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U.S. Home Prices On a Tear, Climb 9.3%

The latest S&P/Case-Schiller housing report showed average home prices for 20 cities increasing by 9.3% for the year ending in February 2013. The index rose 0.3% between January ...
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Up, Up and Up. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Hit New Highs.

All major stock indices hit new highs today on good news on corporate earnings, the housing and employment fronts, and benign news from Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) ...
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Should You Buy a Notebook or a Tablet Computer?

In case you missed it, a seismic technological shift has taken place over the last few years. This shift has implications for the future of computing as well as your wallet. The shift ...
Bank of America threw in the towel on their $5/month debit card fees

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Bank of America has a $100 cash back Visa Card There’s a great new offer from Bank of America that gets you $100 cash back. It also gives you 1% cash back on purchases, 2% on ...
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Is There a Crisis of Capitalism?

By now you probably have that nagging feeling that we appear to be lurching from one crisis to another in the world economy.  One day it’s gold, another day its excessive debt ...
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Should I Take My Social Security Benefits at 63?

Q. My husband has a long history of working. He is now 62 however, and planning on retiring at 63.Would it make any difference in the Social Security benefits he receives if he collects ...
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The Rise and Fall of Gold

The last few weeks have seen sharp declines in the price of gold. Yes, you heard correctly. Gold, that supposed safe harbor that investors run to in uncertain times. The attraction ...
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It’s the Last Day to File Those Pesky Taxes

For those of you who have to wait until the last minute to get things done, today is the last day you have to file your taxes early.  Uh-oh, not quite ready?  Well, you need to file ...