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A sudden rally hits Wall Street after days of selling and a gloomy economic forecast from Goldman Sachs. Financial and technology stocks lead the rebound. Crude oil moves lower; gold hits a new high. Wall Street likes Alcoa's fourth-quarter profit report.

Learn how to negotiate successfully by interpreting these 5 subconscious indicators.

Dear FSB: I have a small, home-based baking business with a growing clientele. I have an opportunity to purchase a bakery business in my town. I don't want to buy their name, just their inventory, which they want to sell. I have a 401(k) of $13,000 and a small inventory of my own, but no other capital. How do you write a business plan when you don't have at least three years of financial history to report and you need additional money for startup costs?

Dear FSB: I want to sell my company. I have sales in the range of $5 million annually, and it seems that brokers either specialize in companies worth less than $1 million or far more than $5 million. Where do I go to get help selling a company of my size?

Dear FSB: I have a small agribusiness in Senegal and would like to take advantage of solar power for my enterprise, due to the high cost of oil. How can I get in touch with solar companies to help my business and create a working relationship spread solar power in Senegal?

You don't have to be the best to win in the market, but you need to be consistently good. The CAPS ratings help investors identify stocks with above-average prospects. 

The small steps I took throughout 2007 led to my best financial year ever. Here's how my husband and I boosted our net worth (and how we could have done even better).

Make these errors and your survivors will wonder what your last wishes were, where your financial records are and why they're paying taxes they didn't need to.

Good homes sell even in a bad market -- and here are a dozen principles the experts watch for when evaluating a potential sale.