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Even prior to the recent plunge in gold prices, fewer Americans, 24%, rated it as the best long-term investment, down from 34% in August 2011. Real estate, at 25%, now essentially matches gold, and is up from 20% in April 2012.

U.S. News & World Report recently teamed up with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) -- a behavioral and social science research organization -- to find out which high schools are the best in America, ranking them gold, silver, or bronze.

Read what Americans think about taxes, their views on the best long-term investment option, how Indians feel about their government, and more in this week's review.

Read about the most Democratic and most Republican states, the happiest and most stressful days of 2013, Russians' opinions toward the Sochi Olympic Games, and more in this week's review.

U.S. investors are more likely to say they have not benefited much personally from the record highs in the stock market than to believe they have. But most did not change their investment strategies.

Americans Value Postsecondary Education

Channel usage is one of the most debated -- and important -- topics in retail banking. Certain patterns are recognized as near universal across the industry, driven by broader societal trends.

Read about Americans' perceived best investments, expectations for U.S. housing prices, uninsured rates in U.S. metro areas, and more in this week's review.

The most successful hotels know their customers well and offer products and services that are perfectly aligned with guests' needs.

Too many mobile apps and website interfaces are simple transactional experiences. They lack any real connection to a company's brand identity and do nothing to drive customer engagement.