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Google's motto is Do No Evil but lately it seems to be acting much more like another technology titan - Microsoft. Google has been squashing competition and running smaller players out of business. If you're a webmaster then you know just how powerful Google has gotten.
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Financial Terminology for Retail Investors
Here is financial terminology often used in relation to bonds and CDs and the meanings of these terms.
Read →GE Capital has now moved heavily into the online savings bank arena, launching two separately FDIC insured online banks in 2013.
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How to Improve Your Credit Score
Consistently Pay Your Bills on Time One of the most important components to improving your credit score is to consistently pay your bills on time. This does not solely apply to credit cards, auto loans or mortgage loans. It also includes... Read →I've written on this site for many months that GE is the ultimate unknowable stock and people should get out. Did you?
Read →Big oil companies gush three things: oil, cash and dividends. Chevron (CVX) is up there with the bestm yiedling a comfortable 3.70% in dividends. Is it a buy for the income-seeking investor?
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10 Ways Not to Make Big Bucks - Revisited After 10 Years
Ten years ago, I wrote an article entitled 10 Ways Not to Make Big Bucks. I had been frustrated then by the success of so many at the same time as I seemed to have been standing still. The markets were booming, salaries were... Read →Nouriel Roubini has become renown for having predicted the impending credit and bank crash. He predicts a severe recession and expects markets to decline another 20-30% before bottoming out.
Read →The US budget deficit is expected to grow to $490 billion in 2009 from an estimated $400 billion this year. This huge and growing deficit will put further pressure on interest rates and constrict the next President's economic policy.
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ETFs vs. Index Mutual Funds: Which Wins Out?
They both have their share of pros and cons. Find out which investment is smarter for you and your retirement.
Read →The Treasury Department has stepped in to help the Reserve Fund liquidate and pay back its investors.
Read →The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a series of rulings that it says will reduce the change of losses for money market fund investors. The problem is that these rulings will also reduce the attractiveness of money market funds.
Read →And we thought banking was boring. Citi today shot back and threatened a lawsuit to block Wells Fargo from stealing Wachovia.
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