http://www.cbsnews.com CBS News top Markets stories Mother's Day, graduations and spring weddings make May a great time to snag deals on a wide variety of items<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/Cljz7cA9sYg" height="1" width="1"/> Tue May 01 08:31:07 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/Cljz7cA9sYg/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/03/30/sales_tags_000011909336_175x131.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-57425050/best-things-to-buy-in-may/ Investors continue to favor bonds and foreign stocks, draining money out of domestic equity mutual funds<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/NtFMv5O9MMk" height="1" width="1"/> Thu Apr 26 10:12:32 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/NtFMv5O9MMk/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/10/04/mutual_fund_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57422045/investors-bail-out-of-us-mutual-funds/ Professional investors' fear of losing their jobs is the central truth of the investment business, says legendary investor Jeremy Grantham in new letter to clients<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/mk24LPoFQhw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu Apr 19 08:40:58 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/mk24LPoFQhw/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/02/08/grantham_j_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57416361/what-moves-stocks-money-managers-fear-of-getting-fired/ Regardless of who wins the White House in November, substantial changes to the tax code are almost certainly coming<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/NEQ3oqy-0zY" height="1" width="1"/> Thu Apr 19 04:00:00 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/NEQ3oqy-0zY/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/04/18/taxes_money_000002995376_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57415894/what-tax-changes-mean-for-investors/ Congress can't agree on any plan to balance the books, causing these unprecedented levels of red ink<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/qId5s7JNwPg" height="1" width="1"/> Mon Apr 16 07:59:27 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/qId5s7JNwPg/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/12/28/111228-Congress-image3156305x_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57414589/6-scary-facts-about-the-us-budget-deficit/ The tax code might be complicated, but the fundamental ideas behind tax-smart investing are pretty simple, say the experts at Charles Schwab<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/95LtOpKiGQI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu Apr 12 07:19:56 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/95LtOpKiGQI/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/04/11/12m0411_ATE_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57412965/7-tax-basics-every-investor-needs-to-know/ Stocks just logged five straight days of steep losses, but that doesn't mean investors should abandon the market just yet, says a new report from BlackRock<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/n50idBYIXDo" height="1" width="1"/> Wed Apr 11 06:42:54 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/n50idBYIXDo/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/03/25/calculatorpen1142329Medium_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57412320/what-you-should-do-with-your-money-now/ Corporate earnings are expected to be weak this quarter, but the aluminum giant delivered unexpectedly strong results<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/fNaaQVsfRRU" height="1" width="1"/> Tue Apr 10 14:15:55 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/fNaaQVsfRRU/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/04/10/Alcoa_%281%29_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57412003/alcoa-starts-earnings-season-with-surprise-profit/ Low volatility and excessive bullishness make the market vulnerable to bad news in the short term, says a new report from Charles Schwab<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/IHQYlZimT2Y" height="1" width="1"/> Thu Apr 05 07:33:19 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/IHQYlZimT2Y/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/10/03/bull-sculpture_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57409826/why-optimistic-investors-are-bad-for-stocks/ Yahoo's sweeping layoffs notwithstanding, hiring at U.S. workplaces has improved to levels not seen since August 2008, a new survey finds<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanBurrows/~4/8SfP3SiDI6k" height="1" width="1"/> Wed Apr 04 08:28:06 PDT 2012 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/DanBurrows/~3/8SfP3SiDI6k/ http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/05/10/Help_Wanted_110510_100x75.jpg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57409216/gallup-job-creation-near-4-year-high/