Tuesday's Personal Finance Stories
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Don't miss these top stories: Not so long ago—or so it might seem—staging one's house was the way to command bigger bucks at the height of the real-estate market bubble. Well, staging is back, Amy Hoak writes today in her Home Economics column. In this buyer's market, with still-depressed prices in many areas, home sellers are turning to staging and design to help them show off their property's best features and play down flaws. Check out her list of 10 staging tips from Thomas Rouse, who was a lead design producer at "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."Also today, we have a question-and-answer column with Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Fastweb.com and Finaid.org about what students and their parents should know about financial aid offers and student loans.— Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance10 home staging tips from a TV designer
Worried about trying to sell your home in this buyer's market? Adopting some simple staging tips from the pros can help your home sell faster.
Read more: 10 home staging tips from a TV designer. What you should know about college financial aid
Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Fastweb.com and Finaid.org, offers his view on federal education loan policy and his advice for students and parents.
Read more: What you should know about college financial aid. ECONOMY AND POLITICS
Romney to clinch nomination with Texas win
Mitt Romney is poised to claim the last of the 1,144 delegates needed for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday night, with a victory in Texas' primary expected to put him over the top.
Read more: Romney to clinch nomination with Texas win. Consumer confidence falls in May
A gauge of U.S. consumer confidence declines for a third month, with gloomier views in May on present and future conditions, the Conference Board reports Tuesday.
Read more: Consumer confidence falls in May. Home prices flat in March: Case-Shiller
U.S. home prices are unchanged in March but remain at a postrecession low, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite index.
Read more: Home prices flat in March. Japan jobless rise stokes slowdown fear
Japan's jobless rate unexpectedly rises in April, stoking concerns that the economy could be weakening.
Read more: Japan jobless rise stokes slowdown fear. No such thing as a free lunch
When it comes to assigning blame for Washington's humongous debt, we need only look in the mirror.
Read more: No such thing as a free lunch. INVESTING
11.5 ways to prepare for a crazy June
May ends with the roar of the Indy 500 and remembrance of the heroic dead. With investors in a reflective mood, suffused with the scent of gasoline and flowers, here are some things to keep in mind for the week ahead.
Read more: 11.5 ways to prepare for a crazy June. Sizzling natural gas may be summer fizzle
A double-digit pop for natural-gas futures puts them among May's best performing investments, but for the notoriously volatile and weather-dependant commodity, timing is always the trickiest part.
Read more: Sizzling natural gas may be summer fizzle. Time to bet on the euro
Many will dismiss out of hand the possibility that the euro could stage a powerful rally against the U.S. dollar. But contrarians aren't fazed by the incredulity of a particular position. On the contrary, that's when they often begin to get interested.
Read more: Time to bet on the euro. 
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