3 Important Estate Planning Questions
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View ArticleMiddle-Class Lives Hand to Mouth, but It's Not All Bad News
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View ArticleCVS Caremark Quarterly Profit Jumps 18%
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View ArticleMoney Minute: Microsoft Releases Bug Fix; Rent Is Too Darn High
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View ArticleSpring Thaw Gives Labor Market Much-Needed Jump Start
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View ArticleWill China's Economy Really Surpass the U.S. This Year?
Filed under: Global Economy, China, Investing Eugene Hoshiko/AP In 2007, legendary hedge fund manager Jim Rogers sold his beloved Manhattan townhouse, packed up his wife and 4-year-old daughter, and...
View ArticleFactory Orders Rise, Durable Goods Revised Upward
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View ArticleHow to Find Live Entertainment for Less
Filed under: How to Save Money, Deals, Coupons, Music & Entertainment WireImage/Getty ImagesArcade Fire in concert at the Starlight Theater last month in Kansas City, Mo. By Stefanie O'Connell Live...
View ArticleFed Study: Poor Falling Farther Behind Rest of U.S.
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View ArticleYelp Can Still Rate Itself 4 Stars, Despite a Few Bad Reviews
Filed under: Company News, Media, Earnings, Internet Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images A growing number of merchants and customers are finding reasons to complain about Yelp (YELP), but its fan base...
View ArticleThe 6 Best Things to Buy in May
Filed under: Shopping, Shopping Trends Getty Images The weather is heating up, and so are deals on a variety of goods. Memorial Day also means a weekend of sales. Meats for the Grill Many grocery...
View ArticleWeek's Winners/Losers: A Check-In Uptick; A Twitter Let-Down
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View ArticleAfter Market: Ukraine Strikes Back, Investors Duck for Cover
Filed under: Market News, World Leaders, Investing Escalating violence in Ukraine and a warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin made investors wary heading into the weekend. That news Friday...
View ArticleShould You Trust Third-Party Travel Booking Sites?
Filed under: Travel, Airfare Getty Images Travelers who use third-party booking sites to make airline reservations may think they're getting a deal. But if they ever need to cancel or modify the...
View ArticleYour Paranoia Means Big Business for This Company
Filed under: Identity Theft, Security, Investing Alamy There's never been a better time than now to be in the business of catering to folks worried about someone swiping their identities. Between the...
View ArticleHow You Can Avoid Rising ATM Fees
Filed under: Banking, Checking Accounts, How to Save Money, Debit Cards Getty ImagesThree of the nations largest banks have hiked their out-of-network ATM fees by 50 cents in the past six months. By...
View ArticleBest of DailyFinance: The Week in Review (April 28 - May 4, 2014)
Filed under: Personal Finance Lintao Zhang/Getty Images This week, we covered reasons why you should secure your smartphone, the pig virus that's threatening the U.S. pork industry and tips on how to...
View ArticleIntel Corporation Could Be Making a Huge Strategic Error
Filed under: Investing Intel , the world's largest semiconductor company by revenue, has faced significant difficulty gaining material traction in the smartphone and tablet processor market. While the...
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