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America's urban schools don't do nearly enough to teach kids about personal finance and investing, and the effects permeate through America's minority communities. The ING-Girls Inc. Investment Challenge changing that, one virtual portfolio and one girl at a time.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer decided to twist that nugget of wisdom a bit and look at what did work in past and figure out how we can repeat it. Doing so, he found five dividend payers that fit the bill today.

24/7 Wall St. has done an analysis of the largest companies in the U.S. based on their portfolios of major consumer brands. Many of these brands are worth billions of dollars, and the success of the corporations that own them is based almost entirely on the appeal of those brands.

Mother Earth is getting a little bit of relief as more companies yield to pressure from environmentalists and activist shareholders to reduce their carbon footprints. But Gaia isn't the only one who's benefiting: Just ask some of the companies that have saved serious greenbacks by going green.

Health care giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) says sales rebounded but its profit dropped 23 percent in the first quarter, due to higher expenses, costs of recalls and litigation and a tax gain that boosted results a year ago. Adjusted earnings topped expectations. J&J also raised its...

Everybody knows how to make money in a bull market, and it isn't hard to see ways to profit from a bear market, but what do you do when the market isn't moving at all? Here are some strategies for making money in the doldrums.

Mergers and acquisitions are becoming ever more popular, with activity up 24% in the first two months of this year -- after already growing 23% in 2010. Here's how your portfolio can benefit from this trend.