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The stupidest investment decision I ever made netted me twice my initial investment. Does this seem insane to you? Or perhaps ungrateful? Let me explain. Some years back, while working …

There are several stories making the rounds that seem to indicate there’s economic trouble brewing. Let’s connect the dots. First, a new Federal Reserve survey found that more than 2/3rds …

The e-book wars are heating up, thanks to a letter to authors and publishers circulated by Amazon’s Kindle Direct program. Predictably, the publishers in direct conflict with Amazon over its …

It really seems quite insane some days. Millions of Americans are jolted out of a sound sleep by the alarm clock and spend a weary hour getting dressed and amping …

THROW MONEY AT IT: The Senate has approved a $16 billion bill to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs. This in the wake of revelations that schedulers were asked to …

The United States government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the country. With that scale of purchasing power, you’d think that it has enormous leverage to get …

Every third person you pass on the street is being hounded by debt collectors. Except in Dallas, where close to half are not answering the phone. That’s the finding of …

My aunt had waited till her forties to get married. When she finally did, she paired up with a difficult and unusual man. The fact that she was, at this …

One of the first questions an investment broker will ask you is about your financial goals. I always had a hard time with that question because mine weren’t that specific. …

Millions of people dream of working at home for a lot of good reasons. It avoids the ritual of being jolted out of bed by an alarm, a hurried rush …