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Reports from luxury retailers like Tiffany's are watched closely by analysts because they can signal how the overall economy is doing. Rachel Dornhelm reports current signs show the average consumer is cutting back.

I attended a green cleaning party today with a group of voluble, smart women as part of a national Safe Cleaning Products Initiative sponsored by...

Tax time is here and so are the scammers. Lisa asks Victor Olmeczencho of the IRS how you can protect yourself from the most common tax scams.

Financial planners and investment planners: who's who? Sally Herships learns the answer to this and more as she finds help getting a financial plan together.

On this week's a Day in the Work Life, we follow pro wrestler Kurt Angle from the Olympics to prime time.

In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Lisa talk about gift and loan confusion, Health Savings Acccounts, microfinance funds and paying off a mortgage early.

Some universities are offering students ID cards that do double duty as debit cards. Lisa asks Kathy Chu about the controversial move.

With the dollar dropping fast, it's not surprising that it's falling out of favor overseas. As Rico Gagliano discovered during a trip to India, greenbacks aren't what they used to be.

The good news: the commercial real estate market is in better shape than the residential one. The bad news: it's a rough road ahead. Lisa talks to Susan Smith about what's to come.

Economics editor Chris Farrell reminds us to put safety ahead of high returns as he sets the story straight on ways to protect your money during the current economic skittishness.