Jennifer's Compass

NECN Take control of your finances

(NECN) - Did you make a New Year's resolution to take control of your money? With the year half over, how is that coming along?

NECN Day-to-day money management

(NECN) - Managing money day-to-day can be a tricky and time consuming business, but it does not need to be.

NECN Viewer questions on Life Insurance, Annuities, Roth IRAs and how to get started Investing

Viewer questions this week included whether or not to cash out an old (and expensive) whole life insurance policy, how to check the financial security of an annuity, how to get started investing and whether a Roth IRA is better than a 401(k) account.

NECN Ask Jennifer: Is refinancing right for you?

(NECN) - Home prices are falling, and mortgage rates at all-time lows. But how do you know if refinancing is right for you, and if the deal you're offered is a good one?

NECN In Focus: Saving for college

(NECN) - In Focus today, saving for college. It has gotten a lot more difficult due to last year's stock market trouble.

CNBC OTM Web Extra: Planning for healthcare costs

Finding a way to make sure healthcare costs don't break your bank, with CNBC's Carmen Wong Ulrich.

NECN In Focus: Tips for selling your home

(NECN) - In Focus today, selling your home. There are home buyers out there, but a recent spike in mortgage rates is making buying a new home more expensive.

NECN Ask Jennifer: Where should you invest your money?

(NECN) - Nervous investors pulled money out of the stock market again today, after another batch of negative economic reports. Its tough to know where to put you money these days.

NECN Answers to your estate planning questions

(NECN) - Following a segment last week on estate planning, viewers wrote in with questions about the topic. Life estate anyone??

NECN In Focus: Plan B careers

(NECN) - In Focus today, "Plan B" careers. With unemployment expected to remain high, many people will have to return to the workforce in different careers from the one in which they used to work.