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Road Map To Riches: The 2015 FORBES Investment Guide The new FORBES guide profiles star do-it-yourself investors and provides tips on retirement, taxes, stocks, bonds, charitable giving and investing in such alternatives as refinanced student loans and movies. Read More > SHARE: SEE PHOTOS  Largest U.S. Charities For 2014 The largest 50 U.S. charities collectively received $31 billion in private donations during their latest fiscal years, an increase of 3%. Here’s the top half of the list. SHARE: It's 10pm, Do You Know Where Your Kids Are? (This App Does) Life360 is trying to corner the family social network--with all the rich data that come with knowing everyone's location all the time. Read More > SHARE: Is The Party Ending For Rockstar Energy Drinks And Its Billionaire Founder? Rockstar energy drinks took off like a rocket. Today it’s stuck in low orbit -- and the problem seems to be billionaire founder Russ Weiner.Read More > SHARE: The World's Highest-Paid Musicians Of 2014 Dr. Dre took home $620 million this year before taxes, thanks largely to his Beats deal, making him the world’s top-earning musician of 2014. More remarkably, that number also marks the largest single-year haul of any musician, ever. Read More > SHARE: WATCH VIDEO  The World’s Highest-Paid Musicians of 2014 The ten top earners in music combined to earn $1.4 billion pretax last year -- nearly half of it courtesy of Dr. Dre. SHARE: Your Customer Is The Star: How To Make Millennials, Boomers And Everyone Else Love Your Business Tech and demographics have changed over the last decade, but customer service has not kept up. The rise of the millennial consumer has begun, and this youthful group’s influence is powerful and clear. In the latest e-book, Micah Solomon offers a new way to reach young consumers, one that will keep them coming back to your business for good. Read More > SHARE: Aside From 'Gone Girl,' Golden Globes Mostly Skip Over Box Office Winners At award time, there’s always tension between nominating popular films and nominating smaller, artier films. This is the only time of year when small, more serious films command much of the limelight and it’s a valuable marketing tool for independent films. Read More > SHARE: