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The Golden Treasure Chests - When Bankers Walk the Plank

What really happens when CEO's are forced out--and what they take with them when they leave...golden treasure chests read more »
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Leona Helmsley's Greenwich Estate: Price Drops 40% (SLIDESHOW)

The late Leona Helmsley's mansion in Greenwich, Conn., is now on sale at the discount price of $75 million, down from the already cut-rate $95 milli[...] read more »
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Investing 101: How Bonds Work ∞ Get Rich Slowly

on many online broker sites, online bond platforms don’t even exist. That’s made the world of individual bond investing pretty murky. read more »
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Daily Mortgage Rates and Lock Recommendations (Liz Freeman on ShopRate)

Yesterday pricing on bonds and mortgage-backed securities opened strong and stayed healthy (good for mortgage rates) making it possible for top-drawe[...] read more »
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Are Credit Card Cash Advances Ever a Good Idea?

Usually cash advances come with higher rates of interest. What reasons are best for going into the extra debt that cash advances cause you? read more »
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The TARP Email Trail: AIG And Citi Execs Clueless And Arrogant

Fox Business News has obtained a much-redacted 10,096 pages of Treasury Department documents on the bank bailout. Government officials respond with a[...] read more »
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World's hungry exceed 1 billion, U.N. tells Financial Times

The credit crunch is exacerbating the impact of soaring food price inflation in 2007 and 2008, which had already boosted the ranks of the chronically[...] read more »
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Obama aides flunk GM and Chrysler

The Obama administration gave General Motors and Chrysler LLC failing grades Monday for their turnaround efforts and promised a sweeping overhaul of [...] read more »
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From Angels to Zombies: The Afterlife of Debt

You can't take it with you, as the old saying goes. That includes your debt. However, there could be an afterlife for the credit card bills and pers[...] read more »
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8 Ways To Prosper No Matter What Happens To the Economy

Here are some things I recommend doing to stay financially and personally intact, and also prepare yourself for “the rebound”. read more »
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Obama Tax Panel on Treasure Hunt

New task force will make suggestions on how to close the $300 billion tax gap. The administration said this week it will form a task force to propose[...] read more »
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Is This A False Bottom?

False Bottom: Keeping Money Out of Real Estate Market
Seen another way, the sitters believe that today's low prices and interest rates actually rep[...] read more »
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New and Outrageious Taxes

In the midst of this economic meltdown, federal, state and local governments are all scrambling to find ways to generate more revenue and close their[...] 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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