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Wall Street Strategists Update Their U.S. Stock Market Forecasts: How have their recent predictions fared and how likely are their new ones to be correct?
States are More the Problem Now with Estate (and Inheritance) Taxes: Hungry for tax revenues, more states are targeting modest estates for taxation
Is Gold a Buy Now That the Price Has Plunged 30 Percent Since 2011 All-Time Peak?: A simple historic valuation system suggests where future price likely heading
An Inside Look at the Real Financial Health of the American Consumer: What the latest credit card data tell us about consumer’s debt loads and payment abilities
How Can U.S. Stock Prices Keep Advancing After GDP Data Showed a Fourth Quarter Stall/Decline?: Are stocks setting up for a fall and what is propping up U.S. stock prices?

Using the Often Overlooked Roth IRA Opportunity: Making proper use of the other IRA option and comparing alternatives
New Survey Offers Insight as to Where U.S. Stock Prices Likely Headed: Insights from Americans' views of present and expected future conditions
Update: Insurance Money Can't Buy: Lessons Learned From Aurora Colorado and Connecticut Elementary School Shootings: Expert advice for protecting and keeping yourself and loved ones out of harm's way (FREE)
Advice from a Successful Hungarian Immigrant to the U.S.: His observations of the problems he saw in Europe and the parallels he sees now in the U.S. (FREE)
A Lighthearted Break from the Intense American Political Scene Leading Up to Election 2012: Romney and Obama deliver some humor and show a better side of American politics for a good cause (FREE)

Update: The Expense, Rewards, Challenges and Dysfunction of Youth Sports: And, the truth about athletic scholarships and if they are worth pursuing (FREE)
“Dow 15,000: Don’t Fight the Fed, But Be Afraid”: How much of the stock market’s rally is Fed driven?
Devising Tax-Reduction Strategies for Your Investments: Minimizing taxes is a simple, low-risk way to boost your returns
Assessing Your Personal Insurance (Disability, Health, Life) Coverage: Should you get additional coverage now if you expect to someday leave your job?
Should You Roll Retirement Money from 401(k) Plan After Leaving Employer?: A new study suggests pitfalls of rolling money into your own IRA

Recommend Mutual Funds by Asset Class for Longer-Term Investors: Leading advisory firms updates its list of their best liked funds
Update: Market Commentary and Dow 30 Stock Five-Year Charts: Keeping perspective on where the markets have been and may be heading
Update: Worried About Inflation and Government's Devaluing Currencies and Running Up Large Debts?: What's a far superior investment to buying gold and a better inflation-hedge? A fund you likely haven't considered...
Update: Gold Rush: Why Folks Were Recently Lining Up at Coin Dealers: What it means for current and future gold prices, the economy and stock prices
Updated Asset Allocations for Varying Risk Portfolios: Comparing expected U.S. stock market returns versus emerging markets

Making the Most of Your Employer’s 401(k) and Other Retirement Plan Investment Offerings: How employer’s mutual fund selections (and your actions) affects performance
Update: What are the Most Economically Free Countries in the World?: Can you make more money investing in them and how has the U.S.' ranking changed?
Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2013 Edition: This updated edition of Kal Chany's book could easily save you thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars.
A Veteran Scam Artist Explains How he Conned so Many Folks: An inside look at the world of scammers and how to protect yourself (FREE)
Startup Businesses: The Powerful Engine of New Job Creation: How have the number of startups and jobs in those companies changed and why?

Analyzing the Economic Commentary and Financial Predictions of David Stockman: Ronald Reagan’s former budget director continues making waves in the press
Dave Ramsey's "Endorsed Local Providers (ELPs)": He's on radio and television dispensing financial advice...and directing unsuspecting listeners to investment brokers providing him kickbacks
A Review of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Stock Portfolio Performance: An analysis of this non-profit’s market beating return claims and "shadow stocks"
Paul Krugman Weighs in on the Presidential Contest and Job Creation: Fact checking his attacks on Romney’s economic and jobs proposals
Update: Paul Krugman: We're Now in a Depression: What to make of this New York Time's columnist's current and past predictions