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These model portfolios — assembled 14 months ago by a trio of experts — have earned solid returns. One handily outperformed the market.

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‘Freebie trading,’ an online marketing technique, has grown as an industry with disciples who say they make money, but critics say it’s nothing but a rip-off.

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Your child’s age, along with whether you’re rich, poor or in between, will help determine how (and how much) you should put aside for school.

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The sector has lagged during the long health care reform debate because the market hates uncertainty. But with a decision apparently near, these stocks look promising.

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You don’t need land to garden. And containerized gardens will, at the very least, yield enough to cover your startup costs. So what have you got to lose?

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Here are a half-dozen individuals who have found that the highest and best use of their wealth is in helping others. 

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Those 2008 predictions of sky-high prices may not have been as wrong as they were premature. Plus: Investing ideas for crude’s comeback.

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Blue-chip stocks offer the potential for big gains with below-average risk right now. Here are some promising names and 3 funds that can help you play them.

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Worried you may need helping hands in your twilight years? Look to long-term-care insurance to make it affordable. And planning and flexibility can hold down premiums.

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Sticker prices tell only part of the story about car costs. Here’s help in figuring out how new cars are likely to compare in terms of insurance premiums.

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Most of 2009’s decline in credit card debt came when banks wrote off loans that strapped consumers couldn’t pay — not because debtors paid down their balances.

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Apple tops an MSN Money list of recommended stocks. 

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The Continent’s currency crisis is causing old rivalries to bubble up, pitting financially strong nations like Germany against some of the eurozone’s less disciplined members.

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Lenders should be able to get the money they’re owed, but collectors’ lousy reputations are richly deserved. Here’s how we can fix the problems.

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The computer pioneer that morphed into a mobile-phone and digital-music powerhouse tops an MSN Money list of recommended stocks.

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