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These simple portfolio checks could save you from costly mistakes

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A portfolio management policy of benign neglect beats a too-active one any day. Nonetheless, it’s a good idea to check up on your portfolio periodically. Here are key items to keep on your dashboard.
Step 1: Conduct a wellness check.
If you’re still accumulating assets for retirement, does your current portfolio ... (full story)

Renoir paintings are worth a fortune, but not when they're stolen

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Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer.
Selling well-known, stolen art is impossible to do at an auction house or through other public channels without raising eyebrows. Even under the tabl ... (full story)

Finding a job after prison comes with extra challenges. Here are ways to overcome them

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Christian had never held a regular job when he left prison. A conviction at age 19 for selling drugs kept him confined through young adulthood and into his early 40s.
When he got out after serving 23 years and started looking for work, “I had to start from the bottom. The very, very bottom,” ... (full story)

Valuing Stocks

Q. How is a stock's real value determined? -- G.C., Flagstaff, Arizona
A. That's a great question, because a stock's current price is not necessarily equal to its intrinsic, or fair, value. Overenthusiastic investors may have bid the price up into overvalued territory. Or it may be undervalued, with most investors not interested ... (full story)

U S oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela

Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand operations in Venezuela after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits.
Chevron, the only U.S. oil company with a major presence in Venezuela, said Sept. 2 that it has been assigned ad ... (full story)