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In the old days, the lofty calling of being a philanthropist was pretty much limited to the very rich or at least those with enough wherewithal to endow a... Read story
In the old days, the lofty calling of being a philanthropist was pretty much limited to the very rich or at least those with enough wherewithal to endow a... Read story
Performance, low cost. These funds offer a compelling blend of good performance (on a risk-adjusted basis) and low cost (in annual overhead and s... Read story
Fund performance comes and goes. Costs, though, are everlasting. All Best Buys have low expenses. But note their letter grades here and in the ma... Read story
The newest way to hedge investment gains and speculate on stocks? The new single-stock futures. Read story
While global risk has become a focal point for investors, corporate malfeasance is still a hairy elephant. But if the recommendations made Thursday by the... Read story
Is college around the corner? Families too wealthy for need-based aid are turning to the tax code to help pay the bill. Ashley Young, 18, is begi... Read story
Steel, auto and airline companies were about to feel good about retiree drug benefits. Now this. Read story
Jim Oberweis is the chef du jour in the sizzling small-cap kitchen. Here's a taste of what he is serving up to clients and subscribers. Read story
You can protect yourself against college tuition hikes. But the scheme backfires if your kid goes to the state university By now you probably kno... Read story
It's not too late--or too early--to do a little tax planning. Yes, even in January, there are a few smart moves left for the previous year's taxe... Read story
This Valentine's Day, as people celebrate their romantic bonds, many will also reflect on another significant relationship in their lives: the one between... Read story
With marketing razzmatazz and customer service, small-scale lenders have a big future. The great sweep of bank consolidation over the past two de... Read story
Check out these business blogs for advice from entrepreneurs who have been there and done that. Read story
Amid a blistering four-month rally, most value stocks have become overvalued. It's time to dig deeper. Read story
The top four banks have taken significant charges for impairment of their mortgage-servicing rights. The bottom three have not. Countrywide ... Read story
In 2000, Procter & Gamble developed a new technology called Smoothies-Protein Particle Stabilization that created a mixture of milk and j... Read story
Suddenly it matters a lot, for death taxes, where you die. An Illinois manufacturing company founder in his late 80s went to a lawyer last year f... Read story
Technology and health care top the summer buy list, while retailing is shown the door. Read story
The big European economies are stagnant, but if you look around you find some extraordinarysuccess stories. From his base in Prague, Ivo St. Kovachev is ... Read story
If you've studied Forbes' annual ranking of real estate investment trusts, you already know there are fewer top-rated stocks to choose from this year. So ... Read story
What do Coca-Cola , Gillette and The Washington Post Co. have in common? For one thing, they all boast W... Read story
Harbor International has prospered for years through global turmoil. Hakan Castegren has seen it all since he launched Harbor International Fund... Read story
Chipmakers are looking at one of their best years in 2004. That's why you should avoid them--with certain exceptions Christmas came early for chi... Read story
These nine foreign stocks appear poised for a turnaround and are cheaply priced. Read story
Mutual funds were designed to let the small guy invest in the market cheaply and efficiently. The system doesn't work, though, when fund investors are to... Read story
Just because sector funds are something of a crapshoot is no reason to ignore cost comparisons. Shop wisely. Of the eight sector groups tracked b... Read story
"Contrary to common belief, we were not behind either the WarGames script or the break-in at the Los Alamos National Lab's computer," says Jeff Burrus wit... Read story
"Contrary to common belief, we were not behind either the WarGames script or the break-in at the Los Alamos National Lab's computer," says Jeff Burrus wit... Read story
Playing a volatile game, Craig Callahan is picking undervalued sectors, and winning. Knowing when to get in--and out--of a sector can pay off big... Read story
After a year of strikeouts, one money manager's swing-for-the-fences growth style knocks the ball out of the park in 2003. Read story
Ron Rowland says we are in a bear market rally. Still, he's buying, especially tech-heavy small-cap funds. Read story
A look at the business organization behind the rock band The Grateful Dead, which grossed over $50 million in 1993. Read story
Japan's long-awaited revival is getting under way. This not another false start. Bad deflation is ebbing, business is reviving and the stocks are very ch... Read story
Mairs & Power Growth gets good brands--and for cheap. The numbers put up by the Mairs & Power Growth fund are the stuff of dreams. Over the past ... Read story
Mairs & Power Growth gets good brands--and for cheap. The numbers put up by the Mairs & Power Growth fund are the stuff of dreams. Over the past ... Read story
David J. Williams of U.S. Trust's Excelsior Funds seeks value among troubled companies on the mend or about to get bought David J. Williams is a ... Read story
The secret to General Growth's top performance in the REIT business: John Bucksbaum knows how to make competing tenants accept one another. Any c... Read story
With the U.S. stock market in the red day after day, is it time to look elsewhere for profit opportunities? One chartist thinks so. Dr. Marvin Appe... Read story
A profile of a new Sunday paper aimed at Americans who are overseas. Read story
These companies are headquartered overseas, but do a big chunk of their business in the U.S. Read story
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