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Question: Years ago, we bought zero-coupon bonds for our son's college fund. They were timed to mature as he went through college, which has worked...

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Aside from a weak economy, cities around the world are struggling with crumbling infrastructure. Economics correspondent Chris Farrell talks to Scott Jagow about when we might start repairing this long-neglected issue.

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Question: Should I wait to file my tax return to see whether Congress passes the Bush tax rebates? Is that part of my tax return or something...

Question: I am rather new investor, and am interested in buying the T-Bills from Treasury Direct website. I am particularly interested in the short...

Question: My son, a high school senior, was accepted to one of Minnesota's private colleges. We have been fortunate in that we invested over the...

Question: My husband and I are currently on National Research Council fellowships, working at a government lab. The nature of the fellowship is...