Archive for February, 2009:

Ignore Washington — keep saving; General Patton makes a point

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Sheldon Liber }
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General George S. Patton was attributed with saying: "No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country." This was played out to perfection by George C. ...Read More »

Check out these free online photo editors

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Josh Smith }
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Filed under: TechnologyWith the advances in photo editing software, turning your everyday snapshots into digital masterpieces has never been easier -- and you don't even have to be computer savvy to do it. CNET's Webware has a rundown of 15 ...Read More »

Safeway (SWY) Q4 earnings miss estimates

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Brent Archer }
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Safeway (NYSE: SWY - option chain) stock is falling today after the company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $338 million, or 79 cents per share, missing analysts' projections of 81 cents per share. The grocery industry is generally expected to ...Read More »

PepsiCo (PEP): A portfolio anchor

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Steven Halpern }
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"PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) Pepsi is about as dependable a company as there is and the stock would be an excellent anchor for most portfolios," says value investor Nathan Slaughter. In his Half-Priced Stocks, he says, "All told, PepsiCo has built an ...Read More »

Sprint (S) gets rating downgrade as customers flee in latest quarter

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Brian White }
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Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) recently posted another dismal quarter as the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. lost over a million customers while finally writing off the last $1.6 billion from the disastrous Nextel merger of 2005. The company ...Read More »

Save money by graduating college in 3 years instead of 4

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Aaron Crowe }
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Filed under: Budgets, College, Kids and Money, Career, College on a Dime, SchoolA small liberal arts college in Oneonta, N.Y. is offering students an option to get a degree in three years instead of four, saving more than $40,000. Students at ...Read More »

The mortgage bailout plan: How to avoid rewarding bad borrowers!

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Douglas S. Roberts }
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During testimony to Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, questions arose about the mortgage bailout plan proposed by the Obama administration. Several members of Congress were very concerned that this rewarded troubled borrowers who overpaid or took too much ...Read More »

Growth Matters: StumbleUpon filters the web

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Peter Cohan }
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With all the gloom in the global economy, I got to wondering whether there is anything else going on in the world of business. I'm looking for growth because I think that's what will ultimately bring the economy out of ...Read More »

Salesforce.com joins the billion-dollar club

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Tom Taulli }
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Recession? What recession? Some companies seem to find ways to grow in any environment. How? Part of it is the team; another part is the product; and finally, it helps if there is a big change in the marketplace. Well, all ...Read More »

Barbara Corocan’s 5 new tips for homesellers

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Zac Bissonnette }
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Filed under: Real EstateReal estate mogul Barbara Corcoran appeared on the Today Show to offer people who are hoping to sell their homes five tips on making their homes more marketable. Sellers who have already watched their homes plunge in ...Read More »
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