/2012
Erin Arvedlund
Your Money: One market observer said that in 2010 and 2011 the marked peaked for the year in April. But this year could be different.
Muni bonds can cash in on higher education - 04/30/2012
Erin Arvedlund
Your Money: As investors search for income ideas, it's important to note that muni bonds defaulted at a significantly lower rate than corporate bonds.
Natural-gas driller Chesapeake Energy flames portfolios - 04/23/2012
Erin Arvedlund
Your Money: The risks of having natural-gas stocks in your portfolio flared with the recent news that Chesapeake Energy’s chairman had taken out more than $1 billion in undisclosed loans using company wells as his collateral.
Paying taxes if you're out of work - 04/16/2012
Erin Arvedlund
Your Money: Some tips for taxpayers who are unemployed and can’t pay their taxes on time.
Win the lottery ... then what? - 04/09/2012
Erin Arvedlund
We all dream about it - but what if it actually happened? What if, like those winners of the $656 million Mega Millions lottery, we actually had to wonder now what to do with the money? What financial planners and people of means advise is that lottery tickets are just that - a lucky win. But there are real issues associated with planning for a sudden windfall.
How to play Obama's health care in the market - 04/02/2012
Erin Arvedlund
Your Money: The future of President Obama's health-care law could affect your portfolio, especially if you're invested in health-care companies and corresponding ETFs.
Tax changes coming to a return near you - 03/26/2012
Your Money: Things will be more complicated for active traders and investors, because brokers must now report the cost basis of investments to you, as well as the IRS.
 
Now may be the time to get out of Treasury bonds - 03/20/2012
Your Money: Investors should skip T-bills because they already have gone up in price so much.
 
What the ex-Treasury chief is telling us about the U.S. dollar - 03/13/2012
Your Money: You can trade the U.S. dollar, as well as other foreign currencies, using exchange-traded funds. Plus, some tax-time tips.
Snapshots of the U.S. economy - 12/20/2011
By Erin E. Arvedlund, Inquirer Columnist
Your Money: Some crazy facts about the U.S. economy help us understand where we're headed next year.


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