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  • Writing Wrongs: Editors Help Students Avoid Costly Errors
    College students struggling to write the perfect paper often turn to friends or parents for help in correcting everything from punctuation to syntax errors to misspellings.
  • Where to Get a Free iPod, Find Other Giveaways Online
    Since Apple's iPod came onto the scene in 2001, tens of millions of the popular music players have been sold.
  • What's Really Driving Your Portfolio Performance?
    Many investors tend to focus on selecting the right stock to buy and choosing the perfect time to buy and sell. But some experts say these factors are a sure-fire way to damage portfolio performance.
  • What You Should Know First, Before Buying Annuities
    Americans hear a lot about the shaky outlook for Social Security. In the future, the federal program likely will play a smaller overall role in Americans' retirement plans.
  • Web Sites Level Playing Field In Business
    For many years, only the largest companies had the resources to attract and serve customers all over the world. Now, thanks to technological innovations and the Internet, small businesses are able to offer the same high-quality services and compete on a global scale.
  • Watch Your Business From Anywhere in the World
    When most people think of video surveillance, they think of cameras in stores.

    But many businesses are using them to keep track of meetings and ensure clients and business associates stand behind their word. Cameras can also provide proof of wrongdoing, connecting the dots when people are where they shouldn't be.
  • Virtual Offices Give Some Companies Big-City Prestige
    While the Internet is making the world a smaller place, some companies with offices in remote locations may need more than just a Web presence to attract more business.
  • Viansa Winery Reaches Out to Indy Racing Crowd
    If horse racing is the sport of kings, then car racing could conceivably be dubbed the sport of the average Joe.
  • UPS Helps Camping Company Keep Up With Santa's Elves
    Wondering what to get that special outdoor enthusiast this holiday season? New Hampshire-based Jetboil came up with something for campers worried about Jack Frost nipping at their noses.
  • U.S.-traded Company Sets Up Chinese E-government
    An American company in China? It may seem unusual, but a U.S.-traded company is building an e-government system in Jinjiang and Nanan of the Fujian province in the People's Republic of China.
  • U.S. Economy Needs Skilled Foreign Workers
    The U.S. economy has shifted significantly over the past 50 years. We are no longer the blue collar nation that we once were. The transformation from a manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy has created a growing demand for skilled technical workers. This demand has been accompanied by a decline in the number of native-born students seeking degrees in the fields of science, engineering and technology.
  • Trend: Companies Strengthen Stance Against Smoking
    Companies today are increasingly looking for ways to cut expenses and improve profit margins. Among their greatest expenses are fringe benefit costs associated with employee health care.
  • Travelers Get Showered With Added Comforts
    With U.S. companies spending an estimated $179 billion on business travel this year, millions of road warriors have found themselves longing for some of the comforts of home while on the road.
  • Touchscreen Technology: A New Gateway to Products, Services
    Frequent fliers know that checking in for flights is much easier and quicker today thanks to self-serve kiosks that enable users to zip through the process with the touch of a finger.
  • Tired of the Same Old Wine? Try a Prize-Winning Variety
    Even before the movie "Sideways" made wine tasting de rigueur, connoisseurs knew the value of sipping and savoring a great wine.
  • Tips to Know Before Buying an Annuity Policy
    Annuities may be a useful tool for those who want a steady stream of income throughout their lives. While most annuities include a death benefit, an annuity is almost the opposite of a life insurance policy - annuities offer financial protection against outliving your income.
  • Tips to Improve Your Customer Loyalty
    Statistics show that, on average, U.S. companies lose half of their customers every five years.
  • Tips to Build a Successful Portfolio
    Walking through the financial maze of stocks, bonds and mutual funds can be quite a challenge. American Century Investments offers the following tips to give you the know-how on building a profitable portfolio.
  • Tips on Conducting a Successful Presentation
    Whether you're a student, a full-time employee or the head of a book club, there is one task that is hard to avoid: public speaking.
  • The Road Block To Your Investing Success
    Investors today face a barrage of conflicting information and exaggerated return claims from what most people consider the "market" -; the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But these indexes only comprise about 12 percent of all U.S. stocks. The reality is that these stocks can't be predicted with any consistency, especially long-term.
  • The Latest Home Business Trend is 150 Years Old
    One of the hottest new ideas for a home-based business got its start in the Civil War era. By the 1860s, sewing machines had become affordable for the average family, and because these machines reduced the time it took to sew a garment by up to 80 percent, enterprising women had time to sew for extra money.
  • The 'Value' in Value Investing
    With roots that date back to the 1930s, value investing is a price-driven discipline that seeks companies whose shares are selling at a discount to their true, or intrinsic, value.
  • Take the Guesswork Out of Asset Allocation
    If the Enron and WorldCom scandals have taught investors anything, it is that betting your future solely on one company's stock is a huge mistake.
  • Study: Many Lack Basic Investment Knowledge
    According to American Century Investments' "On Plan I.Q. Quiz," a 10-question test taken by more than 800 investors, knowledge of some of the most basic investment concepts is poor. On average, participants selected about half of the correct responses on the multiple-choice test, which was given to individuals who have investments outside of a company retirement plan.
  • Study: Consumer-Driven Health Plans on the Horizon
    Health care costs have continued to skyrocket and every politician, business owner and employee is trying to find ways to cut costs.
  • Study: 800 Numbers Still Popular With Advertisers
    Despite growth of the Internet over the past seven years, the use of toll-free phone numbers in television advertising continues to grow, indicating that the telephone remains a prevalent response tool, according to a recent study.
  • Study Shows Americans Need to Get Financially Fit
    Most Americans lack basic understanding when it comes to their credit score and personal finance, according to the results of a survey by consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and financial services provider Capital One.
  • Stock Alert Program Satisfies Need for Speed
    Online investing continues to be popular among consumers, due in part to the fact that it meets most Americans' requirements - it's fast, easy and convenient.
  • Solving Holiday Shopping Woes
    Finding the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for husband, sister-in-law, nephew or pal is an annual challenge for holiday shoppers. Searching through shopping malls or clicking through hundreds of Web sites can dampen even the highest holiday spirits.
  • Software Takes Online Trading to Next Level
    Online brokers are offering better features today, even as fierce competition leads them to charge less than ever before. More sophisticated software-based trading tools are emerging as an alternative to traditional Web site transactions.

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