Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with word reason. 3 news.

Give Back and Empower others. Giving back is not just donating money for the sake of having a good conscience; it is much more than that. There is a reason that with the so-called web 2.0 virtual communities are appearing all over the Internet.

Diversified U.S. stock funds rose 6.9% for the year, according to preliminary data from Lipper, well below the market's 10.4% historical average gain.

The New Year heralds a fresh beginning when we can start over and put yesterday's wrongs right. And the extraordinary past 12 months in personal finance have certainly given many of us good reason to review our actions, writes Paul Farrow.