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10 High Yielding Dividend Stocks
Posted by richrf 22 hrs ago in Investing
A nice list of high yielding dividend stocks. Frontier Communications is tops on the list yielding close to 10%. Others on the list include Duke Energy, Pepco Holdings, ATT, Verizon Communications, R... [Read More]
 
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Helicopter Ben Encourages Debtors to Feast off Frugal Savers
Posted by richrf 23 hrs ago in Investing
Finally, the mainstream press is catching on to who is really paying for all of the free money that the Federal Reserve and Helicopter Ben are printing. This N.Y. Times article, hits on the theme t... [Read More]
 
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Fed Report See Widespread Signs of Slowing Growth
Posted by richrf 1 day 2 hrs 44 mins ago in The Economy
While it will be no surprise to regular readers of this site, the Federal Beige Report now suggests that the general economy is slowing. Many early positive indicators have been revised down while gen... [Read More]
 
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Comparing Performance of the World Stock Markets
Posted by richrf 1 day 2 hrs 53 mins ago in Investing
This is a short article comparing the performance of various world markets over the past year and a half. The Heng Seng (Hong Kong) market has done the best and the Shanghai (China) markets the worse.... [Read More]
 
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Is the Housing Market Ready for Recovery?
Posted by richrf 1 day 2 hrs 57 mins ago in Investing
This article written for the N. Y. Times goes into an in depth analysis of various scenarios posed by expert real estate analysts. If house values are to pull back to their historic mean, then we ... [Read More]
 
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Foreclosures Grind On
Posted by estoqueet 1 day 10 hrs ago in The Economy
It's not over yet. The downward trend continues: unemployment causes home owners to lose their homes to foreclosure; as repossessed homes are put on the market, prices continue to drop; as prices dr... [Read More]
 
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Are Overpaid Workers the Real Problem?
Posted by richrf 1 day 11 hrs ago in The Economy
This is a fascinating article. It seems that Kevin Hasset of the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute is suggesting that our economic problems stem from overpaid workers and the way t... [Read More]
 
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Is There an Oil Glut?
Posted by richrf 1 day 12 hrs ago in Investing
"The total U.S. supplies of petroleum and products refined from it (including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) surpassed 1.8 billion barrels, reaching the highest level in the last 20 years." So repor... [Read More]
 
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Is Gold Predicting Hyperinflation?
Posted by richrf 1 day 12 hrs ago in Investing
This article, appearing on the BusinessInsider website is suggesting that gold's rapid rise is predicting hyperinflation due to the Federal Reserve's policies of printing money to purchase U.S. Treasu... [Read More]
 
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SmartyPig Online Bank Breaks 2% - On the Way Down
Posted by richrf 1 day 12 hrs ago in Bank Rates
SmartyPig--the innovative online social banking system (FDIC Insured)--has broken down and now offers savings rates up to $49,999 of 1.75%. Formerly, SmartyPig was offering rates above 2% and most rec... [Read More]
 
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Bank of American Analyst Predicts Huge Rally After Near Miss Double Dip
Posted by richrf 1 day 12 hrs ago in Investing
David Bianco of Bank of America is predicting a powerful market rally of 15% by next January. He bases this prediction on past history where the U.S. has avoided a double dip recession which then igni... [Read More]
 
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Health Insurers Raise Rates While Blaming Health Care Reform
Posted by richrf 1 day 13 hrs ago in Money Management
Health insurers who are notorious for raising rates whenever they have an opportunity are now blaming the latest Health Care Reform Act for the current round of rate increases. These rates are targeti... [Read More]
 
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VillageVines Offers 30% Off Daily Deals for High End Restaurants
Posted by richrf 1 day 13 hrs ago in Bargains/ Deals
VillageVines is a new daily deal site that is offering 30% discounts for $10. Currently targeting high end restaurants in the New York City area, VillageVines is now set to grow to other major cities ... [Read More]
 
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Art Cashin Says Stock Market Has 7 More Lean Years
Posted by richrf 1 day 20 hrs ago in Investing
Art Cashin, the Director of Floor Trading for UBS Financial and frequent prognosticator on CNBC, talks about the 17 year boom and bust cycles of the stock market and suggests that we are still in lean... [Read More]
 
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Parent's Health Insurance for Children Under 26 Beginning September 23, 2010
Posted by richrf 1 day 23 hrs ago in Money Management
Beginning September 23, 2010, employers must offer health insurance plans to employees that will also cover children under 26. Even if the child left the plan, the child can still come back under the ... [Read More]
 
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Lowest Paying Jobs Show Fastest Growth
Posted by richrf 1 day 23 hrs ago in Income and Careers
It will come to no surprise to anyone looking for the jobs that most of the jobs that are available are low-wage jobs. About 35% of the jobs lost in 2008 and 2009 were between $8.92 and $15 an hou... [Read More]
 
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Are Timeshares a Bad Investment?
Posted by estoqueet 2 days ago in Investing
In a word, YES! Stay away from timeshares if you are considering it for an investment. They have a high markup and you will probably receive only 50% of what you paid when it's time for you to sell.... [Read More]
 
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Who Pays When The Government Starts Printing Money
Posted by richrf 2 days ago in The Economy
In the world of finance there are always winners and losers. When the government decides to print money to finance bad bank loans or its own debt the winners are those who get cheap money and can inve... [Read More]
 
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America's Best Affordable Places to Retire (2010 view)
Posted by estoqueet 2 days ago in Retirement
Here is a look at 50 best places to retire in the U.S. Cost of living, weather, and proximity to medical facilities are factors. [Read More]
 
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8 Cheap Places to Retire Abroad
Posted by estoqueet 2 days ago in Retirement
Can't ignore the lure of exotic destinations where your retirement money can be stretched! However, as in all things that involve money, DO YOUR HOMEWORK: will you miss your family, tolerate learnin... [Read More]