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I recently read Dividend Investing for Dummies. Among many other things, it suggested picking stocks with a debt/equity ratio of < or = 1. I've always thought of Altria as a great dividend stock but I see they have a ratio of 235. With a recent price of $25, does this mean (25 x 235) $5875...

Ecosia - The green search If you use this search engine they donate a portion of the proceeds to saving rain forest.

“By June [the Fed] will have accumulated some $1,600bn of Treasury securities, likely to be in the vicinity of China and Japan’s combined holdings” -FT.com FT.com / Capital Markets - Fed passes China in Treasury holdings

In another post we're debating whether Prop 13 should stand or fall...is fair or unfair. California Proposition 13 (1978) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I must admit I have an ax to grind here. Full disclosure is I benefit greatly from it existence. Without going into too much detail...

Workers saw 2 percent rise in wages and benefits - Yahoo! Finance I was surprised to see that workers got raises. Literally every working person I know got cuts, paying more of their healthcare, losing matching retirement funds, cutting hours, and cutting pay. I was also surprised to find...

Did a complete tune up and cleaning. I have a GE and boy was it easy after watching this. I don't think I'll ever need a new one. Please don't forget the great how-to videos out there before you start any project. YouTube - Working on a GE Dryer pt.1

As I peddle my bike through town I see the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in action...paving roads that are already in good condition. They're building us a new 134 million dollar police headquarters. The old one looks great. My city hall is being completely renovated over the next...

I retired as a public employee with 100% of my healthcare payed for. The new healthcare law requires children of those covered by employee sponsored healthcare to be covered until 26 years old. I have a son who is 21 and I was hoping the healthcare I have in retirement would cover him. They...

Well I never stopped believing. I have about 1 and 1/2 million miles on Toyota's and have never had a single problem. I just got back from Vegas and got 39.16 mpg at 80 mph (don't tell anyone) in my Corolla. Mark Levin (NHTSA report on Toyota problems)

us-debt-and-the-greece-analogy: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance I am one who feels Greenspan was very responsible for getting us into this mess, but maybe he learned something.

Gonna buy a rug cleaner. Got any advice?

How do you like your front loader?

Any good or bad experiences with dental implants?

the-bad-news-bad-news-on-jobs: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance What would this do to the markets?

I need new reefer door bins for my Kenmore reefer. I think Whirlpool made it for them. The part numbers are the same. They want 40 to 50 bucks for just one. I heard you can get them for much less at an appliance recycling center. Anyone have any experience at this?

Anyone being, or gonna be, affected by the oil spill?

It might be that good communication brought us humans to the top of the evolutionary heap. I spent my career dealing with the very bottom of society and thought how unfortunate it was there was such a communication break down there. "That's to the curb" meaning trash or something bad. "Broom the...

I need some new wheel covers (hubcaps) for my 2005 Toyota Corolla. Very expensive from the dealer. Checking the local scrapyards. Anyone have any luck buying a good product cheap online? Amazon has a lot listed for good prices but there's not enough customer reviews to make an informed decision...

Anyone plan on buying one of the new electric cars? I'm a little puzzled. The Nissan Leaf gets 100 miles on a fillup and the GM gets 40 with a little gas powered motor that kicks on after that. The old GM Ev1 got up to 150 miles on a charge. My neighbor had one and loved it. He got over...

I know there was an earlier post concerning E Trade Bank about their closing. I spoke with a rep and he said since they no longer do loans there is no need for capital on the banking side. They are concentrating on the brokerage. There are no plans for complete closure but it appears the low...

I've read economists predict 170K jobs created in March. I live in So Cal and belong to a very large family and have many friends. Except for the gov't workers, most of them are un or under employed. The local economy really looks bad to me. Any reason to believe my sample is too small or...

Bill Gross: Bonds Will Only Get Uglier From Now on ... bill gross bonds will only get uglier from now on ... can i introduce you to my new stock funds: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Government Retiree Credit I'm a government retiree. Turbo Tax thought I might qualify. Can anyone explain this a little better? Who qualifies for this credit-exactly? What does "not covered by social security" mean?

We only lost 36,000 jobs, for a total of 8.4 million (of course that doesn't include all the illegals who lost theirs too). I figure if we can grow at the same rate as we did during the bubbles, (200,000 jobs minus the 100,000 we need to keep up), it'll only take us 84 months to get back...

What type of piping/material would I use to build this fireplace heater? I would like to do it without welding. Maybe cast iron? Are there metals that would give off gases when heated? The fire is built on top of the grid. Air is pushed by the fan through the heated pipes. The heated air...