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Target hits the bullseye

Target posts second-quarter profits that are well above Wall Street estimates. As Americans are becoming more frugal in their spending habits, they are also looking for the best one-stop shops to supply most if not all of their consumer needs. Target’s recent expansion into grocery items and produce may also be boosting overall sales Continue reading →

Illuminate your backyard

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Designing the ideal bedroom for your child

The most important room of the house is not the kitchen. For your child, it’s the bedroom, says Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey , a Virginia-based designer and principal of SCW Interiors. The bedroom “imprints,” and children remember it forever. Continue reading →

Be flight savvy

The airline industry has had its share of woes, not least among them being a high rate of dissatisfaction among customers. According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, the average rating of 65 out of a possible 100 is 1.5 percentage points lower than 2010 and 10 points below 1994 ratings, when the survey was started. And because most airlines have cut back on the number of planes they fly, sudden increases in travel can cause a wider margin of error, resulting in more complaints from travelers Continue reading →

Designing the ideal bedroom for your child

The most important room of the house is not the kitchen.

Fixed rate loans dominate second quarter 2011

According to Freddie Mac’s Quarterly Product Transition Report , fixed-rate loans dominated 95 percent of all refinance loans in the second quarter of 2011. Continue reading →

Boston named top back to school investment

When the kids get ready for college, their parents may be thinking about purchasing real estate in university towns. Move, Inc., compiled a list of the top ten college towns that make smart investments (using information from the 2011 US News Rankings and Reviews list of best colleges for great prices). They are Boston, Nashville, Chicago, Washington, Houston, South Bend, Atlanta, Baltimore, St. Continue reading →