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Has Warren Gone Off the Rails?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Strategy, Chicken, Investments, Warren Buffett, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Warren Buffett is investing $32 billion in Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the nation's 2nd largest railroad. At first blush, this is radically counter-intuitive. A railroad? Isn't that hopelessly brick-and-mortar?

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The American People: Smarter Than They Look on TV

Eric Lotke | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Polls, Investments, Public Opinion, Deficit, Economy, Business News
Eric Lotke

If we ask the right questions or push in the right direction, the American people might come with us. Long range investments. It's work but we can get there.

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It's Time to Teach Children About Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.

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The Big Secret Wealthy Investors Don't Want You to Know

Dan Solin | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Bear Stearns, Investments, Bernie Madoff, Hedge Funds, Wealth Management, Ubs, Business News
Dan Solin

Wealthy investors can be enticed to buy "alternative investments" like hedge funds and private equity deals. How is that working for them? Not well.

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If You Want Sales, Don't Discount Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Investments, Investing, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Business News, Marketing, Women in Business, Retail, Business, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.

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Ecopreneur: An Innovative Way to Attract Investors in a Recession

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Socially Responsible Investments, Investing, Investments, Social Entrepreneurship, Finance, Green Businesses, Bangladesh, Green News, Green, Women Entrepreneurs, Travel, Entrepreneurship, Private Equity, Entrepreneur, Investors, Business News
Kristin Boekhoff

I don't have to convince the Bangladeshis of the potential of their country. They are keen to change the world's negative perception of Bangladesh; a high-profile, luxury eco resort could do just that.

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From Fast Food Nation to Pro Food Ventures

Rob Smart | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Farms, Retail, Growing Power, The Jungle, Farmers, Food Retail, Will Allen, Upton Sinclair, Business, Fast Food Nation, Innovation, Usda, Slow Money, Michael Pollan, Pro Food, Food Inc., Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Local, Eric Schlosser, Pro, Investments, Triple Bottom Line, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Rob Smart

Early pioneers of the sustainable food movement, with dirt on their hands, lessons learned and progress made, have played a critical role in blazing trails for new ventures.

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Social Investing (Finally) Grows Up

Marc Gunther | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Calvert Investments, Bennett Freeman, Investments, Mutual Funds, Social Investing, Business News
Marc Gunther

The idea here is that Calvert will buy stock in imperfect companies (a category that includes every company I know) and then push them to do better.

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Pro Food: Slow Food with an Entrepreneurial Twist

Rob Smart | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Investments, Pro Food, Slow Food, Farms, Sustainable Food, Social Entrepreneurship, Cooking, Sustainable Agriculture, Retail, Eating, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Green News
Rob Smart

Pro Food stands apart in its efforts to revitalize the entrepreneurial side of the American food system, with the express purpose of reestablishing the link between food and source, bringing together eaters and farmers in new, innovative ways.

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Sustainable Food Ripe for Entrepreneurs to Drive Forward

Rob Smart | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Farms, Innovation, Investments, Entrepeneurship, Retail Sales, Cooking, Food, Agriculture, Trends, Sustainability, Business, Consumers, Green News
Rob Smart

While perhaps it's not "broken," America's industrial food system has developed side effects that are accelerating in severity; diet-related health and environmental issues can no longer be ignored.

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In You Win, Out You Lose, Says Stock Strategist

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investments, Economic Downturn, Wall Street, Bear Market, Recession Fears, Recession, Business News
Dan Dorfman

If an investor is the patient type, typically their portfolio will get back to break-even in a little more than 5 years after the bear market is over.

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This Is Your Brain On Wall Street

N. E. Marsden | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, Neuroscience, Wall Street, Economics, Brain, Neurofinance, Money, Stock Market, Economy, Neuroeconomics, Risk, Investors, Bubble, Business News
N. E. Marsden

Pioneers in the field of neurofinance are searching for the right neurococktail of emotion and logic for today's fast-paced electronic marketplace.

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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
Henry Blodget

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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How the Enron Disaster Could Have Been Avoided

Ryan Mack | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Enron, Investments, Asset-Allocation, Stocks, Asset Allocation, Stock Market, Diversity, Retirement, Business News
Ryan Mack

Employees are now burdened with the responsibility of planning for their own retirement since defined contribution plans became the norm.

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Neurofinance: Gaming the Human Brain?

N. E. Marsden | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, U.S. Economy, Economics, Economic Crisis, Stock Market, Economy, Neuromarketing, Mortgage and Banking Crisis, Banking Crisis, Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience, Wall Street Crisis, Investment Strategy Investment Strategies, Stock Market Crash, Trader, Investment, Neurofinance, Analytics, Trading, Wall Street Bailout, Business News
N. E. Marsden

Wall Street has come up with a new twist on "insider trading": brain science. Neuroeconomics and Neurofinance give new meaning to the term "Pandora's Box."

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Keep the Baby -- Throw Out the Bathwater

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Google, Energy, Investments, Ibm, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Bank of America, Gold, Democrats, Barack Obama, Amazon.com, Apple, General Motors, Finance, Financial Crisis, Republican Party, Personal Finance, Republicans, Citigroup, Akamai, Business News
Larry Gellman

Those of you who are waiting for the economy to get "back" to normal will probably be waiting for the rest of your lives.

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Warren Buffett and Sell to Survive

Grant Cardone | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Sell to Survive, Investments, Sales Experts, Warrent Buffett, Recession Solutions, Buffett Investments, Cnbc, Recession Fears, Grant Cardone, Recession, Fox Business CNBC, Business News
Grant Cardone

Every household in America needs to take heed of Mr. Buffett as he embraces selling as a survival skill for creating the future you want.

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Let Go of Fear! Bless the Economy!

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 03.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Investments, Fear, Blessing, Spiritual Practice, Economy, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

I look at blessing as an investment in our world. What I bless increases. Bless the economy. Withdraw your projections of fear on our world fiscal system. Bless the economy.

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Shining a Bright Light on a Dark 401(k) Secret

Dan Solin | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Pensions, 401(K), Investments, Saving for Retirement, Scams, Retirement, 401k Fees, Hidden Fees Retirement, Business News
Dan Solin

The existing 401(k) system is a scam far greater than anything Bernie Madoff could have conceived. But a new website may change everything.

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Stimulating

John Graham | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Investments, Bridges, Democrats, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Infrastructure, Highways, Finance, Stimulus Package, John Kerry, Economic Stimulus, Schools, Brookings Institution, Republican Party, Republicans, Politics News
John Graham

Congress should follow the President's lead in creating a stimulus package that is a combination of short-term measures and longer-term infrastructure investments.

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Obama and Volcker: Economic Solutions, Good; Summers and Geithner: Financial Solutions, Not Good.

Saskia Sassen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, Debt, U.S. Economy, Economy, Larry Summers, New York Review of Books, Taxpayers, Paul Volcker, Rubinomics, Economic Plans, Investment Banks, Taxpayer Money, Financial Crisis, Financial TImes, Timothy Geithner, Shadow Banking, Taxes, Money, Economic Crisis, Obama Economy, Barack Obama, Paul A. Volcker, US Economy, Npr, Leonard Lopate, Subprime Mortgages, Obama Economic Plan, House of Rubin, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Banking, Banking Crisis, Banks, Jeff Madrick, Investment Banking, Business News
Saskia Sassen

The shadow banking system is not illegal or clandestine. It is in the open, but it has thrived on the opaqueness of the investment instruments, facilitated by their complexity.

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Caroline Kennedy: Just Dowdy Enough For The New Depression

Lesley Jane Seymour | Posted 02.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Investments, Fashion, Caroline Kennedy, Slideshow, Caroline Kennedy Style, Lesley Jane Seymour, Caroline Kennedy's Coat, Caroline Kennedy Barn Jacket, Caroline Kennedy Clothes, Style News
Lesley Jane Seymour

She's certainly not carrying a flashy $26,000 "It Bag" (which she could afford if she wanted to, which makes her disdain all the more inspiring). Her look is sensible, serious and efficient.

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Sam Stein

Senate Democrats May Return Thousands In Madoff Contributions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Investments, Dscc, Madoff Campaign Contributions, Madoff, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Investments, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Madoff Contributions, Madoff Schumer, Campaign Contributions, Madoff Lautenberg, Oregon, Politics News

Bernard Madoff built a major investment shop largely on smoke and mirrors -- convincing investors that his fund was a safe and consistent return when ...

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Songs for the Season: "A Ho-Ho-Horowitz Christmas!"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.11.2009 | Style

Read More: George Bush, White House, Investments, Joe the Plumber, Christmas Parodies, Homeland Security, Holiday Songs, Chicago, Satirical Songs, Economy, George W. Bush, Christmas, Obama Administration, Sarah Palin, 401(K), Auto Bailout, Patrick Fitzgerald, Satire, General Motors, Obama Cabinet, Financial Crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Xmas, Financial Meltdown, Illinois, Detroit, Karl Rove, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ford, Congress, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Chrysler, Christmas Songs, Bush Administration, Wall Street, Rod Blagojevich, Janet Napolitano, Santa Claus, Car Czar, Hillary Clinton, Style News
Rick Horowitz

You'd better watch out/ And heed what I say/You'd better protect your 401(k)/Nasty times are coming to town.

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It Just Gets Curiouser and Curiouser

Larry Gellman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Investments, Investing, Stock Market Crash, Economy, Stock Market, Stock Market Bubble, Recession Fears, Stock Market Crisis, Risk Management, Housing Bubble, Recession, Housing Crisis, Las Vegas, Business News
Larry Gellman

Call me stupid, but I think we are at one of those moments in time where excitement ( aka fear) is causing investors to overlook great opportunities.

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