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(08-31-2010) Bernanke Out Of Bullets But Not Bombs
Federal Reserve's ability to buy assets and spark inflation is unlimited.
(08-30-2010) Five More True Tales From A Tax Lawyer
Tilting at windmills and convincing the IRS that a client's ex-girlfriend deep-sixed his paperwork.
(08-30-2010) How To Stop The IRS Machine
IRS computers grind out lots of incorrect notices demanding more tax. Here's how to fight the IRS computer matching machine.
(08-27-2010) When To Pay A Financial Pro
Sometimes, you can save money by doing it yourself. Here's help deciding when you need professional tax, estate or financial planning help.
(08-27-2010) Retirement Planning Simpler If You Ignore The News
Don't worry about the Dow or home sales. Instead, automate savings, stay out of debt and make sure your documents are in order.
(08-26-2010) Received An IRS Notice? 10 Simple Tips
Don't panic, keep copies of everything, prepare for a long wait on the phone and consider hiring a pro if the bill is big.
(08-26-2010) How To Find Your Way Through The ETF Maze
Index investing isn't simple anymore, but Index Strategy Maps can help you find your way.
(08-26-2010) How To Protect Your Bond Holdings From Rising Interest Rates
Bonds--particularly Treasuries--might look like a safe haven in volatile times. Don't kid yourself.
(08-26-2010) Consider State And Local Taxes Before You Take Capital Gains
Thinking of selling before rates rise? First consider the state and local tax bite.
(08-26-2010) How To Make Money In Overlooked, Small Cap Stocks
Who says U.S. stocks have been duds the past decade? Not small-company specialist Michael Corbett.
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(09-01-2006) Mexican Land And Canadian Gold
A successful amateur investor shares his strategies for capitalizing on the commodity bull market.
(09-01-2006) Shiny Gold Alloy
Goldcorp's buyout of Glamis signals that the gold bull has room to run. Look for more consolidation.
(09-01-2006) Oil Services Slump
Lingering optimism in the face of technical weakness is a big bearish omen for oil services stocks.
(08-28-2006) End Of The Bubble Bailouts
After stocks boomed and went bust, it's real estate's turn. But is there a new mania to save consumers?
(08-23-2006) Five Funds For The Next Leg Up
Stocks rebounded nicely in mid-July. If the rally continues, you might want to jump into one of these funds.
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(09-02-2010) How trader Dick morphed into banker CEO Dick Fuld
The rumors persisted of Lehman Brothers' being taken over again, and it was against such a background that Dick devised his pihce de risistance.
(09-02-2010) Family insurance costs skyrocket 14%
American workers are taking yet another blow to their wallets this year -- a whopping 14% jump in costs to insure their families.
(09-02-2010) Harrisburg, Penn., defaulting on its bonds
The capital city Pennsylvania is broke and will be skipping this month's multi-million dollar bond payment.
(09-02-2010) Back to school sales get an A
Retailers reported surprisingly strong August same-store sales as many consumers braved scorching summer temperatures to bag juicy discounts on school-related products.
(09-02-2010) Strongest jobs recovery in decades. Seriously
A jobless recovery? Hardly.
(09-02-2010) Jobless claims decline, but not enough
The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance fell for a second straight week last week, but the level suggests that the labor market remains sluggish.
(09-02-2010) Americans in the dark about energy use
Americans aren't known for their energy-thrift ways. Maybe that's because they have little idea as to how much energy things use.
(09-02-2010) Back-to-school checklist: Whiter teeth & tattoos
Shopping for back-to-school "basics" used to mean T-shirts, jeans, socks and some notebooks. This year, parents added a few other things with one item that really stands out: tattoos.
(09-01-2010) Broke schools turn to volunteers
As state and local funding for education dries up, schools around the nation are asking their communities to help them maintain their services and programming.
(09-01-2010) U.S. manufacturing activity grows
Manufacturing activity expanded in August for the 13th straight month, said an industry report released Monday.
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(09-02-2010) Stocks drift higher ahead of jobs report
Stocks pushed higher at the end of a listless session Thursday, extending gains from the previous day, as investors prepare for a critical report on the U.S. job market on Friday.
(09-01-2010) Oil roars into September 'like a lion'
After ending August in a slump, oil prices surged into September, rallying more than 3% Wednesday as the economic outlook brightened.
(09-01-2010) Treasurys fall on upbeat manufacturing data
Investors eased away from safe-haven Treasurys Wednesday, sending prices lower and yields higher after strong manufacturing data out of both the U.S. and China spurred optimism about the global economy.
(08-31-2010) Saks stock shoots up 20% on buyout rumors
Shares of luxury retailer Saks surged Tuesday after a British newspaper said the company could soon get a buyout offer of $1.7 billion.
(08-27-2010) Global economy going nowhere fast
So much for merger mania getting investors excited.
(08-24-2010) BlackBerry crumble: Why RIM is in trouble
In many businesses, it's not the worst thing in the world to be second or even third biggest.
(08-23-2010) Stocks slump at the close
U.S. stocks ended a choppy day of trading lower Monday, as a dismal economic outlook overshadowed earlier optimism fueled by takeover talk.
(08-23-2010) Treasurys edge higher
Prices for U.S. Treasurys rose slightly Monday as investors braced for $102 billion in auctions and several economic reports.
(08-22-2010) Stocks in for summer slip 'n' slide
Stocks are likely to face another choppy, downtrodden week, but that's no big surprise.
(08-18-2010) Stocks that can take a double dip
Personally, I have no idea whether the economy is headed for a double-dip downturn, as some now predict. And frankly, no one else does either.
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