Sergio Hernandez
Sergio Hernandez is business editor of The Week's print edition. He has previously worked for The Daily, ProPublica, the Village Voice, and Gawker.
Latest articles by Sergio Hernandez
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When is inflation just right?
feature Though it has been battled in past decades, many economists believe a little inflation is good for a weak economy
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Making money: Bargain-hunting tips, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from how to maximize your savings to the differences between startups and corporations
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Personal finance tips: Help for shopaholics, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from how to curb your shopping enthusiasm to tips for retiring when self-employed
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Personal finance tips: The problem with platinum cards, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from buying stock where you work to payback for home equity loans
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Making money: A stock market predictor, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from what to do when Social Security overpays to rolling over your FSA
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Making money: When short-term mortgages pay, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from the inner workings of new credit card rules to loans for forgetful travelers
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4 smart takes on Jamie Dimon's massive raise
feature After a year of lawsuits, fines, and government probes, JPMorgan is giving its CEO an enormous pay hike
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Has Washington won its war against Wall Street?
feature The Dodd-Frank Act forced banks to sell off many of their classic "Wall Street" businesses. How are the banks doing?
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Making money: How to rent when you have bad credit, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from how to train kids for wealth to how to get prepaid tuition
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Making money: Letting go of landlines, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from navigating new rules on mortgages to handling debt troubles
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How to help the long-term unemployed: 5 theories
feature Just in time for the holidays, Congress is abandoning those who have been out of work longest
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Personal finance tips: Smart career moves for 2014, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from how to stash your emergency cash to how to avoid oversaving
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Making money: When to buy a new car, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from psyching up for retirement to putting up with bad service
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4 smart takes on the record-shattering stock market
feature The stock market is booming again, but like in 2000, not all stocks are reaping the benefits
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The economy's new normal
feature Are we in a permanent slump?
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Unpaid internships: The beginning of the end?
feature A game-changing court ruling may scare "potential intern abusers into paying their summer or short-term staffers some actual money"
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Making money: Age discrimination at work, and more
feature 3 top pieces of financial advice — from keeping an eagle eye on medical costs to doing data-breach damage control
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Does the deficit really matter?
feature Are lawmakers who portray the deficit and the national debt as apocalyptic threats exaggerating?
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Making money: When to book your holiday travels, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from a guide to haggling to ditching the real estate broker
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Making money: Calculating retirement costs, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from the danger of specialized study to early door-buster deals
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Is 2014 the recovery year?
feature Economic forecasters generally think 2014 will "be a breakout year" for the U.S. economy
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Making money: Cleaning up your credit score, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from Target's credit card gaffe to how to prepare your 2013 tax return
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Personal finance tips: Canceling a gym membership, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from narrowing down your investment options to safeguarding your data
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Personal finance tips: How to nail your performance review, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from how to switch bank accounts to the differences between index and actively managed funds
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