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PODCAST: How to Get the Most Bang for Your Tuition Buck

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Alyssa Oursler chats with Bankrate analyst Jessica Patel about which college degrees provide the best and worst value.

Marvel vs. DC Superheros: Which Movies Make More?

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The Marvel vs. DC debate has been going on for decades. But which comic book company has had better box-office success?

Time Is Priceless: Top Shelf Watches

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Watches might seem like little more than a practical way to keep time, but they can be so much more. Take a look at some the most luxurious pieces out there.

Procter & Gamble Apologizes, Pulls Sexist Swiffer Ad

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A recent Swiffer ad put Rosie the Riveter back in the kitchen ... and consumers sure weren't pleased.

Whole Foods Denies It Banned Speaking Spanish

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Two workers at a New Mexico Whole Foods Market say they were suspended for protesting an English-only policy, but the company denies that it has such a policy.

‘Lean In’ Wisdom Isn’t Just for Women — Summer Reading

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Possession of a Y chromosome doesn't mean you should skip this book -- its precepts are universal in our status-obsessed society.

Restaurants: Get Fit or Get Fat

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Offering everything from fried fish to Fritos, these food chains are opting to pass on the health craze and instead keep pushing the caloric boundaries.

Don’t Expect the Bond Selloff to Continue

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street
Bond prices have ticked up over the past few weeks, with yields now above 2% on the 10-year bond, but a runaway increase is unlikely as the economy struggles

Trying to Find a Reliable Investment? Just Ask Bernie Madoff

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A sound piece of investing advice comes straight from the lips of one of Wall Street's most infamous liars.

‘When to Sell’ Is a Buy — Summer Reading

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
You can find advice on buying stocks everywhere -- this classic investment tome looks at the other side of the investing coin.

Defiant Chrysler Refuses to Recall 2.7M Jeeps

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Chrysler has rejected a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 2.7 million Jeep vehicles over gas tank fire fears.

Monsanto’s ‘GE’ Wheat Headaches Continue

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The tale of Monsanto's (MON) biotech-engineered  "Roundup Ready" wheat continued on Tuesday as Morton County, Kansas farmer Ernest Barnes, file suit in U.S. District court…

7 Economic Reports to Always Watch

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
These reports may not make big headlines like GDP and monthly jobs numbers, but they actually are better at telling us where the economy is headed.

As Homeowners Tap Their Equity, Who Wins and Who Loses?

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor
If homeowners are smart, home equity can make for a convenient, low-cost way to borrow money ... which is also promising for banks and big-box stores.

U.S. Households Still a Long Way From Wealth Recovery

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Americans are still well below their household levels of wealth from 2007, despite stock market gains and a slowly growing economy.

Smooth Writing: Top Shelf Pens

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
After years of struggling with cheap pens that seem to write only when you’re testing them, you deserve something that writes well.

How Warren Buffett Made His Fortune

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Most investors are familiar with Warren Buffet at Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett's investment ideas and expertise are worth looking at as lessons in investing

Papa John’s CEO Apologizes for Racist Butt-Dialing Employee

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
A Papa Johns customer received an offensive voicemail from the person who had delivered his pizza and posted it online, prompting an apology from the CEO.

May Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Yields on money markets and savings accounts remained pretty much stuck in May, but mortgage and home loan rates lurched higher.
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