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In 2004, a young 12-year old daughter of a farm family in Sonoma County, California wrote to the producers of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Shelby Pope asked them to renovate her family’s home...
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With the volatile stock market and bumpy U.S. economy, many investors are looking to non-traditional investment ideas such as collectibles and peer-to-peer loans. RELATED...
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U.S. housing market is like a case of good cop/bad cop. The good cop softens you up with record-low mortgage rates and a huge supply of available houses. The bad cops -- risk-averse lenders -- ...
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Investors are looking ahead for 2012, but many of them will be hoping history repeats itself. They’re not placing bets on a repeat of 2011, but on U.S. presidential history. Since the end of...
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Investing sounds so simple: Buy low, sell high, make money. But just like the odds of betting against the house in Las Vegas, if it were that easy, everyone would be millionaires. Right...
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Finding the right financial adviser is a lot like dating. You want someone smart, trustworthy, and dependable. But you also want some sparks—the excitement of seeing your portfolio grow. There are...
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Terrified of losing it all in the volatile stock market? Maybe you should brush up on your art history. In an extreme example of how art can hold its value in a chaotic financial world market, a...
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If you’re in the fortunate position of deciding where to leave your millions or billions, take some advice from billionaire Warren Buffett’s son, Peter: Don’t spoil them. Warren’s philosophy...
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In these white-knuckle days, when even the safe bets are subject to scrutiny, it pays investors to be doubly cautious. From penny stocks to the latest IPOs, here are some investments that are almost...
