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10 Things Your Architect Won't Tell You (10 Things)
Hiring an architect will bump up your renovation budget. Should you do it?

Insurance Tax Breaks for Self-Employed Individuals (The Tax Guy)
How to claim this otherwise hard-to-get health-care deduction.

For Traders, Big News Is Old News in Minutes (Active Trader)
In the age of Twitter, traders react and move on in a blink.

Should You Pre-Order an iPad? (Deal of the Day)
Apple's device is available for orders Friday. How to weigh early adoption.

3 Stocks Investors Are Betting Heavily Against (Screens)
Short-sellers are wagering these shares are poised to tumble.

Hoarding Gold, Tax Breaks for Parents (Ask SmartMoney)
Stephanie AuWerter answers your personal-finance questions.

An Instant Tax Refund? Brace for Fees (Bank Notes)
Borrowing against your tax refund can amount to a costly loan.

Indian Outsourcing: Labor's Cheap, Shares Aren't
Wait for a pullback to buy shares of Indian IT outsourcers.

Hoping Consumers Get Their Mojo Back (Market Update)
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW: Jobless claims fall less than expected, but will spending resume?

Stocks Trade Tightly After Jobless Numbers (Market Update)
New claim filings fell less than expected, putting pressure on major indexes.

Stock Picks: AYR Up, CSE Down (Market Movers)
Aircastle is fueled by an upgrade; CapitalSource gets downgraded.

StockScope: Bank Shares Up Before Conference (StockScope)
Also today: Energy stocks ready for takeoff; auto shares stuck in slump.

5 Smart DVDs: Doing the Math (SmartMedia)
What do you get when you add together corporate and middle America?