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The Market’s 10 Best Stocks of the Past Decade

The Motley Fool has compiled a list of the top ten performing stocks of the past decade. Read the full article…

1. Hansen Natural
2. Christopher & Banks
3. Daktronics
4. Chico’s
5. NVR
6. Celgene
7. Frontier Oil
8. Meritage Homes
9. Expeditors International
10. Yahoo!

Add comment September 14th, 2006

The Art World’s Biggest Spenders

It’s the list every artist and dealer wants to have — ARTnews magazine’s annual ranking of the top 200 art collectors, now out in the summer issue. Top collectors include producer and writer Michael Crichton, Warner Bros. President Alan Horn, and entertainment moguls David Geffen and Michael Ovitz. View the full list…

The top ten — billed as “the art world’s biggest spenders” –are:
* New York investment banker Leon Black and his wife Debra
* Sunamerica CEO Eli Broad and his wife Edythe
* Steven Cohen, billionaire hedge fund investor
* Museum of Modern Art chairman Ronald S. Lauder and his wife Jo Carole
* Israeli shipping magnate Sammy Ofer
* Francois Pinault, owner of Christie’s auctioneer
* Billionaire art collector Mitchell Rales
* Charles Saatchi, art collector and gallery owner
* Leslie H. Wexner, founder and chairman, Limited Brands and his wife Abigail
* Las Vegas casino developer Stephen A. Wynn and his wife Elaine

Forbes.com also features a slide show of top billionaire art collectors.

Add comment July 10th, 2006

Highest Art Auction Prices

AskART™ presents past Auction results from 1987, as well as upcoming auction information for the Auction Houses they have identified as being the best for American artists at auction. AskART limits their auction records to original works of art (not lithographs and prints). Prices generally include buyer’s premiums, however there are many auction houses that do not report prices to include the frequent 15-20% premiums.

Add comment March 17th, 2006

Best Mutual Funds in Every Category

To select its annual list of recommended mutual funds, MONEY Magazine looked for funds that charge minimal fees, that stick to an investing style and that put shareholder interests ahead of the fund managers’ bonuses. Take care of those things, and performance tends to take care of itself.

Add comment March 6th, 2006

10 Things Every Student Loan Borrower Needs to Know

Bankrate has answers to the 10 most-common questions about student loans.

Add comment March 6th, 2006

Top 10 Fiscally Fit Cities

State Farm Insurance and Sperling’s BestPlaces have released a report of the Top Fiscally Fit Cities. To measure the Fiscal Fitness of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, BestPlaces used criteria divided into three overarching categories of investment, life insurance coverage and quality of life.

The full report measures citizens in 50 metro areas on total Fiscal Fitness with Salt Lake City topping the list. Fiscal Fitness was defined by investments, quality of life and life insurance coverage. Twenty-seven criteria were analyzed that demonstrate the steps Americans are taking today to prepare for tomorrow.

Add comment March 6th, 2006