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Think about the word asset. What exactly does it mean? An asset is an item of property, a person, thing, or quality regarded as useful

The chill of fall swept through New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Edith Younger-Huff quickly scuttled into her downtown corner shop. She was feeling good about

It’s the post-new economy era. So what does that mean for today’s job seekers and professionals looking for the next golden ring? It means, once

With additional reporting from Carl Unegbu & Aissatou Sidime When Marceline Alburg refinanced her two-family home in Brooklyn, New York, last October, she had some

Rafael and Janice Richardson of Montgomery, Alabama, have dedicated their lives to education. The young couple—he’s 32 and she’s 34—are both teachers. Up until last

By Nicole Lewis Albert Sweets, 36, got his first real lesson in financial planning when he joined the military at age 17. He was making

Each man’s [tobacco] preference is the only standard for him,” wrote Mark Twain in 1893. Israel Capellan agrees. “Cigars are an acquired taste,” says the

J. Piernas came to Las Vegas seven years ago from the Bay Area as a manager for Nextel. He eventually started his own telecommunications business

In Italy, people will tell you that they take more time for life. Families gather for meals daily and wine is a staple at the

“Eight hundred Frenchmen can’t be wrong,” Lesvia Castro exclaims with a hearty laugh, as she applies this saying to the many friends and relatives who