Pay differences: Same job, 10 cities

The cost of living and the cost of labor vary from city to city, so it’s no surprise that a company may pay different amounts for the same position depending on where it’s located.

What Now for Real Estate?
The events of 9/11 fueled America’s greatest real estate boom. Five years later, it may be over.

The second-chance family
When John Wehrle retired in 1998 after 30 years of teaching at public schools in Montgomery County, Md., he was overjoyed to finally be free to spend time with his teenage son Matthew.

Help! Home for sale - the Eatons
Carbondale, Illinois never participated in the housing bubble, but the current market pull back seems to be hitting it hard nonetheless.

After the Pause
The Fed has never resumed rate hikes after pausing. Prepare your portfolio accordingly.

The End of Easy Money
It’s been easy to be a fixed-income investor. That, though, could soon change.

Dear reader, don’t play George Soros
READER QUESTION: In the past, you’ve said that investors shouldn’t try to time their investing so they get in just before the market soars. While most of my investments are in stock funds, I have some cash parked in a money-market fund waiting for lower stock prices. I almost moved some of this cash recently when the Standard & Poor’s 500 declined to around 1220, but I really want to invest at an S&P of 1200. Meanwhile, the cash is earning 5 percent. What’s wrong with this approach? - Alan S., Silver Spring, Maryland

Earnings Jitters
Companies are getting crushed when they miss numbers. That’s making me nervous.

Gorgeous Georgians
If you want to live like a king why not go for a house named for one - Georgian-style homes are stately, reserved and, well, regal.