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Bitcoins Vs. Real Estate as Investment

Bitcoins Vs. Real Estate as Investment

Bitcoin Booms, But Beware of a Bubble, Warns Investing Expert Jason Hartman Bitcoin may have surged to a record high in value this past Saturday when its price was set at $3,169, shattering the previous high of the cyber currency’s value of $3,000 that was set in...

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Why It’s a Good Time to Own Rental Property

Why It’s a Good Time to Own Rental Property

The turnaround in the housing market since the Great Recession has gone too far for many Americans. A just-released report from Washington, D.C., think tank Pew Research Center found that more Americans are renting now than any time in the last 50 years. The...

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Money CAN Buy Happiness – If You Spend In The Right Way

Money CAN Buy Happiness – If You Spend In The Right Way

Happiness can be bought, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge, but only if your spending matches your personality type. The research, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Science, analysed 77,000 real UK bank spending...

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How Debt & Taxes Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Poorer

How Debt & Taxes Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Poorer

In my last article, “The Twenty-Something’s Guide to Financial Stability,” I discussed some of the common financial mistakes that are often made by young folks. But it is true that you can be broke at any age. For me personally, I’ve been both rich and poor. I was...

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What’s Driving the Boom in Home Building Stocks

What’s Driving the Boom in Home Building Stocks

Stocks in home building companies are up sharply this year, outpacing the S&P 500 Index (SPX), the Wall Street Journal reports. For the year to date through Wednesday's close, shares of KB Home (KBH) are up 32% ($15.77 to $20.82), Lennar Corp. (LEN) is up 17%...

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