Bargain hunting has never been easier. Several smart phone applications allow users to type in a model or scan the bar code of a product, then search for a cheaper price online. That is forcing some bricks-and-mortar retailers to change the way they do business.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Smart Phones ...

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Secured stock loans allow buyers to snap up tempting real estate deals These are tempting times for real estate bargain hunters. Unfortunately, many investors have money tied up in dwindling stock portfolios, and the best way to recover those losses may be to leave the money right where it is. On the other hand, whether ...

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Leads PGA Tour in par-3 birdies Everybody figured that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson would be the story during the rain-soaked U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Tiger because he’s Tiger and Phil because it would be a storybook win he could dedicate to his wife Amy, who is going to have surgery performed for breast cancer. But ...

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Could Bernie Madoff be running a franchise operation? Here we go again – the same headlines, the same accusations and the same agonized shrieks and violent threats coming from gypped investors. It all sounds so nice and familiar. Virus Warning If someone, anyone, whether his name is Ponzi, Madoff, Standford, Tannebaum or anything else, offers you a return ...

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Last week I had the honor of representing Mint at the 13th Annual Webby Awards in New York City. I was there to accept two awards for Mint.com, one for Best Financial Services Website, and another, the People’s Voice award. Thanks, Webby people! Mint is no stranger to the Webbys, having won two awards and an ...

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