10 things worth paying more for
2012-05-25T21:11:49Z

Home improvements. Done right, home improvements can increase the value of your house. Done wrong, you'll end up paying more to repair shoddy work. It pays to hire the right contractor and buy good materials. But you can still save some money.

Madoff Case Is Paying Off for Trustee ($850 an Hour)
2012-05-27T23:54:05Z

That may be hyperbole Mr. Picard has personally taken home only $5.1 million, according to court documents but the total fee numbers are staggering. There is good news, at least sort of: the fees do not come out of the hide of the Mr ...

Are you paying for too much insurance?
2012-05-21T16:01:36Z

SALT LAKE CITY Insurance analysts say some people may be paying more to insure their home and their cars than they need to. So, what can customers do to keep from paying too much? When it comes to covering their homes, some Utahns buy a policy that ...

Letter: Seniors should be exempt from paying school taxes
2012-05-30T07:37:00Z

We have been paying for school taxes since the first home that we owned. I think we have paid long enough. If our government can waste billions of dollars on corporate welfare (Solyndra) and other countries, give the U.S. senior citizens a break ...

Paying tribute to the fallen
2012-05-30T11:33:14Z

Crane said he wanted to take a break this year and see how it s done here at home. And he wasn t disappointed, approving of the size of the crowd despite the weather. Following the official ceremony, 97-year-old Glenn Jensen and his son and daughter-in ...

China paying billions for oil, energy deals in the Americas
2012-05-29T08:42:37Z

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Citi's Shorter Fence Finally Paying Off
2012-05-28T23:52:54Z

This year, we go up knowing if we get it, it's going to go." Enlarge Image Despite Citi Field's smaller dimensions, the Mets still ranked 28th in the majors in home runs before Tuesday. That renewed confidence came as a result of smaller ...

How to Weight Dividend Paying Stocks in Your Retirement Portfolio
2012-05-29T16:35:04Z

Editor's Note: Douglas Carey is a regular contributor to Minyanville's blog section. About every quarter, I update my weights for my dividend paying stocks in my retirement portfolio. Let me first summarize the idea behind my weighting scheme.

How I Reframed Paying My Taxes: Why Self Talk Matters
2012-05-30T19:32:50Z

Do you like paying taxes? I own my own business, which means I write quarterly checks for my taxes. I confess, in the past I didn't enjoy paying them. We have a meeting every Friday afternoon to go over the cash flow, the receivables and the ...