From THESTREET.COM: Visa starts trading Wednesday, and judging from the low valuation that underwriters accorded the stock as it heads out the gates, it's likely to find a grateful market awaiting it.

Spring starts next month and it is a perfect time to look at areas of your financial life that could use a little dusting. One bank statement-cluttering culprit that can be easily swept away? Excessive ATM fees.

Why, in the age of online banking, would anyone resort to balancing a check book?

Hollywood writers are back to work and back to receiving paychecks. Prudent strikers who cut up their VISA and MasterCards (MA) can now get new cards. In light of the recent interest rates cuts, finding the perfect plastic requires doing your homework.