Financial advice columnist Laura Rowley recently received an email from a homeowner who had negotiated a successful mortgage modification, but may end up as a short-sale candidate anyway -- because she can't finance home repairs. Her options are limited, but possible solutions do exist.
If 80% of professional fund managers underperform the market, how can individuals like you hope to succeed? In a new book, Matthew Schifrin of Forbes hunted down 10 of the best-performing mini-Buffetts over the past decade to get their secrets.
More people are selling their life insurance policies for much-needed cash while they're still alive. But are these "life settlements" a bad deal? Here's why they can come with a high cost, both for investors and for sellers -- along with some tips to keep both from getting burned.
