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It's not easy to build a low-risk fund that delivers with reasonable risks. Here are the ones I think do it best -- and how we do it at Marketocracy.

How did the nation's biggest banks stumble into the subprime crisis? Consider this: Lax boards dangled huge rewards for short-term performance with little incentive to limit risk.

A peek at the numbers exposes some trends that may surprise you. One example: In 2005, the rich paid a bigger share of the total tax bill than they did in 2000, before Bush's tax cuts.

Short-term rallies and wishful thinking have buyers ready to pounce, but the end of the credit mess isn't yet here. In the meantime, here's some speculation on bank stocks.

It's not the prospect of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal. The Web giant's bigger worry is the mobile phone in your pocket or purse. Here's why.

5 simple lessons from the women who raised them helped these entrepreneurs succeed.

One analyst sees oil hitting $150 to $200 a barrel. Energy stocks jump, and the major indexes are higher. Fannie Mae reports a loss and cuts its dividend. Strong earnings help Cisco Systems and Walt Disney shares move higher in after-hours trading.

Desperate for cash, strapped sellers are using online auctions and flea markets to unload household goods, including possessions of great sentimental value.