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Is Going Back to School Over 50 Worth It?
A dismal job market has sent boomers back to campus. How much can a new degree help?
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Pay Dirt
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The Limits of JetBlue's 'Unlimited Travel' Pass
Sorry travelers, but only frequent fliers from Boston and Long Beach might benefit.
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The Tax Guy
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Tax Breaks For Your Business
These tax-savers are scheduled for extinction at year-end, so take advantage while you can.
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Deal of the Day
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NFL Fans: Don't Blitz the Box Office -- Yet
Ticket prices have soared since the lockout ended, but deals will get better as the season wears on.
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More Mayhem for Munis?
A U.S. debt downgrade could be a tough blow for the still-healing municipal bond market.
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By the Numbers
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Price Check on Whole Foods Shares
The posh grocer might report strong results Wednesday, but is its stock worth the premium?
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10 Things
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10 Things Candy Makers Won't Tell You
A look at the not-so-sweet side of the confectionery business.
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Smart Money
Staid CD Gets a Makeover
With interest rates remaining stubbornly low, a number of banks are trying to breathe life into a savings product that has been out of favor with consumers for years: the certificate of deposit.
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Taxes
IRS Change Helps 'Innocent Spouse'
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Pay Dirt
Nickels & Dimes: Tax Holiday For Airlines, Not For You
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Retirement Planning
Softer Approach on Pension Problems
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Sunday Journal
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Sunday Journal
A Plan to Boost Retirement Income
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MarketBeat
Why It's OK to Ignore Bad News
Weekend Investor
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Weekend Investor
Time to Buy That Vacation Home?
Prices are down, but sales are up and brokers are reporting more inquiries than they've had in years.
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Why Apple's Success Isn't Spreading
Its success is disrupting the technology sector in ways that could hurt the stocks of many other players—friend and foe alike.
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Are Pets Part of Your Estate Plan?
Nowadays more people are considering pets—and even children posthumously conceived from frozen sperm—in their estate-planning mix. Here's what you need to know.
- SmartMoney: How to Write a Will
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How To Pass Down Your Passwords
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Why Gold Won't Soon Crash
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Tax Report
Will Congress Kill Your Favorite Tax Deductions?
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This Week
This Week: Stocks Roar
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Investing
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Why China Looks Like a Buy
Its problems aren't nearly as dire as they seem—and its stock market is cheap.
- Ways to Invest: China ETFs
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Bullish Case for Europe
The euro zone looks like a mess, but here are five are reasons to be optimistic.
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Weekend Investor
Why Buying Treasurys Isn't As Crazy as It Might Seem
Investors should consider an old bond-market standby: the ladder. Here's how it works.
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Bonds
A Better Deal in Corporate Bonds
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Fund Track
Treasurys Loom Large in Index Bond Funds
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The Intelligent Investor
Is the Market Half Empty or Half Full?
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Upside
Is Wall Street Wearing Rose-Colored Glasses?
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Retirement
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Retirement Planning
401(k) Law Undercuts Savings
A 2006 law designed to boost employees' retirement-savings is having the opposite effect for some people.
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The New Retirement
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The New Rules of Estate Planning
Best moves for getting your estate in order, after the Tax Relief Act of 2010.
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4 Ways to Help Prevent Outliving Your Retirement Savings
How do you make sure you don't outlive your savings in retirement? That, of course, is the $64,000 question.
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Weekend Investor
The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die
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3 Biggest Drivers of Retirement Savings Success
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10 Costs That Can Ruin Your Retirement Savings
The Intelligent Investor
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Forget About Black Swans, the One Floating Ahead Is Neon
With no one ruling out a default or downgrade of U.S. Treasury debt, investors face a new kind of threat: what we will call the neon swan, an event that is unthinkably rare, immensely important and blindingly obvious.
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If Treasury Bonds Aren't Safe, What Is?
With a U.S. debt crisis looming, investors are scrambling for safe havens. Here's what they should do.
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Bouncing Back With the World's Greatest Investors
Four money managers who trounced the market during the crash and recovery explain how they did it, and tell us what stocks they're buying now.
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The Broker Survey: Who Tops the List?
SmartMoney's annual ranking of the best and worst discount and full-service brokers.
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Taxes
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Saving Social Security: Raising Taxes vs. Cutting Benefits
Fixing Social Security could help reduce the long-run deficit, but it is too important for millions of Americans simply to apply a meat ax.
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Budget Solution: Squeeze the Middle
Some middle-class Americans see the efforts of Washington politicians to cut the budget deficit as far removed from their lives. But many of them benefit from the kinds of federal tax and spending programs now under scrutiny.
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Tax Breaks For Energy-Saving Home Improvements
There are new rules for cashing in on two credits this year.
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Real Estate
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Time to Buy a Home?
The housing market seems to be on a never-ending downward spiral. But the long-term case for home ownership is looking stronger.
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More Money for Struggling Homeowners
A new federal program is offering aid with a sweet kicker: It doesn't need to be repaid.
The Wealth Report
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Government Defines Who is 'Family' for the Rich
Washington has already defined what is "rich." Now they're defining what counts as "family" for the rich.
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HomeAway IPO Bodes Well for Expedia
As vacation rental sites attract rich valuations, the travel booker is planning a spin-off.
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The Debt Crisis and You
SmartMoney's complete coverage of how the final deal could impact everything from social security payments to your investments.
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More Mayhem for Munis?
A U.S. debt downgrade could be a tough blow for the still-healing municipal bond market.
- Is Going Back to School Over 50 Worth It?
- NFL Fans: Don't Blitz the Box Office -- Yet
Family Finance
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Watching the New Consumer Watchdog
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opens its doors July 21, with more power than any federal agency has had in years.
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Is Your Doctor Pushing Credit Cards?
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Big Mortgages Are Back
Investing
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In Debt-Ceiling Chicken, Markets Are Betting the Wrong Bird
Don't feel badly if you have been confused about the debt-ceiling debate during the last week. We are getting two very different messages about what missing the deadline might really mean.
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CD Rates Stand in Place
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Hanesbrands Can Provide Portfolios Plenty of Support
Taxes
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Closing the 'Tax Gap'
The "tax gap" generally is the difference between what the Internal Revenue Service estimates taxpayers owe for a year and the amount the IRS actually collects.
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Tax Lessons From John Edwards's Indictment
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Headaches for Same-Sex Couples
Retirement Planning
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When Benefits Bite Back
From pensions to health coverage, employees may not get what they were promised—even if they have it in writing. Here's how to protect yourself.
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A Retiree Turns to Stand-Up
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Retiring in 10 Years? Uh-Oh.
Columns
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Getting going
By Karen Blumenthal
Watching the New Consumer Watchdog
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Family value
By Kelly Greene
How To Pass Down Your Passwords
Real Estate
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Georgia Contemporary
Located at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains in a forest of poplar trees, this contemporary home sits on more than 21 acres and features glass, steel, wood and concrete materials.
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Home Sales, Prices Reflect Malaise
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Banks Clash Over Foreclosure Tab
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Cars Coveted in High School, Made New
Boutique auto shops are turning out ultra-customized replicas of Porsches, BMWs and Shelby Cobras for wealthy aficionados.
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2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
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Demand for Luxury Cars Accelerates
Fitness & Health
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Bayer Delivers a Mixed Bag
Bayer reported a 41% rise in second-quarter net profit, boosted by strong sales of its crop-protection products, but said weakening demand in North America and Asia slowed volume sales at its plastics and foam unit MaterialScience.
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Sanofi Raises Forecast
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Generic Competition Hinders AstraZeneca
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What's Wrong With America's Job Engine?
Slow growth, the aftereffects of the credit bust and changes in the way the job market works and how employers view labor have combined to make the jobless recovery the new norm.
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What's Ahead for Amazon?
The online retailing giant reports earnings on Tuesday, fresh on the heels of a big content deal with CBS.
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What's ahead for the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds?
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What's ahead for Internet-video provider Netflix?
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A Window Into Visa
A Visa business update on Wednesday is expected to shed some light on how much new limits on debit-card "swipe" fees will hurt credit-card processors.
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| Loan Types | Rate | Last Week | Chart |
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| 1 yr CD | 0.90% | see chart | |
| 6 month CD | 0.61% | up ↑ | see chart |
| 3 month CD | 0.35% | see chart | |
| $10K MMA | 0.64% | see chart | |
| MMA | 0.56% | see chart |
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