Personal Finance


The Ultimate Investment Club for Entrepreneurs

At CMS, a highly successful but little-known financial services firm, entrepreneurs help each other find the best places to invest.

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Breakup Blues

Protecting your business if you (or your kids) get divorced.

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My Life as an Angel

A veteran entrepreneur shares how he figured out how to be successful in new-venture investing.

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The Problem With Passion

Good entrepreneurs can be bad investors.

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Foundations R Us

You can give it away as smartly as you made it.

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Recent Personal Finance Articles

How I Did It: Serial Entrepreneur Richard Heckmann

Buy fearlessly, sell ruthlessly, repeat regularly. How Richard Heckmann takes struggling companies and sells them for billions  Read story

The Start-up Guru

Paul Graham's business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies -- for a lot less money than you would think  Read story

John Scharffenberger, The Tastemaker

John Scharffenberger is a crucial part of the gourmeting of America. He got his start making fine chocolate and now he plans to create an American version of...  Read story

New York Weighs Tax Increase on Business Owners

Lawmakers propose raising personal income tax rates for those making above $250,000 a year; could affect S corps.  Read story

Kids Worried About the Economy

The downturn has younger Americans expecting fewer gifts this holiday season, a survey finds.  Read story

Investor Confidence Down

More wealthy Americans are pessimistic about the economy, a survey finds.  Read story

How I Did It: Restaurateur Barbara Lynch

Fake it till you make it, then make it big.  Read story

Retirement Savings Down

To cope with the slumping economy, many Americans are neglecting their long-term savings.  Read story

Consumers Tightening their Belts

Forced to cut spending, Americans are feeling better about managing their finances.  Read story

Workers Fear Lost Benefits

The economic crisis has older employees worrying about retirement, a survey finds.  Read story