There’s no such thing as a hot stock tip right now, but these small investments could add thousands to your bottom line.
Everybody wants a hot tip. At this time of year the media’s filled with forecasts and recommendations. Hope springs eternal.
Meh.
History says few people ever beat the market consistently. And even those who do don’t beat the market by much.
So what’s the best you can expect? Wall Street’s best year, as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, was 1915. The index rocketed 82%. …

The economy currently is in a very scary place. I’m constantly hearing words like depression, recession, layoffs, and bail outs. Well since everyone seems to be in the same position regarding money I thought I’d share these 7 tips I found to be informative and helpful. So I hope you take these tips to heart and if you say to yourself, I’m already doing most of the things on this list, then my words to you are Congrats and keep up the good work!!!
No. 1: Have an Emergency Fund
If you …

A combination of weak consumer spending and a peak in manufacturing capacity will push prices for flat-panel TVs down to unprecedented lows this holiday season, according to analysts.
David Barnes, analyst at NPD’s DisplaySearch unit, said prices look set to decrease rapidly starting on “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving, and lasting through next year.
It’s even possible that 32-inch LCD TV sets, which now usually cost $600 to $700, will go as low as $350 in stores. That’s a significant level: It’s close to the long-run average price for a TV …

As merger-talks continue between General Motors and Chrysler, analysts are holding strong to the belief that without either a merger or government loan, two of the Big Three could go broke within a year:
“Without external intervention, from consolidation or government assistance, we expect GM to reach its minimum cash position in under 12 months,” Deutsche Bank auto analyst Rod Lache wrote last week. In an interview, Mr. Lache added that Chrysler is also running dangerously low on funds. “We believe Chrysler is in the same position. It’s either August 2009 …

In the United States, housing market is bad, economy is bad, and job market is bad. But we do have one thing to be happy about. I filled my gas tank up last night to $2.75 a gallon, and then this is what I read this morning…
While consumers celebrate cheap gas prices, OPEC is panicking. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has rescheduled their “Extraordinary Meeting” three weeks early to deal with the 50% drop in oil prices since July. Oil prices rose to over $68 a barrel today …