Investing

Stocks Show a Fear of Judgment Day

Richard Barrington | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Wall Street, Personal Finance, Economy, Money, Savings Accounts, Stocks, S & P, Stock Market, Investing, Business News

What will be the ripple effects of a setback in stocks? As stock prices have fallen, they've pulled 10-year bond yields back below 2 percent. That's a discouraging sign for CDs, savings accounts and money market accounts

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The 401(k) Rip-off May Be Ending

Dan Solin | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fidelity Investments, Investing, Retirement Funds, 401k, 401k Advice, Retirement Savings, Video, Business News

It has long been my view that 401(k) plans are a national disgrace. They are rife with conflicts of interest between those who "advise" them and the participants who contribute to them.

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My Three Favorite 'Money Rules'

Manisha Thakor | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Budgeting, Financial Help, Investing, Saving, Jean Chatzky, Moneyzen, Financial Behavior, Money Rules, Portfolio Management, Money Management, Financial Planning, Financial Advice, Books News

We all need sound money guidance and clear direction. To kick off Financial Literacy Month, here are three of my favorite "Money Rules" from Jean Chatzky's Money Rules.

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WATCH: 60 Seconds of Social Media

Shawn Amos | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Instagram, Investing, Social Media, Internet, Pinterest, Open Source, Facebook, Technology, Tech Bubble, Open Source Software, Technology News

So are we in a tech bubble? Or is social media such a different animal that we need to redefine the whole idea of what a company is worth?

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Money and Puberty: Equally Difficult Topics for Parents?

Richard Barrington | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Investing, College, Kids, Money, Retirement, T. Rowe Price, Personal Finance, Savings, Parents, Credit Cards, Family, Money News

Is money really as difficult to discuss with children as the facts of life?

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Comparisons to Other Mutual Funds Can Be Misleading

Dan Solin | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Lipper Averages, Investing, Mutual Fund Performance, Investment Performance, Mutual Funds, T. Rowe Price, Video, Business News

Since 100 percent of its retirement funds beat their 5-year Lipper average, investors could believe that T. Rowe Price has consistently "beat the market". Is this accurate? Not if you understand how the use of benchmarks can be misleading.

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Wall Street Thinks He Won't Blow Up Health Care

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Investing, Obamacare, Wall Street, Health Care Costs, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, John Roberts, Health Care, Business News

Even as the health insurance industry openly warns about a doomsday scenario that would throw the market into chaos, Wall Street seems pretty optimist...

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You Can Learn From a Quiet Trading Floor

Dan Solin | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Investing, Stock Market, Commodities Trading, Finance, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Financial Advisors, Video, Business News

If your image of a trading floor was formed by watching commodities traders huddled together and screaming prices, you would be disappointed by this experience.

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What Your FInancial Advisor Isn't Telling You

Loren Berlin | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Financial Returns, Investment Advisors, Investing, Index Funds, Mutual Funds, Investment Bias, Investment, Stock Market, Bias, John C. Bogle, Financial Advisors, Actively Managed Funds, Money News

If you're looking to a financial advisor for investment strategies, be warned: Your advisor is biased and not towards you, according to a new report f...

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Education and Infrastructure: Rebuilding America

Kathy Kemper | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, Investing, Third Industrial Revolution, Debt Crisis, Innovators, Investment, Economy, Financial Crisis, Innovation, Great Recession, Yale CEO Caucus, Business News

People are America's most valuable resource and if we want to get ahead in a competitive global economy, we need to invest in our human capital.

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'Join The 1%': Ad Mocks Occupy Movement

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: 99 Percent, Investing, Video, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Wall Street, Advertising, Occupy Wall Street Protests, We Are the 99 Percent, Occupy Wall Street, Business News, The Top 1 Percent, Business News

This should test Occupy Wall Street's sense of humor. A commercial for Interactive Brokers, a trading service company, depicts barricaded virtual p...

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JOBS Act: The Winners And Losers

Christopher Hytry Derrington | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Outsourcing, Investing, Small Business, Friends and Family Investing, Onshoring, Crowdfunding, Angel Investing, Rural America, Crowdsourcing, Sec, Venture Capital, Securities and Exchange Commission, Jobs Act, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Jobs, Small Business News

This pending law is a game-changer for the biggest risk-takers in American Capitalism: the entrepreneurs who are creating jobs by starting and growing companies and the investors who provide them with the financial resources to do so. I'm one of the winners of this bill -- but that doesn't mean I'm not attuned to the losers.

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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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Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Invest in Private Prison!

Ari Hart | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Investing, Social Justice, Money, Prison, Injustice, Crime News

Dear readers, do I have a hot stock opportunity for you. Why invest in boring stocks like Exxon, McDonalds, or Lockheed Martin when you could invest ...

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Sorry, You Probably Shouldn't Buy An iPad With This Money

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Money Tips, Investing, Tax Refund, Savings, Saving for Retirement, Consumer Spending, Money News

As the deadline to file our taxes approaches, many of us are anticipating a nice tax refund. Americans will receive an average refund of $2,913, a...

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Success in the Market: New Rules or Old Brain?

Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D. | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Investing, Neuroscience, Wall Street, Decision-Making, Finance, Behavioral Economics, Stock-Market-Tips, Stock Market Advice, Money News

Making meaning is a fundamental brain addiction with a pesky non-discerning quality to it that makes it tough to know when it is serving you and when it isn't. To me this is the only rule one needs to remember.

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'The Richer Sex': Women Are Bringing Home The Bread

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Investing, Women, Money, Retirement, Earning, Jobs, Poll, Female, Financial Planning, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Recession, Income, Money News

Forget equality for women, the fairer sex is on pace to outrun men when it comes to making money. In remarkable shift from even a decade ago, the m...

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Can Goldman Sachs and Wall Street Compete on Improving Society, Not Just Wealth Accumulation?

R. Paul Herman | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Impact Investing, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Trust, Money, Ethics, Sustainable Investing, Sustainability, Culture, JP Morgan Chase, Ubs, Business News

How do you pick a winner? Bet on both sides. CEOs and companies donate generously to both political parties; more than 70 percent of the S&P 500 p...

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Should You Invest In The Brands You Love?

The Huffington Post | Loren Berlin | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Investing, Investing Advice, Stocks, Annie's Foods, Annie's Mac-and-Cheese, Stock Market, Annie's Mac and Cheese, Money News

Organic food lovers, take note: Beloved brand Annie's Inc., maker of instant mac and cheese, various bunny crackers and other packaged fare, is about ...

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Americans' Biggest Fear

AP | By MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Investing, Fear, Stock Market Crash, Dow Jones, Stock Market, Stock Markets, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Stock Market Rebound, Stock Market Crisis, Investing in Stocks, Money News

NEW YORK -- The headlines say the financial crisis is behind us. The Dow is back to pre-financial crisis levels. Layoffs are the slowest since the fin...

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Where Are All The Market Investors? Ask A Shrink

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Investing, Market Psychology, Shrinks, Stock Market, Financial Crisis, Psychologists, Psychology, Stock Market Psychology, Financial Psychology, Ap, Investors, Video, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — The headlines say the financial crisis is behind us. The Dow is back to pre-financial crisis levels. Layoffs are the slowest since t...

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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

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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Four Ways Seniors Can Fight Financial Fraud

InvestingAnswers | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Elderly, Financial Fraud, Investing, Baby Boomers, Senior Citizens, Retirement, Personal Finance, Stock Market, Financial Scam, Financial Fraud Seniors, Investment Scams, Money News

Seniors tend to rely more on the assets they've accumulated, as they may no longer be earning a steady income. Combined with being intellectually vulnerable, this makes them attractive prey for would-be scammers.

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Eight Ways Money Managers Can Be 'HOT': Honest, Open, Trustworthy

R. Paul Herman | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Investment Advice, Investing, Socially Responsible Investing, Personal Finance, Money Portfolios, 401k, Investment Advisor, Mutual Fund Manager, Finance Portfolios, Money Managers, Money Management, Money News

You don't just want smart people to manage your money, you want smart people you can trust -- who are comfortable with the 21st century culture of transparency, not the 20th century secretive approach.

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Surprising Investing Myths

Dan Solin | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Investing, Investing Myths, Investment Mistakes, Investment Tips, Investment-Goals, Money News

To help guide you through the mine field of investing traps, I have compiled some little-known investing myths. If you pay attention to them, you will be well on your way to improving your expected returns.

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