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This Little Piggy Went to Market

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Bull Market, Investing, Investing China, Morgan Stanley, Dan-Dorfman, Bear Market, China Foreign Investment, Tony Sagami, Stock Market, Dan Dorfman China, Pig, China, Business News

The bottom line from Chinese bulls: As far as putting your money to work in risky China goes, this could be the year the pig outshines the bull and the bear.

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Too Little, Too Late For Derivatives Oversight

Jill Keto | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Cdo, Economics, Stocks, Economy, Derivatives, Otc, Personal Finance, Credit Default Swaps, Recession, Business News

Derivatives are a problem of breathtaking scale that cannot be cleaned up with a quick government fix.

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Post-Recession Investing: Have The Market's Glory Days Disapeared Forever?

U.S. News & World Report | Kirk Shinkle | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Investing, Stock Market, Retirement, Business News

With a little luck, the economy and the stock market should hit bottom sometime this year. In fact, there's a chance that both already have, although ...

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Socialism: Should Investors Panic?

Dan Solin | Posted 08.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Socialism, Economic Growth, Europe, France, Economy, Business News

Those who raise the socialism boogeyman as a way to frighten investors either don't know the data or are intentionally misleading them.

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The #1 Lesson of the Housing Crisis

Jim Randel | Posted 07.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Investing, Housing Market, Bankruptcy, Economy, Homeowners, Foreclosure, Foreclosure News, Housing Crisis, Foreclosure-News, Home News

Do not rely on the government to protect you. Do not rely on the good faith of your friendly real estate agent or mortgage broker. Educate Yourself.

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Housing Crisis Solution: Bring in the Entrepreneurs

Jim Randel | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Investing, Foreclosure, Entrepreneurship, Business, Economy, Housing Crisis, Business News

The people handling the government's approach to the housing crisis are bright, well-intentioned and committed. They are also academic, theoretical and insulated.

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I Just Don't Get It

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Right Wing Media, John McCain, Global Economy, Rush Limbaugh, Iran Election, Cnbc, Economy, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Bank of America, Right Wing, Iran, Obama Economy, Lindsey Graham, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, Investment Banks, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Economic Stimulus Package, Finance, Larry Kudlow, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Fox News, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Saxby Chambliss, Fox, Citigroup, Politics News

It seems pretty clear that Obama is actually insisting that we change the approach that led the economy off a cliff. I just don't get it.

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Plastic Green Shoots

Michael Pento | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Green Shoots, Gdp, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News

What we are experiencing is just an artificially derived respite -- we have only entered the eye of our debt induced hurricane.

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Financially Outed -- Supreme Court Style

Manisha Thakor | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Women and Money, Budgeting, Investing, Saving, Economic Crisis, Economy, Money Management, Personal Finance, Housing Crisis, Financial Advice, Business News

Recent filings show Judge Sotomayor's net worth is $740,000. Sounds impressive... until you look under the financial robe of the woman who is the second most talked about female in Washington after Michelle Obama.

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Yes, Your Favorite Money Manager Is Probably Just Lucky

Henry Blodget | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Stock Market, Investments, Money Managers, Business News

Your money manager has walloped the market by 5% per year for the past 10 years, so he's obviously a genius, right? Actually, no. He had a 1-in-5 chance of doing that just by throwing darts.

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The Five Sneakiest Real Estate Broker Tricks

Jim Randel | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Business, Finance, Housing Crisis, Scam, Business News

Today's post is about real estate brokers. Here is my list of five sneakiest real estate broker tricks (please add to it as you see fit).

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Why Gold Won't Fold

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Mark Leibovit, Central Fund of Canada, Inflation, Weak Dollar, Dollar Value, Gold, Investing in Gold, Market Vector Gold Miners, Central Gold Trust, Recession, Global Economic Crisis, Business News

The precious metal, many gold traders gripe, is not getting the respect it deserves. A surge to new highs is just around the corner.

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Cramer & Colleagues Put Heat on SEC to Bring Back Uptick Rule

Harleen Kahlon | Posted 09.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Main Street, Investing, Uptick Rule, Sec, Wall Street, Cramer, TheStreet.Com, Business News

This letter to the SEC prepared by Jim Cramer, Eric Oberg, Scott Rothbort and Bill Furber, who are in favor of reinstating the Uptick Rule, has been e...

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The World's Best Investment: The Global Fund

Josh Ruxin | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Investing, Economy, Health, Global Fund, Bailouts, Africa, Malaria, Financial Crisis, Tuberculosis, Barack Obama, World News

The Global Fund is facing a funding shortfall of about $2 billion; a paltry sum in view of US financial bailouts, but resources that, if made available, will save millions of lives.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Where To Put Your Remaining Assets

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fdic, Bank Failures, Bank Fees, Piggy-Banks, Humor, Budget, Prada, Economy, Economic Crisis, Guns, Financial Advice, Mattress, Investing, Investment Advice, Insurance, Financial Meltdown, Banks, Financial Crisis, Booze, Comedy, Tarp, Stress Tests, Credit Crisis, Credit Cards, Bailout, Fees, Business, Living, Stock Market, Wall Street, Comedy News

Many banks won't accept deposits of less than $100. Those that do tend to get a little uppity when presented with a deposit in 20 lbs. of rolled pennies.

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Investment Choices Linked To Areas of Brain

newsweek.com | Nikhil Swaminathan | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Redit Card Bill of Rights Act, Richard Thaler, Investing, Subprime Mortgages, Neurons, Ventral Striatum, Adjustable-Rate Mortgages, Risk Management, Risk, Business News

A region of the midbrain called the ventral striatum may be partly to blame for the fact that millions of Americans fell prey to risky financial gambl...

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A New Style of Investing for a New Day

Kevin Jones | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Banks, Greed, Investing, Corporate Greed, American Greed, Business News

Hollywood may be remaking Wall Street, but the days of Gordon Gekko and the "greed is good" mantra are behind us. Now it's becoming a reality in the investment community.

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5th-Graders Pick Winning Stocks

AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Wisconsin, Stock Market, Annie Czech, Education, Wisconsin Stock Market Game, Tullar Elementary School, Sam Weiler, Jen Sagehorn, Bailey Morton, Economicswisconsin, Business News

NEENAH, Wis. — If your stock portfolio isn't performing as well as you'd like, maybe you could hand it over to these fifth-graders. Four student...

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Facebook Raises $150 Million To Buy Employee Stock

Nicholas Carlson | Posted 06.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Media, Business, Technology, Facebook, Social Networking, Business News

Early Facebook investor Ron Conway told Kara Swisher earlier this month that he hopes Facebook will IPO in the next 12 to 24 months.

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The Farce Called FINRA Has No Shame

Dan Solin | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Finra, Investing, Ars, Mary Schapiro, Business News

FINRA's Board of Governors is a who's who of the securities industry. They "govern" their fellow brokers the same way the SEC "governed" Bernie Madoff.

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How Do We Get Out of This Economic Mess, Pt. II

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 06.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Banking Crisis, Investing, Housing Crisis, Economic Crisis, Business News

At minimum we need at least one more quarter of data before we should start celebrating.

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How to Pick and Bet on a Kentucky Derby Winner

Don McNay | Posted 06.01.2009 | Business

When I go to the track, I don't look at the racing form, jockeys, past history or pick horses with funny names. I usually win enough money to pay for lunch.

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How to Green Your Finances

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Philanthropy, Investing, Housing Market, Green Investing, Mutual Funds, Charity, Money, Green, Real Estate, Green Living, Paper, Finances, Personal Finance, Green News

As tax week comes to a close, we've all got our money on our minds, so it's the perfect time to consider how the cash we've put so much energy into earning will work to preserve our planet.

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A. I. Gee Whiz, Give Me A ****ing Break!

Dave Hackel | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, A.I.G., Tax Dollars, Economy, Bailouts, Business News

When the stock market first tanked and everyone began to panic, I was right there near the head of the line. I had unknowingly put my money in something called "The Ever Growing List Of Failures Fund."

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A Yale Man's Guide to Sleeping Soundly

Marc Gunther | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: David Swensen, Investing, Yale University, Jim Cramer, Business News

In just under a quarter century as Yale's chief investment officer, Swensen has generated Madoff-like returns for the university - except that he made his money honestly.

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