It’s not every day that I find a bank account offering more than 2% APY, but as of October 30, 2009, I’ve discovered one thanks to a reader. “Ski Naut” contacted me yesterday to ask about SFGI Direct’s offer of 2.25% APY. I had not heard of the bank, so I looked into it. SFGI Direct ...

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Here in the Untied States, ING Direct, a banking arm of the large financial company ING Group from the Netherlands, offers more than just high-yield online savings accounts. The bank also offers investments and mortgages, and some of the latter may have been too risky, like those sold and packaged into securities by domestic banks. ING ...

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard conspiracy theories about the hidden symbols and their meanings in our currency. Outlandish as some of the claims may seem, scholars and skeptical observers alike have taken these claims seriously, and have studied money with an eye toward what these symbols might be trying to tell ...

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Let Bylaws Be Bylaws It's people like these who voted to evict six-year-old Kimberly Broffman. Not these people specifically, but people like them. You can see it in their eyes. (Photo: flickr.com) I’m a parent, so I’m going to proudly display just a bit of bias here. If the homeowners’ association at the Largo, Florida retirement community ...

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CJ Jeans benefit from the Oprah Effect Oprah's show today was all about the booty. As frequent “Oprah Winfrey Show” guest Arthur Ray is investigated after three people died from a sweat lodge ceremony he conducted, another Oprah guest, Cookie Johnson, is skyrocketing to popularity. Or rather, Cookie Johnson Jeans are skyrocketing to popularity. Cookie Johnson Jeans are ...

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