While the summer temperature is soaring, the prices of consumer products are not. The last three months saw a decrease in the cost of durable goods, which suggests deflation -- a scenario where purchases cost less. In this environment, "safe money" is a smart investment.

These days, stock market watchers are in search of two types of crosses: the death cross and the golden cross -- Wall Street jargon for indicators in the stock market that suggest its direction, up or down. This type of sign is especially important in a volatile market such as the one we're in now.

In the final installment of a four-part series on house-hunting in New York City, the doctor’s unexpectedly finds closure after her futile search for the perfect pied-à-terre.

In Part III of a four-part series on house-hunting in New York City, the doctor’s deal to purchase a co-op is suddenly undone -- and her 10 percent downpayment in jeopardy -- when her agent drops the ball on residency restrictions.