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Got a Gift That Just Isn't You? Be a Smart Returner
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10 Reasons Not to Join a Gym When Everyone Else Does
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Mutual Fund Investors May Face Unexpectedly Big Tax Bill
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Financial Infidelity Could Doom Your Relationship
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Millennials Opt to Rent, Not Buy, but Face Big Expenses
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Why Wall Street Roots for Seattle in Super Bowl
Filed under: Sports, Investing Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesSeattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Wall Street is rooting for the Seattle Seahawks to win Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, and it has...
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January Barometer Flashes Red Signal for Investors
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The S&P 500 Is Morphing Into the S&P 505
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Millennials, Get Ready for High Costs of Your First Apartment
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Sales of SUVs, Light Trucks Soar on Low Gas Prices
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Americans Flunk on Their Knowledge of Tax Basics
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Nasdaq at 5,000: Compare Today to 2000's Record High
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For the Best Cities for Successful Aging, Head North
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The Secret Calendar for Big Supermarket Savings
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5 Reasons Investors Should Favor Index Funds, ETFs
Filed under: ETFs, Investing Basics, Mutual Funds, Index Funds, Investing Alamy Investors seem to have made up their collective minds in deciding that passive investing -- index funds and...
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Spending at Restaurants Tops Grocery Stores for First Time
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Mature, Calm, Rational Nasdaq Surpasses Pre-Bubble High
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Weddings Cost a Small Fortune - for the Guests, Too
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Parental Dilemma: Save for Kids' College Fund or Retirement?
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How to Get the Most From Your Airline Miles
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