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Americans Give Up on Retirement

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 6:25 am

The American dream of retiring at 65 and keeping a standard of living similar to pre-retirement days has ended for many, if not most, aging citizens. If these people cannot ...
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ETF Focus: Share Repurchases Keep Outperforming Dividends

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 11:40 am

When it comes to returning capital to shareholders, companies generally choose to pay dividends or to start share buyback plans. Many companies do both, but the real question to ask is ...
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Why Average Gas Prices Will Reach Two-Year Memorial Day High

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 6:48 am

Gasoline prices for Memorial Day will reach a two-year high, according to data from the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. It is not clear at all what, if anything, this will do ...
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Bill Gates Tops Bloomberg Billionaires — for Now

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 7:05 am

In the battle of the billionaire lists, Forbes has held the high ground for years. Now, Bloomberg Billionaires has taken a prominent spot in media coverage. That was boosted yesterday when ...
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The American Family Runs out of Money

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 6:44 am

How much money does it take to live even modestly in the United States? Median household income runs about $51,000. In real terms, that is down 7% since the start ...
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Retirement Age Rises Sharply to 61 Years Old

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 6:22 am

The erosion of savings, the collapse of the stock market four years ago and home price dips have pressed the retirement age upward. The trend is likely to mean older ...
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Eight Best Warren Buffett Stocks for High-Yield Dividends and Value Investors

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 6:21 am

On Wednesday night came the 13F filing from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) showing the latest and greatest stock holdings of Warren Buffett and the investing team there. We noted that ...
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Is QE Damning Mortgage REITs and Their Dividend Prospects?

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 12:47 pm

High yield investors have been chasing the attractive dividend payouts offered by the mortgage REIT sector for years and years now. Unlike the high payouts from telecom, tobacco, and utilities ...
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The Seven Most Popular Home Styles

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 6:25 am

Most people know that a mansion will cost much more than a farmhouse. What many might not be aware of is that the style of a home can also have ...
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Stellar U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bond Auction

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 1:28 pm

Can you imagine lending the government your money for a period of thirty years for less than 3.0% interest per year. That is exactly what happened in the latest Treasury ...
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UBS Offers Global Dividend Ruler Stocks to Buy: Total, Teva, TD and More

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:35 am

Total return is always the name of the game when it comes to investing success. Stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis help smooth out the rough spots when ...
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Saving Money Still Tops Consumer Spending in U.S.

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:21 am

America remains a nation of savers and not spenders. The trend bodes poorly for a full-fledged economic recovery -- if, as economists say, consumer spending is two-thirds of gross domestic ...
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CFTC Looks into Regulating Bitcoin

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 12:15 pm

The experiment behind the craze of the virtual currency Bitcoin may soon be coming to an end. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is calling for regulators to look ...
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Thirteen Stocks Expected to Rise 40% to 100% — or More

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 6:50 am

Investors and traders alike always seem to be on the lookout for new speculative investment ideas that can generate massive long-term or short-term gains. While investors get to see many ...
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Berkshire Hathaway 2013 Annual Meeting Focus: Buffett Portfolio Changes

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 1:12 pm

This weekend will mark yet another annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). Warren Buffett has even started to use Twitter to kick off what is often called ...
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