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As the U.S. economy ramps up for the recovery, we find ourselves creeping up against another roadblock.
The end of the year typically means frantic spending on the holidays, but it also could mean frantically using up your flexible spending account. However, there are some creative ways to do so.
Investors wondering whether it's time to buy or sell stocks might be better off watching the calendar than anything else the next few weeks.
Last week I discussed how disability insurance can be more important than life insurance. But that isn't to say life insurance is not important. If we have someone else depending on our income, then life insurance has a spot in our financial plan. But the question often comes up - how much do I need?
John Hanselman knew that too many steak dinners with clients and too little exercise were adding inches to his waistline.
The I Bond - which enraged savers when its rate dropped to zero percent - is back in business thanks to renewed inflation.
DALLAS Where can you put your money today to get a higher return?
Brokers, traders, analysts feed off numbers related to the health of the U.S. economy. But many of the figures that analysts examine are also readily available to anyone interested in gauging economic strength and weakness. Here is a sampling of Web sites that feature key economic data:
I have long had a thing for a perfectly sacked grocery bag.
PHILADELPHIA If a teacher learns that a student has been rewriting Wikipedia entries instead of doing the assigned research, how long should the teacher give the student to quit her deception and start earning grades the old-fashioned way?
