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Facebook IPO? These Deals Are 5 Times Better
Real-Time Advice: Investors considering a purchase of Facebook stock should do some comparison shopping, writes Jack Hough.

The New Muzak: Scent Marketing
Kadet: What's that smell? Companies using scent marketing say it's the sweet smell of success.

The 5 Biggest Muni Defaults Ever
Real-Time Advice: With areas of the muni market showing signs of stress, we look back on the five biggest defaults -- and where they are now.

Why a 'Balanced' Portfolio May Not Work
Arends: That 60/40 portfolio of stocks and bonds your adviser is pushing might not work.

Cut Travel Costs With Free Gas
Deal of the Day: Hotels can help fund – and fuel -- a summer roadtrip.

What's Keeping the Euro From Sinking
Casey: To the chagrin of many currency traders, the euro refuses to sink. What's behind its stickiness?

Banks: Back to Risky Business?
Real-Time Advice: J.P. Morgan's $2 billion loss suggests risky derivatives trading didn't end with the financial crisis.

Avoid Retirement Health-Care Mistakes
Coombes: The typical health-care tab will run $240,000, but could run much higher.

How Smaller Investors Can Play Facebook
With pre-IPO shares going mostly to Wall Street's top clients, advisers are seeking alternative ways to be part of the action.

Who Should Regulate Investment Advisers?
Zweig: Investment advisers are being examined infrequently, inconsistently and incompletely. It's time to put computers on the case.

The Case for Extreme Couponing
Deal of the Day: Shoppers looking to cut their grocery bills may need to expend more effort to get deals.