The myth of the marriage penalty
Despite what you may have heard, when it comes to taxes and benefits, it generally pays to be married. But that's not true for all couples. Is it for you?
Archive for June 1, 2008
A touch of solar for the oil blues
I'm still waiting for soaring oil prices to take a bite out of the market. Meanwhile, I'll buy MEMC Electronic, a stock that should feed off oil's rise.
Small funds with big returns
The clues for finding these gems? Look for long-tenured managers with proven track records and faith in their investment styles. Here are a few of the best.
The Fed embraces inflation
A top Fed official warns of the hazards of printing money to solve economic problems. He's right -- and yet the nation's central bank keeps running the press at top speed.
How to Build a Superfast, Superquiet PC, Part 1
The older I get, the less tolerance I have for noisy PCs. So my new desktop computer had to be quiet, not just fast. Oh, and I needed it to be affordable, too.
Desktop Linux Face-Off: Ubuntu 8.04 vs. Fedora 9
New versions of two of the world's biggest Linux distributions have hit the street. How do they match up?