Bonds

Dow On Pace For Lowest Close Of 2012, Thanks To Greece

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Greece, Dow Industrials, Wall Street, Stocks, Bonds, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Euro, Business News

U.S. stocks are headed for their worst day in six weeks, while the euro is at its lowest level in nearly two years, as markets freak out about the pro...

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Economic Ambiguity

Michael Farr | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: U.S. Treasuries, Economy, Bonds, Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, Dividends, Collateralized Debt Obligations, Consumer Spending, Fiscal Policy, European Debt Crisis, Portfolio, US Stocks, Unemployment, Inflation, Mortgage Rates, Economic Recovery, Economic Growth, Treasury Yields, FInancial Markets, Business News
Michael Farr

We continue to believe that investors are underestimating the risks inherent to the bond market at this stage in the game. Bond investors are not being compensated for the risks they are assuming when they are not even able to earn the expected rate of inflation.

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The Cruelest Month For Markets Since 2008

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Bond Market, Investing, Wall Street, Stocks, Stock Market, Bonds, Global Financial Crisis, Trading, Investors, Video, Business News

Financial markets went back into crisis mode in April. Bonds, relatively safe-haven investments, were the only global asset class to enjoy positive...

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Best Rally In A Month

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Bond Market, Video, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stocks, Djia, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Stock Market, Bonds, Nasdaq, S&P, Europe, Corporate Earnings, S&P 500, Business News

The U.S. stock market has shaken off its worst plunge in months by having a crazy two-day rally, fueled mainly by wishful thinking. The Dow Jones I...

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Worst Market Streak Since August

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Stocks, Bonds, Selloff, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Business News

This is starting to get out of hand a little bit. Stocks on Tuesday suffered their worst selloff of the year and their fifth straight day of losses...

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I CAN HAZ MOAR STIMULUS NOW?

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Wall Street, Stocks, Selloff, Stock Market, Bonds, Fed, Federal Reserve, Stock Market Selloff, Treasury Bonds, Business News

The stock market needs a liquidity fix something awful. For the second straight day, stocks are selling off hard -- harder than they did yesterday,...

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Waaahhh, Say Markets

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Stocks, Stock Market, Fed, Fomc Minutes, Bonds, Gold, Fed Minutes, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Treasury Bonds, Business News

Financial markets are throwing a little tantrum today. What's got them all worked up? The minutes of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting made...

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Investing Fees Are For Suckers

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Investing, Behavioral Finance, Mutual Funds, Wall Street, Stocks, Bonds, Stock Market, Money News

Investment advisers are like the 350-pound bouncers standing between you and the bar: They want you to believe you have to get past them to get to the...

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Think 'Score Gains,' Not 'Stop Losses'

Natalie Pace | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Education, You vs. Wall Street, Stop Loss, Natalie Pace, Stocks, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Bonds, Winning, Gold, Modern Portfolio Theory, Nasdaq, Real Estate, Invest, Money News
Natalie Pace

I am constantly getting investors to think like "winners" instead of "losers." If the first thing you think about is losing, then the first thing you really need to work on is changing your mindset.

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These Three Words Are Causing A Pavlovian Stock Rally Today

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: qe3, Mortgages, Stocks, Bonds, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Fed, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Mortgage Bonds, Ben Bernanke, Qe, Treasury Bonds, Business News

Just how addicted is the stock market to the Fed's easy money? We just got a prime example. Late Wednesday morning, stocks were meandering along, n...

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Mark Gongloff

Reality Check Sends Stocks To Worst Loss of 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Sovereign Debt, Dow Jones, Greece, Stocks, Economy, Bonds, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Europe, S&P 500, China, Business News

Boy, the stock market sure sobered up in a hurry, didn't it? All at once, after rallying relentlessly all year, stocks caught a case of the heebie-...

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In Investing, There Is No Free Lunch

Irene Aldridge | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Investing, Mutual Funds, Trade, Stocks, Finance, Money, Bonds, Performance, Investment Advice, Investment-Management, Personal Finance, Investment Tips, Money News
Irene Aldridge

Many articles on the subject of money talk about different ways to invest the money. Few of the pieces, however, address the key issue underlying any allocation which may be keeping investors up at night.

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The Market Robots Strike Again

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Bond Market, Trading Robots, High-Frequency Trading, Trading Algorithms, Wall Street, Bonds, Currencies, Metals, Gold, Silver, Ben Bernanke, Treasurys, Trading, Flash Crash, Treasury Bonds, Business News

Where is John Connor when you need him? We might need some help handling some robots. At about 10 a.m. on the East Coast, just after the Federal Re...

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Stock Rally Still Gets The Stinkeye

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Junk Bonds, Stock Market Rally, Lee Cooperman, Video, Mutual Funds, Stocks, Stock Rally, Bonds, Stock Market, Warren Buffett, Corporate Bonds, Treasury Bonds, Business News

Retail investors -- average suckers like you and me who have our retirement money in 401(k)s -- often get called "dumb money" by Wall Street. Wall...

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Mark Gongloff

The Bond Market Is Trying To Tell Us Something

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: US Economy, Bond Market, U.S. Economy, Markets, Economic Forecasts, Economics, Stocks, Stock Market, Bonds, American Economy, Stock Market News, Business News

For the past few months, the stock market has been behaving like a reveler who's had just a little too much to drink, and the bond market has been beh...

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Creditors Would Face Huge Loss In Greek Debt Deal

AP | GABRIELE STEINHAUSER and ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Eurozone, Bailout, International Monetary Fund, Bonds, Eurobank, Greece Debt Crisis, European Union, Alpha Bank, Business News

BRUSSELS — Investors participating in a deal to slash Greece's massive debt would face an overall loss on their bond holdings of more than 70 pe...

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How to Retire Without Worrying About Social Security

InvestingAnswers | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Investing, Investments, Stocks, Inflation, Bonds, Retirement, Asset Allocation, Income, Fifty News
InvestingAnswers

Consider your age, your risk tolerance and your income needs. Then decide on the investments that are best suited for you. A well planned allocation strategy may allow you to achieve even the most optimistic retirement dreams.

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Is A Pension A Stand-In For Bonds?

money.cnn.com | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Social Security, 401k, Bonds, Cnn Money, Retirement, Pensions, 401k Advice, Retirement Planning, Financial Advice, Pension Funds, Fifty News

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Our 401(k) and Roth investments are in stock index funds and commodities. We own no bonds. With a pension and Social Security,...

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John Celock

Jan Brewer Wants To Buy Back State Capitol After Pushing Sale

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Governor Jan Brewer, Jan Brewer State of the State, Jan Brewer Arizona Capitol, Bonds, Arizona Capitol, Jan Brewer, Video, State of the State, State and Local Government, State Finances, Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Politics, Jan Brewer Arizona, Arizona Capitol Sale, State-of-the-State-Address, Politics News

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has announced that all she wants for Valentine's Day is to burn a mortgage. Brewer said in her State of the State Monda...

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Catherine New

Why Gen Y Still Invests In Stocks

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: 401(K), Target-Funds, Investing, Millenials, Equity, Money, Stock Market, Bonds, Retirement, Gen Y, Roth IRA, Penions, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Business News

People born in the 1980s are more into the stock market than one might think, according to one new study. While analysts have worried that the volatil...

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Federal Reserve Continues To Push Toward More Transparency

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Interest Rates, European Debt Crisis, Europe Recession, Video, Moody's Analytics, Bonds, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Chairman Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve under Ben Bernanke has gone further than ever to explain its policies to the public. It's ready to go further s...

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Ask the Readers: Staying Motivated to Save?

J.D. Roth | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Inflation, Savings Account, Money, Investment, S & P 500, Stocks, Bonds, Stock Market, Certificate of Deposit, Business News
J.D. Roth

Sometimes you do everything right -- you work hard, you cut back on spending, you invest for retirement -- but all of your effort seems for naught. What happens when doing all the right things doesn't work?

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SEC Targets Marlins' Shady Business

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: SEC Opens Probe, SEC Probes Miami Marlins Stadium Deal, Bonds, Miami Marlins, Major League Baseball, Miami News, Marlins Under Investigation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Marlins, Finances, Miami News

For two decades now, Major League Baseball has funded its rise from corporate slacker to gilded cash cow on the backs of taxpayers bullied into buildi...

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U.S. Treasuries No Sanctuary From Europe's Debt Problems

Jeffrey Rubin | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Debt, U.S. Treasuries, Bonds, Greek Debt Crisis, Europe Debt Crisis, Business News
Jeffrey Rubin

Record low interest rates and record high debt levels are a marriage that history tells us won't last long.

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Paying More in Fees Can Get You Less in Returns

Dan Solin | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Assets, Investment Advice, Management-Fees, Stock Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Bonds, Business News
Dan Solin

I recently reviewed the portfolio of a young man who had inherited almost $1 million. He thought his portfolio was "well diversified" because almost all of it was invested in an S&P 500 Index Fund. Several issues were apparent, which you might be able to relate to your investments.

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