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10 Stocks for the Next 10 Years
You can rest easy knowing these companies will deliver consistent returns over the long haul. Among Kiplinger's picks are Procter & Gamble, Electronic Arts, First Solar, Gilead Sciences, Google, Monsanto, Norfolk Southern, T. Rowe Rrice, Schlumberger and Visa.
Will Republicans Drop Sarah Palin From Ticket? You Can Bet on It
An online prediction market weighs in on whether VP candidate Sarah Palin will be dropped from the Republican ticket.
Save Energy, Save Money
Choosing efficient products over energy hogs can help you save thousands. Plus 25 simple ways to save.
ConsumerReports.org - Saving energy, saving money
ConsumerReports.org - Saving energy, saving money
Plus: 25 Simple Ways to Save
Best Credit Cards
These are the 12 best cards Consumer Reports found, with the help of CardRatings.com and our own research. Cards are listed alphabetically in three categories, low-rate/low-fee cards, gas cards and cash back cards.
12 Ways to Build a Great Credit Score
Credit cards can be powerful tools to help reshape your credit score. Here's how to make them work for you.
Best Glass Cleaners
The bottom line from Consumer Reports tests were for very dirty glass, try Windex No Drip, which was excellent on indoor and outdoor grime and on smoke. For less-dirty glass, save money and use Streak Free from Wal-Mart, 3 cents per ounce, or our home brew, which cost about a penny per ounce and would have rated just below the Weiman product. Even tap water worked pretty well. Wipe cleaner off window mullions to avoid possible damage. Whatever product you use, refold your cleaning towel often.
Three Credit Card Benefits You Don't Know About
Did you know If you're planning a trip and you get sick or can't make it at the last minute, the airline is going to charge you bigtime to change or cancel the trip. But you probably have vacation cancellation insurance through your credit card that will cover the fees for you. Most cards do it between $1,000 and $2,000 per year of coverage. This is one of the three secret benefits that comes with your credit card most likely. Are you taking advantage?
World's Most Expensive Universities
This may surprise you: The world's most expensive universities are not haute institutions in the Swiss Alps or on the balmy shores of the Persian Gulf. Nor are they the Ivy League citadels of America's elite like Harvard or Princeton, or ancient halls of learning like Cambridge or Oxford in the United Kingdom. No, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the most expensive four-year university in the U.S. (and most likely the world) is Washington, D.C.'s George Washington University, with a price tag of $39,240 in 2007-2008. Rounding out the top five: Ohio's Kenyon College ($38,140), Bucknell University in Pennsylvania ($38,134) and Vassar College ($38,115) and Sarah Lawrence College ($38,090), both in New York. All private, all selective and all extremely pricey--and that's before room, board and books are factored in.
The World's Most Expensive Universities - Forbes.com