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Are Lease Options a Good Idea?

The current state of the economy has made the housing market difficult for both buyers and sellers for two very different reasons. For buyers, the ma[...] read more »
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How to Find Great Deals on Vacation and Travel

Over the weekend, I polled my followers on Twitter to ask their advice for finding great travel deals. Here are some of the tips and websites they re[...] read more »
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A Portfolio of Great Companies at Cheap Prices

The market may finally be starting to cooperate with Mason Hawkins, one of the managers of Longleaf Partners. The fund, a member of the Kiplinger 25,[...] read more »
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How to Win the Venture Capital Race

Venture capital funding fell 26% last year to $19.2 billion, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. read more »
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Sales Tax Deduction for New Car Purchases

While you’ve been able to deduct sales taxes for quite some time now, this deduction was previously limited to those that itemize their deductions, a[...] read more »
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Why You May Need Flood Insurance

Images of North Dakota residents working feverishly in below-freezing weather to sandbag the banks of the Red River and save their towns have been co[...] read more »
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Cash in on Federal Spending

By now we've all heard one of the newest American complaints -- all this stimulus and bailout money, but where's mine? Like many individuals, most [...] read more »
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Daily Deduction: Tax Prep Fees

Filling out the Form 1040 can be a daunting experience, to say the least. It has been the downfall of numerous would-be Obama appointees, and its 76[...] read more »
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7 Ways to Save Money on College Transportation

Travel is a large part of a college student’s life. Everyday, college students have to travel to and from campus. At least once a week, they travel t[...] read more »
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Rebalance Your Portfolio in an Unbalanced World

That was a question I received recently in a long email from James. He explained that he was a “moderate” investor. He had a good mix of assets in [...] read more »
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4 Factors Affecting Natural Gas ETFs

Natural gas is a great alternative energy source, and the form of energy and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) are at seven-year lows. Could this mean[...] read more »
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Daily Deduction: Business Expenses

Does it sometimes seem like the really good deductions go to the big guys? That’s because tax law provides a deduction for business expenses. But t[...] read more »
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My Financial Infrastructure

While preparing for the first episode of The Personal Finance Hour yesterday, I was browsing Jim’s archives over at Bargaineering. I stumbled upon an[...] read more »
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Has the Economic Collapse Changed the Rules of Investing?

Money Magazine published an article with the “7 new rules of financial security,” claiming that the recent economic collapse has changed the fundamen[...] read more »
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Seven Ideas to Improve the Kindle

Even with the advent of the Kindle 2, it’s still not in color. No illustrations, no art, no visual, barely discernible black and white photos. Even t[...] read more »
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