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The Top Twelve Investing Mistakes

Mistake # 1. Buy and hold mutual funds... read more »
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Will The American Consumer Return?

The American consumer has been the engine of much of the world's economy, but can it return? Or do businesses need to prepare for a new paradigm in[...] read more »
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Build Wealth in Your 20s

Building wealth is doable if you’re willing to work and learn.
Have goals you want to achieve and set a deadline. Spend less than you earn.Automat[...] read more »
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What Everyone Ought to Know About the ‘World Currency’: What Geithner Really Meant, SDRs and More

The idea of a world monetary union is drawing continued attention on the imaginations — and fears — of world leaders, pundits and ordinary citizens. [...] read more »
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Obama Forces Out Waggoner at GM - A Dangerous Trend for American Business?

The Obama administration can just give a company money then decide who runs the place. Scary. That might be okay if the administration was in any way[...] read more »
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Ultimate Guide to Ponzi Schemes: Biggest, Oldest, Prevention, and More

Of course, one thing you should take away from all this is that it’s probably not a good idea to get involved with, or invest in, a Ponzi scheme. read more »
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New Bill to Increase FDIC to $250,000 Permanently

A new bill introduced in the 111th Congress by Representative Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) could make permanent the increase in deposit insurance t[...] read more »
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What is the Federal Reserve

What is the Fed's function and why is it important? read more »
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Which is best? Google vs. Yahoo vs. AOL Finance

Financial portals have been around a long time, and get a ton of traffic. Despite that, it seems like they’re the forgotten children of their parent [...] read more »
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US dollar strengthens against the euro on Obama mortgage relief plan

Summary of why the dollar has strengthened against the euro read more »
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Dollar Rises, Gold Stays Up

If you had told me late last year that we would soon see both the dollar and gold rally, I would have dismissed you as nuts. But this is exactly what happened after the dollar made a short-term bottom in mid-December. read more »
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Is it Time to Buy Stocks?

Markets today are unsettled and irrational and by some measures, cheap. Is now a good time to start buying stocks again? read more »
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What Cooked the World's Economy? It wasn't your bad mortgage

An interesting look into the underlying causes/issues of this financial crisis. read more »
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Gold Shines as Economies Sink

A week ago, the price of gold broke out to a three-month high of $916.30. For the week ending Thursday, Jan. 29, the spot price of gold rose 6% to $908.65. read more »
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Make money with your extra space

Great new site that lets you rent out your unused space as self storage and make thousands per year! read more »
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