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SmartMoney
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Rise of the Smartphone/Tablet Hybrid
Real-Time Advice: Apple's plan to release a smaller iPad highlights the narrowing gap between smartphones and tablets.
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Austerity Tourism: Greek Travel Deals
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How Families Can Get $3.5M in FDIC Coverage
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With Valentine's Sales, Not All Gold Glitters
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Valentine's Day: The Other Mother's Day
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6 Colleges Cutting Tuition
Encore
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How to Fend Off Financial Fraudsters
Retirement nest eggs are a prime target for shady advisers, but there are ways to keep them at bay.
- How Bush Tax Cuts Reduce 401(k) Advantages
- New Annuity Options in 401(k)s
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Pay Dirt
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5 Tips for a Cheap (and Romantic) Valentine's Day
Spend too much and risk scaring him or her away. Spend too little and pay for it later.
- Bacon Milkshake: The Grossest Drink in America?
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The Wealth Report
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Tax Philanthropists: The Rich Who Give to the Government
Americans made $10 million in voluntary contributions to the IRS.
- The Most Generous Rich People You've Never Heard Of
- 'High-Beta Rich' Fuels Aspen Fight
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The Cost of Living Longer -- Much Longer
SmartMoney Magazine: Number crunchers are dead set on figuring out how long you will live. For those saving for retirement, it's the $27 trillion question.
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ROI
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Why the Rich Are Really Moving Cash to the Caymans
Arends: Mitt Romney has been criticized for having some of his fortune in offshore accounts, but it's not really to save on taxes.
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Sunday Journal
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Checks & Balances
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Feb. 14? Maybe It's About Love After All
Katherine Rosman struggles with how to translate love into something you can wrap.
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Careers
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Before the Job Interview
There are many free online tools that can help you dig up what you need to impress employers.
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MarketWatch
How You Can Give Yourself a Raise This Year
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Medicare Covers More Preventive Testing
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The Accidental Entrepreneur
Plug My Business and I'll Plug Yours
Weekend Investor
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The Intelligent Investor
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This Is Your Brain on a Hot Streak
Why is it so hard for investors to regard short-term hot streaks in the stock market with the cold eye they deserve?
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Upside
A Money-Market Alternative to Money-Market Funds
Investors can pick up some extra cash—and get a little added safety—by making the switch.
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Weekend Investor
The New Bond Market
Changes in the way bonds are traded pose big risks for investors. Here's how to steer clear of trouble.
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Getting Going
Making 529 Plans Work
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Conquering Retirement
Signs Your Pension Plan Is in Trouble
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Weekend Investor
Personal Loans Make a Comeback
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Weekend Investor
Congress Eyes New Rules For Inherited IRAs
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Taxes
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Real-Time Advice
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5 Ways to Avoid an IRS Audit
Real-Time Advice: As the U.S. cracks down on tax dodgers, some tips for keeping the taxman away.
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The Tax Guy
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Should Married Taxpayers File Separately?
Bischoff: Conventional wisdom says no, but for some couples filing separately is actually the best move.
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Blessings of Gridlock: Few Changes in Taxes
Taxpayers will have to grapple with relatively few tax-law changes on their federal income-tax returns for 2011, but some of the new forms and changes there are can be tricky.
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Weekend Investor
What You Can Learn From Mitt's Tax Return
Family Finance
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Losing a Parent Comes With Tasks
As older parents approach death, they often leave lengthy to-do lists for their children. Here's how to deal with your parents' stuff while preserving family harmony and finances.
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Personal Finance Calculators
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What to Do With 529-Plan Leftovers
Investing
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In 2012, Being More Active Is Thus Far Good Advice
Mutual-fund managers who actively trade—and pile up fees in the process—have long been punching bags for investors. But suddenly they look like heavyweight champs.
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Will Rules Kill the Appeal of Money-Market Funds?
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TiVo Wins Another Chance to Rerun
Taxes
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U.S.: Swiss Bank Is 'Fugitive' in Tax Case
U.S. prosecutors labeled Switzerland's oldest bank a "fugitive" after its representatives failed to appear at a court hearing on charges it helped wealthy Americans hide from U.S. tax authorities more than $1.2 billion.
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Foreign Deal on Tax Dodging
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A Low-Cost Choice for Muni Income
Retirement Planning
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The Private Pension Plan
If you're self-employed and in the top echelon of earners, there's a big potential retirement-plan tax break available to you—and you don't even have to be Mitt Romney to get it.
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The Disappearing IRA Charitable Donation
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U.S. Acts to Stay Below Debt Limit
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Getting going
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Making 529 Plans Work
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Family value
By Kelly Greene
Annuitizing Your 401(k)
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Tax report
By Laura Saunders
Frequent-Flier Tax Traps
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The intelligent investor
By Jason Zweig
This Is Your Brain on a Hot Streak
Real Estate
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A Historical Virginia Estate
The Maples is a Virginia estate rich in Civil War history and outfitted with modern features like a swimming pool.
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Empire State Building Owner Plans IPO
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Housing Agency's Reserves at Risk
Autos
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Porsche's First Stab at the New 911
The 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S is a ripping, scalping, torque-wrenching, swivel-hipped snake of a car, says Dan Neil—and this model is just the start of what promises to be an amazing new product cycle for the classic sports car.
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Cars That Tweet, Buy Tickets
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Is Chevy's Cruze Dulling the Spark of its Volt?
Fitness & Health
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Ultimate Lifesaver: An ER on Wheels
A new push is under way to improve the care people get after they call 911, when minutes can make the difference between life and death.
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Challenging Sleep Guidelines for Kids
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Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases
Careers
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Where's the Boss? Trapped in a Meeting
What do chief executives do all day? It really is what it seems: They spend about a third of their work time in meetings.
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To Be a Better Boss, Spend Time in the Trenches
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In Defense of the Naughty American Child
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Will Foreclosure Deal Hurt Homebuyers?
Real-Time Advice: Banks say the $26 billion settlement could make it harder and costlier to get a mortgage.
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Travel May Get More Taxing
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The Portfolio That's Up 39% This Year
Real-Time Advice: Buying last year's biggest losers has yielded stellar results -- but is it a fluke?
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Real-Time Advice: Users are lining up to let Google spy on their web clicks, in exchange for a small fee.
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Among the Objectivists
It's not easy being a libertarian Ayn Rand buff in New York City, a town where even the rich people are communist sympathizers. You're almost always the only soul standing up for freedom of choice, unfettered capitalism, drug legalization and the gold standard.
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Looser Credit Standards Boost Car Sales
Real-Time Advice: Borrowers with less-than-perfect credit scores are finding it easier to get car loans again.
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Strategies for Facebook IPO Buyers
Real-Time Advice: The math doesn't favor long-term investments, but here are some guidelines for a trade.
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Consumer Interest Rates
| Loan Types | Rate | Last Week | Chart |
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| 1 yr CD | 0.68% | down ↓ | see chart |
| 6 month CD | 0.45% | down ↓ | see chart |
| 3 month CD | 0.25% | see chart | |
| $10K MMA | 0.52% | see chart | |
| MMA | 0.43% | down ↓ | see chart |
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