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Most Overvalued & Undervalued Tech Stocks
Foreign revenues and other factors that once offered safety are now threats, and investors are doubting the growth prospects of Internet giants. See if Amazon, Cisco, Dell, eBay, EMC, Google, HP, Microsoft, Intel, Yahoo are undervalued, fairly valued or overvalued.
What's Hurting Tech Stocks Overvalued or Undervalued? - BusinessWeek
Best Places to Live 2008
Topnotch schools, good jobs, affordable housing, low crime, an active outdoor culture help Plymouth, Minnesota to replace Middleton, Wisconsin on top of Money Magazine's annual list of the Best Places to Live in America. Other places in the top 10 include Ft. Collins, Colorado, Naperville, Illinois, Irvine, California, Franklin Township, NJ, Norman, Oklahoma, Round Rock, Texas, Columbia/Ellicott City, Maryland, Overland Park, Kansas and Fishers, Indiana.
Best places to live 2008 - from MONEY Magazine
Also: Texas is Home to Most Cities on Best Places List
Banks at Risk of Failing Almost Double Since 2006; Is Your Money Safe?
Rising losses from bad mortgages and low capital levels are threatening the viability of a small, but growing, number of U.S. banks. On Friday, IndyMac, a mortgage lender with $32 billion in assets, became the fourth-largest financial institution to be taken over by regulators. IndyMac is the fifth institution to fail this year and likely won't be the last victim of the credit crisis. See how bank failures happen and what it means to you.
Banks at risk of failing almost double since 2006 - USATODAY.com
Q&A: How bank failures happen and what they mean - USATODAY.com
From MainStreet - Are Your Banks FDIC Insured?
Buying Private Insurance Can Be Tricky
Think shopping home and auto policies is fun? Try buying your own health insurance. Like "Operation," private health insurance is a game where the smallest error can cause a huge (financial) shock.
Buying private health insurance -Bankrate.com
Unusual Ways Airports Are Making Money
Airports around the country are trying out surprising sources of income. Anyone want to buy some hay? Traditionally, airports have generated most of their money from airlines-in the form of landing fees and fees for the use of terminal facilities-and from non-aeronautical sources such as parking lots, concessions, and advertising. But while the costs to run an airport have risen significantly over the years, airlines, pinched by high fuel prices, have balked at paying increased fees. In the scramble for dollars, some airports, especially smaller and midsize ones more vulnerable to losing airlines because of higher fees, have turned to selling everything from branded products to natural-gas drilling rights.
Unusual Airport Income - Business Travel - Feature Articles - Portfolio.com
How to Cash in on Your Baby if You Aren't Angelina Jolie
Don't let the stars outshine you. You may not be able to command seven figures for your baby's photos, but there are tons of freebies waiting to be plucked by new parents. And MainStreet has a list.
How to Cash in on Your Baby If You Are Not Angelina Jolie | MainStreet
Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?
Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even Bigger

