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Top weekly financial articles - MSN Money
This week's top stock market, investing and financial stories. Get the latest stock quotes and learn investment strategies on MSN Money.

  • Investing lessons from the 1950s
    The current climate is unlike anything most investors have seen before. But there are similarities to the period after World War II.

  • Risks of 'swipe and go' credit cards
    RFID credit cards offer convenience, but they're not entirely safe from identity thieves. Here's where you may be vulnerable.

  • Poverty has a new address: Suburbia
    There are now 2.7 million more poor households in the suburbs than in cities, thanks to long-term trends that have accelerated in the current economic downturn.

  • Big questions for the rest of 2012
    The market has been less volatile than expected so far this year. But it could get a lot riskier in the months to come. Here's what to watch for.

  • Red states' credit beats the blues'
    States that voted Republican in the 2008 election are doing better than those that voted Democratic, according to a recent study that uses credit score data as a measure of household financial health.

  • The best, worst of customer support
    What do businesses do right -- or wrong -- when they provide phone-based customer service? Research points to some of the reasons why customers come away either satisfied or frustrated.

  • America's coming homeless surge
    In the current downturn, federal assistance has helped avert a spike in homelessness, but that tap is now running dry.

  • Mr. Market is still having a party
    To markets yearning for good news, low rates and money printing have been just the ticket. Also: Will Apple's surge continue, or will it mark a market top?

  • 8 ways to judge a tax professional
    Looking for a tax preparer to guide you through the IRS' income tax maze? Arm yourself with these questions -- and ask all of them -- before you settle on a tax pro.

  • Where to get the best bond yields
    The news that the Fed intends to keep interest rates low should extend the bond rally, but ETF investors will want to steer clear of broad-market funds.