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• Personal touch goes long way toward generating job offers - 11/15/2009
  

  After 30 years in the recruiting industry, Dave Flanders believes he's seen the one surefire way to land a job: Give your resume to 100 friends,...

• Interview questions got tougher; be ready - 11/15/2009
  

  In this job market , many unemployed people are looking for jobs after working for the same company for decades.

• Many stores discount quality cookware during holiday season - 11/15/2009
  

  Maybe you want to take advantage of Black Friday sales to finally buy that top-notch new skillet or Dutch oven, or maybe your gift list includes...

• Grocery store displays can mask higher prices - 11/8/2009
  

  SAN FRANCISCO — If you ever leave the grocery store with a slight sense of bewilderment at what you've just bought, you are not alone.

• Vanishing jobs - 11/1/2009
  

  WASHINGTON — Even with an economic revival, many U.S.

• Cashing out your 401(k) - 11/1/2009
  

  DES MOINES, Iowa — Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when...

• title insurance - 11/1/2009
  

  Amid the heap of obligations and expenses that come with buying a house, title insurance can be one of the most bewildering.

• Small, unexplained credit-card charges hint at identity theft - 11/1/2009
  

  It might just be an unexplained charge on your credit-card statement that you don't recall making or have a receipt for.

• Just run that car into the ground - 11/1/2009
  

  DEAR BRUCE: I have heard both sides of the argument when it comes to buying a car.

• Fear of holiday flying: not weather, but cost - 10/25/2009
  

  ATLANTA — Holiday surcharges. Bag fees. Fees for just about everything. Long airport security lines.

• Bring a pet or duffel bag and expect to pay more - 10/25/2009
  

  ATLANTA — You can make waves after your next flight on Allegiant Air, but it's going to cost you extra to check your boogie board.

• Ex-mutual-fund CEO criticizes the industry - 10/25/2009
  

  BOSTON — Dan Calabria is a believer in mutual funds, imperfect as they may be: "I consider them to be the worst investment in the world, except...

• Solar plan is a dim idea - 10/25/2009
  

  DEAR BRUCE: My wife and I own our house (no mortgage).

• Yours, mine or ours? - 10/18/2009
  

  NEW YORK — If you need a legitimate reason to pay attention to the tabloid tribulations of reality show couple Jon and Kate Gosselin, follow...

• When buying tires, don't take shortcuts with wear even in today's economy - 10/18/2009
  

  DETROIT — If you're cutting corners by canceling cable or clipping coupons, it might seem natural to skip replacing your tires, too. Don't.

• Timeshares escape worst of recession - 10/18/2009
  

  Vacationers are still using timeshares despite high unemployment rates and tighter credit markets, according to industry research.

• Not all mutual-fund companies have chosen to retreat from stocks - 10/18/2009
  

  T. Rowe Price's Stuart Ritter is a certified financial planner and a parent, and he sounds like it.

• Credit-card cautions - 10/11/2009
  

  Shopping for a credit card is a lot more complicated than it used to be.

• But many are just using debit cards now - 10/11/2009
  

  WASHINGTON — The recession has cooled the American ardor for living on credit.