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Which Stocks Will Rise? Ask Google

Which Stocks Will Rise? Ask Google

Hough: Researchers found a way to trade stocks using search data, raising legal questions.

Travel Apps Redefine Last-Minute Trips
Travel

Travel Apps Redefine Last-Minute Trips

With new apps, last-minute travel plans can be made at the last second.

Save $500 on Your Cellphone This Year
Technology

Save $500 on Your Cellphone This Year

New apps make it possible to scale back voice, texting plans.

TAX BLOG

How I Found Out My Tax Preparer Was Arrested

I learned the hard way that you can't be too careful when it comes to your money.


Investing

Shopping for Growth Stocks at Value Prices
Stocks

Shopping for Growth Stocks at Value Prices

Stewart: As Nasdaq hits new highs, these five companies are still good deals.

Time to Toss Junk-Bond Funds?
Bonds

Time to Toss Junk-Bond Funds?

Yields on junk bonds are at all-time lows, but still best other bonds.

Kodak Is Apple in Reverse
Stock Screen

Kodak Is Apple in Reverse

Hough: Looking for value in the struggling camera pioneer's shares.

With Stock Picking, Mind Your Own Business
Tradecraft

With Stock Picking, Mind Your Own Business

Hoenig: Talking to others about stock picks only clouds our judgment

Truth and Lies About Inflation Hedges
The Economy

Truth and Lies About Inflation Hedges

Investors seeking refuge from inflation might want to rethink traditional hedges.

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Spending

Room for Rent -- in a Mansion
SmartMoney Magazine

Room for Rent -- in a Mansion

As more mansion owners rent out rooms to raise cash, we sign on as tenants.

How to Get More Free Financial Aid
College Planning

How to Get More Free Financial Aid

States are cutting grants to college students. How to get the free aid that remains.

Retirement Advice: What You Get for Free
Retirement

Retirement Advice: What You Get for Free

Financial firms are offering more free consultations. Are they worth it?

Estate Taxes: The Worst Places to Die
The Tax Guy

Estate Taxes: The Worst Places to Die

Twenty-two states have their own, and you don't have to be "rich" to fall victim.

Why an ARM May Beat a Fixed-Rate Mortgage
Real Estate

Why an ARM May Beat a Fixed-Rate Mortgage

If an adjustable product is right, look past the reputation.

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Video

Experts Explain: What Is the Marriage Penalty?
Taxes

Experts Explain: What Is the Marriage Penalty?Video

Why you might be better off single, at least according to the tax code.

SmartMoney Magazine

The Power of Gold: The Risks and Rewards
SmartMoney Magazine

The Power of Gold: The Risks and Rewards

Will Americans' love affair with the shiny metal end in heartbreak or bliss?

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