If the NOK phone is successful, others will carry WP7 as part of the Win8 ecosystem since they will want to get a piece of it too. And all carriers sans Samsung have declining margins and not much to look forward to in Android over the long terms so its the successfulness of WP7 that they are waiting for. Therefore Msf...more

Govt Union member are 1% too! What you don't think so? Think of it this way, Govt Union members have retirement packages, including all the other perks which we wont even count, that amount to annuities. What's an annuity? Its a guarantee of receiving a check every month for the rest of your life. Its also called a pen...more

You dont owe any taxes in a Roth ever because you ve already paid the taxes. Thats why its a Roth not a regular IRA.

Why would you buy a house knowing that politicians are currently looking to eliminate the mortgage deduction? You would wait to see how much that would take off the value and buy it cheaper later. After all, interest rates arent going up for the next two years and there are five years of inventory overhang.  Not all wo...more

I'm totally spoiled by my Uggs, they're the most comfortable pair of boots I've ever had. Love em. That said, the stock is a little pricey but they are expanding into mens shoes and boots, accessories for men and women and even handbags where the margins are tremendous. Your call.

Is that a trick question? Do you really think they are going to stop tracking you? Its a diversionary tactic that will work until the next time they steal information or get caught violating someone else's privacy. They're politicians at heart and the only way to deal with Goog is to not use them at all.

What "consent agreement"? I never saw where Goog entered into a Consent Agreement with the Feds. What are the terms of the Agreement? Anybody know? Does it mandate that Goog cant collect personal information without explicit user agreement or what? What govt agency made the agreement and when?

Whether he means to or not, everything Obama touches is a dagger in the heart of retirees. From killing the basic guarantee of Medicare with its new and untouchable panel of experts who will decide what is covered and what is not, to raising taxes on the very income that supports most retirees, including pensions who w...more

Lets rephrase that to, he either created or saved them. And if you really want to understand what  Private Equity equity does then perhaps you should ask Mr Lew, Mr Obama's new Chief of Staff since Mr Lew was in charge of Private Equity for Citigroup, the huge international Bank.