Kiplinger's June Issue article about 7 stocks that have been beaten up but look like bargains today

Even movies can help you live a better, more economical lifestyle. Remember to plan for the worst, and keep your finances in order if you really want to live the dream!

Gold expert Ed Bugos is back today to share his view of the recent market, including some of the latest numbers for Washington. He also gives you an opportunity to buy his five favorite penny stock plays that are set to shoot up as everything else falls apart.

In late February, I posted on a short clip that I saw on CNBC that showed a few of the CNBC anchors discussing the Bond Insurers. The clip had Becky Quick and Charlie Gasparino talking and clearly there is some tension between these two.....

The Carlyle Group again tops the PEI 50 list, having raised a whopping $52 billion in direct private equity investments over the last five years, and maintains its position at the top of the list as the biggest private equity firm in the world. Carlyle is followed by Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area in second place with $49.05 billion, and third place is taken by TPG with $48.75 billion.

America's gasoline supply is limited partly because the environmental movement has been a key player halting the development of oil refineries, which in turn limits our ability to produce gasoline (we haven't built a new refinery in nearly 50 years). This puts us in a bind. We, along with the rest of the world have a growing demand for oil and gasoline, while the supply .............

It was another overall boring session to end the week but despite the overall boring tone to Friday’s session it was still a bullish session underneath as many stocks had solid sessions and many stocks that I was long had a very positive session. This kind of action on a do nothing day is just what I like to see in a market that refuses to do much.

"A main theme for the year is the underlying trend of volatility would go up, but I was not smart enough to predict the volatility of the volatility. The underlying trend of volatility is still up,” - Richard Bernstein, Merrill’s chief investment officer.....(If you understand that… good luck to you)

Many people think that investing in mutual funds is the way to go and the best method for getting rich. I think mutual funds are horrible investments. Here are 8 reasons why you should not invest in mutual funds.

The coming election is increasingly looking like alternative energy is going to win no matter if a Democrat or Republican is elected. Sure, there is Solar, but a lot of people don't realize the potential of geothermal and heat recovery systems. Ormat is the only pure play, just look at these numbers...

Real tick was developed in 1980’s by Townsend Analytics as the changed the revolutionized the stock trading industry. Realtick dates from the times of DOS operating system to recently when they came out with RealTick 8.0 in 2004.

Office Depot stock has been beaten down too far and now it represents a decent bargain.

Despite skyrocketing food costs, Yum! Brands (YUM ) recently turned in an incredible quarter and is now trading near its 52-week high, Jim Cramer told fans of his "Mad Money" TV show Tuesday. Cramer welcomed chairman, CEO and president David Novak of Yum! Brands to the show to discuss his company's prospects. . . . . . . . get the full story at madmoneypicks.net