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Managing Your Money
Post-Madoff, Beware Benign Dangers

Safer strategies such as dividend investing carry pitfalls of their own.

01/06/09 - 11:33 AM EST

Madoff's Closed-End Funds Sink

The alleged fraudster invested in some funds that lost more than half their value last year.

01/06/09 - 09:27 AM EST

Ruddick Eats Competitors for Lunch

The company's supermarket chain is posting profit gains while rivals are succumb to the economic recession.

01/06/09 - 10:33 AM EST

Money Managers' Top ETF Picks for 2009

Some are looking for defensive ETFs, while others are seeking to ride a rebound.

01/06/09 - 09:44 AM EST

Good Life
Utah AG: BCS May Violate Antitrust Laws

The Attorney General is investigating the Bowl Championship Series after the University of Utah was snubbed again.

01/06/09 - 04:08 PM EST

Retirement
10 Dumbest Things on Wall Street in 2008

Spitzer Spit Out; Mr. Mozilo Goes to Washington; Bear's Cayne: Up in Smoke; Not Dead Yet; Yahoo!'s New Search; Schwarzman Bashes Birthday; Lamenting Lehman; AIG's Hunting Party; GM Jettisons Jet; Christopher Cox Clouseau; Credit Crunch Chaos

01/02/09 - 09:23 AM EST

Expert Perspectives
10 Commandments for Frugal Living
10 Commandments for Frugal Living

With the current economic conditions, 2009 is set to be the year of frugality.

01/02/09 - 09:21 AM EST

Consumer Electronics Show: Year in Flux?
Consumer Electronics Show: Year in Flux?

The big extravaganza kicks off this week in Las Vegas.

01/06/09 - 07:05 AM EST

Post-Madoff, Beware Benign Dangers
Post-Madoff, Beware Benign Dangers

Safer strategies such as dividend investing carry pitfalls of their own.

01/06/09 - 11:33 AM EST

French Ski Resort Luxury Accessible Via Canadian Dollars
French Ski Resort Luxury Accessible Via Canadian Dollars

Quebec's Hotel Quintessence, located on the frozen shores of Lake Tremblant, is one of the best privately owned hotels in North America.

12/26/08 - 09:46 AM EST

Five Unique New Years Around the World
Five Unique New Years Around the World

Tired of the same old-same old every year? Take a hint from these creative events from California to New Zealand.

12/31/08 - 12:06 PM EST

Regulators Close Banks in Georgia, Texas
Regulators Close Banks in Georgia, Texas

Haven Trust Bank and Sanderson State Bank fail, but the FDIC arranges for other banks to acquire their deposits.

12/13/08 - 11:15 AM EST

Savage: No Resolutions, No Recriminations
Savage: No Resolutions, No Recriminations

Let's look back on 2008 without recriminations and look forward to 2009 without resolutions.

01/01/09 - 09:37 AM EST

Cleaning the Toy Box of Lead, BPA Plastics
Cleaning the Toy Box of Lead, BPA Plastics

Here's what I kept, what I tossed and what I'm still not sure about from my toddler's play things.

12/19/08 - 01:06 PM EST

Insurers May Be in for More Misery (Update)
Insurers May Be in for More Misery (Update)

Variable annuities have popped up as a problem area for many insurers in the third-quarter downturn, but another type of annuity that makes payouts if indices like the S&P 500 fall could do further damage.

11/20/08 - 05:50 PM EST

Jobs-Less Macworld A Bust
Jobs-Less Macworld A Bust

cott Moritz, senior writer at TheStreet.com, says Macworld was a bust and not just because Apple CEO Steve Jobs stayed home to deal with his "hormone" problem.

01/06/09 - 04:43 PM EST

Tim Brown: Give Thanks for Football
Tim Brown: Give Thanks for Football

Eat some turkey, and watch the Detroit Lions go for their first win.

11/27/08 - 10:59 AM EST

Dykstra: Reading the Earnings Tea Leaves
Dykstra: Reading the Earnings Tea Leaves

As earnings season gets under way, keep one eye on the deferred revenue some companies report. It's a window into a company's future performance.

01/06/09 - 11:01 AM EST

Mutual Fund 'Mutts' Pounded in '08
Mutual Fund 'Mutts' Pounded in '08

The mutual funds that lagged in '07 didn't fare much better in the 2008 bear market. Here are the worst of 2008 and outlook for the best of 2009.

01/06/09 - 12:28 PM EST

Where There's Yield, There's Risk
Where There's Yield, There's Risk

Investors are driving up the prices of some high-yield bond ETFs, raising questions about the trading strategy.

12/24/08 - 12:55 PM EST

One Fund, 10 Years, No Annual Losses
One Fund, 10 Years, No Annual Losses

GMO Alpha Only Fund III is the only open-end equity or stock-bond hybrid mutual fund to survive the past 10 calendar years without a single negative annual return.

01/06/09 - 08:57 AM EST

Putting on the Dog: Luxury Kennels for Your Pooch
Putting on the Dog: Luxury Kennels for Your Pooch

Luxury kennels pamper your dog while you're away -- often at a level of luxury that rivals your own vacation destination.

12/23/08 - 12:13 PM EST

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