It’s not difficult to figure out why sales of smartphones have taken off nationwide. After all, the average price of one is $155, more than 30 percent lower than last year and today’s models let you talk, e-mail and surf the Internet quickly.
After months of histrionic headlines about socialized medicine and Congress’s continuous plodding on health care legislation, it’s not surprising that some investors have turned skittish on health care stocks.
Investors poured $8.5 billion into Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, funds in the second quarter, double the amount in the same period last year, according to researcher Strategic Insight.
Perhaps Kmart’s recent promotion of their layaway plan for back-to-school shoppers was a needed reminder for us all that there was a form of payment used to purchase goods before credit cards became popular.
Before my recent flight home to Buffalo, N.Y., there was a rude surprise at the airport gate. I’d lingered too long at the candy counter, as usual, so I arrived late – the last passenger to board.
Finding the right mutual fund is no small feat – but the difficulty doesn’t end there. Most funds have an alphabet soup of share classes that investors often find hard to digest
Five years ago, when the economy was humming, 5 percent of small businesses surveyed by the National Federation of Independent Business labeled "financing" – in other words, borrowing – as the biggest thorn in their paw.
