| Personal Finance Daily APRIL 20, 2012 Friday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Despite a heavy dose of all things slightly pink and shabby chic, Pinterest isn't just for girls. In fact, a growing number of men are joining the fast-growing social media site, where members "pin" images that interest them and share them with others. Inspiration, ideas, products, design, even business plans and organization are among the uses cited by guys who are active on Pinterest, in Jennifer Waters's Consumer Confidential column today. Read more about how this creative community is crossing gender lines.Also on MarketWatch today, take a look at some of the most expensive collector cars ever sold at auction in the U.S. This slide show features the top bid-getters at Barrett-Jackson's famed auto auctions in the past four decades. Don't miss the gleaming 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake, which went for $5.5 million. —Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal FinancePinterest: It's not just a girl hangout Despite its heavy concentration on all things female, Pinterest is for guys, too, and has a growing audience of men who like the site — for many of the same reasons women do. Read more: Pinterest: It's not just a girl hangout. Making and accepting real-estate offers Sellers can take their time in considering offers and are not required, either by statute or ethics, to consider offers based on when they were received, Lew Sichelman writes. Read more: Making and accepting real-estate offers. 10 of the most expensive collector cars From a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake that sold for $5.5 million in 2007 to one-of-a-kind GM "dream cars," take a look at 10 of the most expensive collector's cars sold at auction in the U.S. Read more: 10 of the most expensive collector cars. ECONOMY & POLITICS Are poor people lazy? Or just lucky? We've bought into the morality of the market completely, columnist Rex Nutting says. Rich people are rich because they work hard. Poor people are poor because they are lazy. Read more: Are poor people lazy? Or just lucky? INVESTING 5 stocks market detectives have locked up Many stock investors focus on quarterly earnings expectations. But for veteran stock-market detectives, the 10-Q holds more meaningful clues to a company's health. Read more: 5 stocks market detectives have locked up. Shunning young investors could hurt brokerages By neglecting younger middle-class clients now, the big brokerages risk losing out on the next generation of rich investors. Read more: Shunning young investors could hurt brokerages. MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it.To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111 | | |
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