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Cash, Credit or… Cell Phone? Starbucks Launches Mobile Payment App Nationwide

January 19, 2011 / Kevin Duffey
(photo: Starbucks) How would you like to pay for that latte: cash, card or… phone? After months of testing in certain markets throughout the country, Starbucks (SBUX) announced today the launch of its mobile payment program nationwide. Now, you can pay...

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Learning to Achieve a Higher Rate of Return

June 18, 2010 / Kevin Duffey
Anybody with common sense understands that saving money is important. Whether we’re talking about financing your future or investing capital for a higher return, you’d need the money to do it. The start of it all is savings. With long-term...

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Time To Take a Look At Dividends

May 20, 2010 / Kevin Duffey
photo: alancleaver_2000 The stock of dividend-paying companies like Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble and McDonald’s might not be as sexy as high-fliers like Apple and Amazon.com — but consistent returns year after year are nothing to ignore.  Traditionally, dividend stocks tend...

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The Truth About the Rising Unemployment Rate

May 13, 2010 / Kevin Duffey
photo: twicepix The latest update to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ official unemployment rate — an increase from 9.7% in March to 9.9% in April — has, ironically, been heralded by many as good news. After all, in April we...

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Volcanic Hazards: How to Prepare for an Emergency

April 20, 2010 / Kevin Duffey
photo: Sverrir Thor After the devastating earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, we hardly needed another reminder of our helplessness before nature’s wrath. But there it is: a volcanic eruption in Iceland, whose massive cloud of black ash has grounded thousands...

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Invest With Caution After a Rally

April 19, 2010 / Kevin Duffey
As of this writing, the U.S. stock market indices have risen nearly 70% since they bottomed in March of 2009. (The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently topped 11,000 – a little over a year after it bottomed at 6,547 on March 9,...

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How to Invest in Gold the Right Way

March 10, 2010 / Kevin Duffey
Photo: Mykl Roventine The expression “as good as gold” suggests that gold is something of a sure thing when it comes to investments. But, while gold and other commodities remain a solid investment choice, when it comes to investing there’s...

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