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A vast majority of young companies never make it past the initial screening process. Here's how to beat the odds.

Stephane Fitch, Forbes.com
Are you wealthy but homeless? Lucky you. For well-off folks who don't own a home now and don't mind renting for a while, this is a something of a golden era. That's because renting--particularly at the high end--has become such a startlingly good deal in some cities.

The high-profile outside hire plays well in the media and gives shares a boost, but the effect is fleeting.

Richard C. Morais, Forbes.com
Forbes cannot promise retirees "paradise on $30 a day." Quite the opposite. We promise seniors wishing to move out of the U.S. that they will not find paradise anywhere.

The stock market is a foggy window on the economy. Follow the pink ties and restaurant garbage piles.

U.S. wealth, measured in assets under management, has fallen farther than its transatlantic cousin's.

Richard C. Morais, Forbes.com
Are you approaching retirement with visions of your spouse and you traveling to the far corners of the earth? Or perhaps even retiring to a faraway beach bungalow?

Michael Maiello, Forbes.com
On Tuesday, the Institute For Public Policies released the study, "America's Bailout Barons," which is, so far, the most definitive look at who made the most money during the most troubled years on modern Wall Street.