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The small fake-out rallies are a perfect time to sell good stocks. You can use the cash to buy better stocks when the market tanks again (and it will). Here's a shopping list.

Some tax-system critics, including GOP candidate Mike Huckabee, want to get rid of income taxes and payroll taxes and replace them with a national sales tax. Here are the plan's pros and cons.

Insurance companies aren't the only ones who can negotiate a lower price -- you can, too. Here's how.

The market may look scary right now, but it's no time to run away. Making the wrong move today could really cost you in the long run.

Face it: The tax fairies aren't going to file your tax return for you. Here's a step-by-step guide to finding and filing those tax-return forms you've been avoiding.

Investors see the Fed cutting key rates on Wednesday and push financial stocks higher. The Dow is now up 6.5% in less than a week. McDonald's slumps on concerns about flat U.S. sales. New-home sales tumble, but home-building stocks jump. Gold hits a new high.

Is your agreement through e-mail legally binding? Find out what kind of online communication constitutes a legal contract.

Falling prices and interest rates ought to make your house easier to sell -- if only buyers could get financing. Here are three ways to make the process easier for would-be homeowners.

You can't time the market's gyrations, so I'll stick to my system and put my money to work right away. I'm buying 20 stocks based on computer 'clones' of some of the best investors ever.

Authorities in economically stressed cities see an increase in torched houses. Is the nation's mortgage mess transforming more Americans into criminals?

In search of a soft landing, Beijing raised interest rates six times last year and let the yuan climb 13% against the dollar. But another year of overheated economic growth is likely in 2008.

Soon, hospitals might use tools to check your ability to pay as routinely as they check your pulse. Privacy advocates worry about abuse of data, but some consumers could even benefit.

Frivolous litigation is a fear that strikes the heart of every business owner. Here's what you can do about it.

Find out what you'll be paying for in 2008 and how you can minimize the effect on your bottom line.

Fear remains a big problem for investors as the Dow finishes down 171 points. Financial stocks weaken, and a big gain for Microsoft evaporates. Next week, the markets face a Fed meeting, a flood of earnings reports and reports on the economy and job growth.