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Scanning the business section of USA Today recently, I was reminded of San Francisco’s Lombard Street. There’s a section of it that is affectionately known as “the crookedest street in the world.”...
How would you like to lower your income taxes next year? Okay, I know that you may not have even filed your tax return for last year yet, but if you’re...
Few of you probably know many Americans who grew up during the Great Depression. The men and women of that generation are among those who fought and won World War II. Newsman...
Do you sometimes get the feeling that no one is really looking out for your interests? If you’ve recently been turned down for a bank loan, you understand this; but...
In both the investing and real estate worlds we talk a lot about assets. Usually it’s pretty easy to attach a dollar figure to those assets and those numbers in turn...
Whenever we flip over the calendar from December to January, the media is full of stories that look back at the previous year or longer. As I was scanning the financial...
Wouldn’t it be great if during your yearly physical your doctor would examine you as closely as your bank does when you apply for a mortgage? The actual time our doctors...
There aren’t too many endeavors in life where totally opposite strategies can be equally as sound. But consider these two approaches to real estate investing:  You can buy your home, live...
If you don’t know who Charles Payne is, you need to check him out. He has a financial advice show each weekday on the Fox Business channel. I like him because...
Unless you’ve been living in a lean-to out on the edges of the Angeles National Forest, you’ve noticed how the price of gasoline has plummeted in recent weeks. In 2008, oil prices...