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Buying bonds for safety is a losing strategy: Ave Maria manager

Good companies are selling at bargain basement prices (IN) Buying bonds for safety, when so many stocks are yielding such […]

Comeback Brands Of 2012

By Jenna Goudreau, “In times of uncertainty, we tend look back. We long for seemingly simpler times,” says Chris Anderson, […]

S&P 500 Back to a Gain for 2011

By Jonathan Cheng, U.S. stocks rose for a fourth straight day, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index back into […]

Hirst, Warhol Prices Outperform S&P 500 in Art-Investment Index

By Catherine Hickley, Bloomberg, Art by Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index over the […]

Average 30-year mortgage rate a record 3.91 pct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record 3.91 percent this week, the […]

Apple Should Trade $607: Gene Munster

He’s probably the most notorious Apple bull on the Street, but Gene Munster’s upside expectations for Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL […]

Rent Party! Apartments Drive Strong Housing Starts Data

The stock market rose sharply on Tuesday in part on the strength of a solid government report on new housing […]

10 Golden Financial Commandments For Young Adults

1. Never buy things you cannot pay for immediately. When you first get your hands on a credit card, it […]

Fewer foreclosed homes in November, but outlook isn’t bright

Foreclosure filings may have fallen in November but the number of homes scheduled for bank auctions grew significantly, indicating that […]

7 Ways to Tweak Your Retirement Plan for 2012

“Set it and forget it,” infomercial marketer extraordinaire Ron Popeil used to say. That might have worked for Ron’s easy-to-use […]