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A popular prescription in the personal finance domain is to increase or maximize annual contributions to 401(k)s or similar retirement plans. However, one of the best financial decisions I’ve m

Forget the statistical analysis, chatter from the guru of the minute, and the price of oil or gold, because we’re in a Mother Goose economy.The author of nursery rhymes summed up our current fi

Editor's Note: See Ron Coby's first "letter" to Ben Bernanke here.  And his "thank you note" to Ben here. This is for illustrative purposes only and isn't an offer to buy or

Since listing five reasons to sell Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) back in August, the retail stock has risen another 32%. Year to date, the stock is up over 75%. And what really takes the cake is Gold

A 40-year veteran of small-cap investing, Bill Nasgovitz never used to concern himself much with the broader macro picture of the US economy. A dedicated, bottoms-up value investor, Nasgovitz simply

In what should be no surprise, banks are cutting back on small business loans. Please consider CNN Money's Small business loans: $10 billion evaporates.  Eight months after President Obama bega

Editor's Note: This article was written by Richard Suttmeier, chief market strategist at ValuEngine.com, which is a fundamentally-based quant research firm in Princeton, New Jersey, that covers more

There’s an old joke in Silicon Valley about Oracle (ORCL) founder and CEO Larry Ellison:Q: What’s the difference between God and Larry Ellison?A: God doesn’t think he’s Larry

Birds are singing, the sun is shining, and life is beautiful again. On the surface, the vital signs of our economy are improving with every economic report. In some areas, like unemployment, the rate