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Saving for college and retirement on 1 income
Saving for college and retirement on 1 income

When the Fleigs moved from California to Ohio in 2004 for Chris's job as a paper salesman...

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10 ways to save an extra $50,000
10 ways to save an extra $50,000

10 pretty painless ways, in fact, to save $50,000 or more in almost every aspect of your ...

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Retirement Articles

How much in stocks should you own?
How much in stocks should you own?

I've always used the rule of thumb of 100 minus my age to decide what percentage of my 40...

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'Should I invest $150,000 in a vacation home?'
'Should I invest $150,000 in a vacation home?'

My wife and I are 40 and currently have about $350,000 in savings, $250,000 of which is i...

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'Uneven' housing recovery continues
'Uneven' housing recovery continues

Sales of existing homes increased in March, "continuing an uneven recovery" in real estat...

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Vulture investors flipping their way to big profits
Vulture investors flipping their way to big profits

Even in these down times, there's money to be made buying and flipping houses. One might...

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International Investment Articles

Newest trade war: Obama vs. Congress
Newest trade war: Obama vs. Congress

With President Obama in Latin America to talk trade this weekend, he faces a new stalemat...

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Investing in Japan: Record $956 million flows in
Investing in Japan: Record $956 million flows in

Investors plowed a record amount of cash into funds that invest in Japanese equities this...

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Stock Market Articles

Bulls face 1st quarter earnings test
Bulls face 1st quarter earnings test

The quarterly celebration known as earnings season gets underway this week, and investors...

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Oil jumps $2 as Libya crisis escalates
Oil jumps $2 as Libya crisis escalates

Oil prices jumped more than $2 a barrel in electronic trading Sunday following escalating...

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Investment Funds Articles

Oakmark's global contrarian investor
Oakmark's global contrarian investor

How much of a contrarian is David Herro? These days the fund manager is eschewing scorchi...

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A cautious bull bets on banks
A cautious bull bets on banks

Tom Marsico seems awfully agitated for a guy who's bullish on the U.S. economy. Get him s...

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