Get a financial checkup (Kane County Chronicle) As you well

Get a financial checkup (Kane County Chronicle)
As you well know, the first three years of this century provided a rough ride for most investors. Tech investors suffered staggering losses. But over the past two years, the stock market has generated typical returns.

Home-equity ebb tide (Pioneer Press)
The signs are as subtle as quartz countertops versus expensive granite, but the red-hot home-equity cash machine that for years has boosted household spending and the U.S. economy is beginning to slow.