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In a dour housing market, wouldn't it be nice to know that your remodeling project would pay off when you went to sell the property? Remodeling Magazine evaluated the top remodeling projects, how the cost-to-value has changed since the housing market implosion, and which projects are still worth the investment. Using the magazine's "Cost Vs. Value Report for 2008-2009," let's look at some of the best projects you can undertake and recoup the majority of your cost.

Anyone who is familiar with the investment industry will know that the most common way to handle the risk level of portfolios is to divide them into three categories: high, medium and low risk. This is based mainly, if not exclusively, on the proportion of equities. Give or take a few per cent either way, 75% equities entails high risk, 50% medium risk and 25% low risk.

In the world of buying and selling stock options, choices are made in regards to which strategy is best when considering a trade. If an investor is bullish, she can buy a call or sell a put, whereas if she is bearish, she can buy a put or sell a call. There are many reasons to choose each of the various strategies, but it is often said that "options are made to be sold."

Deciding whether to buy a home comes down to your expected returns.

National Presto sat on a mountain of cash. Now it's coming in handy.

The large-scale government intervention in the economy is going to end badly.

These metros have the lowest rates of violent crime, workplace deaths, fatal crashes and natural disasters.

A former consultant to the FBI believes you can overcome any problem with any supervisor by asking the right questions.

Tired of money managers who cook the books and stockbrokers who profit whether you hit it big or lose your shirt? And, even if your broker does have your best interests at heart, wouldn't it be nice to save a couple of bucks on those fees and sales charges that chip away at your returns?

Some small business owners are so focused on attracting new customers they forget to take care of the ones they already have. And neglected customers will certainly be ripe for the picking by the competition. Bob Green, president of The Verdi Group, an advertising agency in Rochester, N.Y., offers some easy and inexpensive ways to make sure your regulars keep coming back--and get some more along the way: