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A mutual fund is a pool of investors' dollars used to purchase a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds or both under the supervision of managers. But with more than 3,500...

When folksingers Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick walk onstage, don't expect them to play a batch of folk songs about the good old days. "They were bloody horrible old days,"...

So you don't have $500,000 to buy a new dream home or an acre to build it on. That doesn't mean your home can't be fashionable. Here are some ideas:...

Judy finally realized something was wrong with her one recent Saturday night while she was driving to a party. She was wearing a new blouse but felt an overpowering need...

Any time you can buy a piece of furniture that does more than one thing, you are getting a bargain. Take, for example, a sleeper sofa. For the same amount...

During his lifetime, Ernest Hemingway was clearly the dominant writer of his day. Thirty-one years after his death, it's becoming increasingly apparent he is likely to go down as the...

President Herbert Hoover declared this vast mountain range of sand a national monument in 1932, but only in the last three years have scientists begun to unlock its geological mysteries....

It's midnight and the preschoolers at the Toyota Child Development Center are getting ready for bed. Three-year-old Chris Perry hoists his duffle and marches off to the bathroom to change...

If our homes say anything about us, Americans are: hungry for privacy; fascinated with television and the movies; overloaded with possessions; obsessed with eating, storing and preparing food-and very dirty....

The barefoot boy screeches as he runs to the end of the fenced-in back yard. He digs up dirt, jiggles it in his hand and grins as he rubs it...