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  • Millionaires in the Making
    These savers are stashing their cash, saying 'no' to expensive outings and spending time with family instead. They're on their way to an early retirement.



  • Past due: Your savings
    If you think of a contribution to your savings as a 'bill' that you pay every month along with your other expenses, you'll be a much better saver with a much brighter future.



  • Wanted: Free financial advice
    Question: I am reluctant to get a financial planner. Will they do an analysis of your portfolio? Does that commit me to use them? How do you get their advice without hiring them as a financial planner?



  • Fliers squeezed by government fees
    As if high fuel prices aren't enough, airlines and passengers are getting pinched by rising taxes as the U.S. government demands a bigger piece of the pie.



  • How to thrive in a barren market
    Some pundits insist that we're not in a bear market, since stocks have yet to lose at least 20% of their value. But they're missing the point. Investing in equities in the past decade has been akin to being marooned on a desert island.



  • Will a weak dollar hit my portfolio?
    Currency trends can affect the yields on your international stock funds. Here's how you can protect yourself.



  • 6 gas-saving myths
    With gasoline prices hitting record levels, it seems everyone has a tip on how to save fuel. Much of the advice is well-intentioned, but in the end, much of it won't lower your gas bill.



  • Soros: Global investing's godfather
    Broke and friendless in postwar London, having just spent his last penny on food, 22-year-old George Soros made the first of a lifetime of prescient economic calls. "I have touched bottom," he told himself, "and I am bound to rise."



  • Ditch that car, hop a train
    The soaring price of gas has convinced New Jersey resident Eric Scott to trade the comfort of his car for a seat on the train every morning after 17 years of driving to the office.



  • 6 signs of an economic rebound
    By now you've had enough of the endless gloom in today's economic news: record oil prices, slower home sales, deepening loan losses, disappointing corporate earnings. What you're really looking for at this point are a few signs of hope.