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The blend of low house prices, still-low interest rates and appealing tax incentives can sure help the discerning buyers find real bargains. But the process of buying a home can be off-putting at times. The following tips can come handy:…

Money is an intricate issue and can get more knotty when close relations are involved. Read on to know how you can handle both money and marriage without upsetting the other. Since money is capable of connoting a host of…

Spend and save the smart way with these budgeting tips. Creating a budget and rigorously implementing it is tough, but it is the best tool to regulate your finances and meet your monetary goals. For a successful budget, here…

Are your electricity bills skyrocketing and driving you crazy? Here are the 10 ways to cut down on this expense and keep your cool. The cost is higher than ever and is not going down any time soon. So the only alternative is to cut…

Retirement plans need not start in the twilight years of your life. They should be planned well in advance so that you can enjoy the rewards of your hard work and savings!! Here are three steps you need to take in order to retire…

The lithium ride was a great one. Cobalt, too. All they needed was their Elon Musk moment, which came in the form of the Nevada battery gigafactory. The next Elon Musk moment won't be about lithium at all—or even cobalt. It will be for an…

The U.S. dollar has jumped to its strongest level in nearly a year, raising questions about how a strong greenback could act as a drag on debt and oil demand in much of the world. The U.S. Federal Reserve announced another rate hike a few…

Wall Street is shocked, but it shouldn't be: Tariffs targeting China should have been a given, and now the market's tanking on trade war fears as if it just crept up on everyone, but Trump's been very clear on this. Wall Street is known…

Outwardly, a home-based business might appear to be just another easy source of some extra income. In reality, however, it can be extremely taxing and yet, cannot guarantee success. Like any other form of business, home-based…

Retirement: It's nice to get out of the rat race, but you have to learn to get along with less cheese - Gene Perret Luxurious and convenient post retirement life is a thing of the past. We are living in an age when the inflation is…