Investments

What Is a Roth IRA? A Short and Simple Guide

J.D. Roth | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Roth IRA, Retirement, Traditional IRA, Investments, Certificates of Deposit, Tax Break, Money, 401k, Taxes, Penalty, Banks, Credit Unions, Savings Accounts, Income, Money News

Even if you don't have a retirement plan through your job, you can still save for the future. One of the best ways to do so is through a Roth IRA.

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An Open Letter to Jim Beard, Atlanta's CFO

Dan Solin | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Video, Funds, Diversify Portfolio, Investments, Mutual Funds, Asset Allocation, Investment, Business News

Your police and firefighters put their lives on the line for the protection of the citizens of Atlanta. At the very least, you could educate yourself on basic principles of investing and enable them to retire with dignity.

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A 'Seismic' Shift In The Small Business Economy

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Investments, Small Business, Restaurant, Small Business Economy, Service-Based Small Business, Small Business News and Trends, Manufacturing, Construction, Gdp, Small Business News

(By Lynn Adler - Reuters) - A "seismic" shift to service-based small businesses away from manufacturing, transportation and construction is stifling e...

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The Greater Fool Theory and Investing

Dan Solin | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Picking-Stocks, Investments, Mutual Funds, Fairholme Fund, Greater Fool Theory, Investors, Video, Business News

Many investors subscribe to this theory, but don't know they are engaging in it. In an ironic twist, they become the "greater fool," and are left holding the bag when the investment falls and they either can't find a buyer or they have to sell at a loss.

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Despite Facebook's High Expectations, Dull Stocks May Be Superior

AP | By BERNARD CONDON | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Investments, Video, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Getting Rich, Investment, Stocks, Stock Market, Facebook IPO, Dull Stocks, Boring Stocks, Facebook, Business News

NEW YORK -- Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 pe...

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Who's For Congressional Insider Trading? An Inside Trader

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Investments, Video, Congress, Insider Trading, Richard Burr, Natural Gas Bill, Stocks, Natural Gas Industry, Natural Gas, Saxby Chambliss, Eric Cantor, STOCK Act, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Richard Burr's vocal opposition to the STOCK Act raised some eyebrows in Washington this week, and with good reason. Burr, a No...

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Growing Numbers Moving Their Money Away From BofA

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Interest Rates, Cash Deposits, Investments, Checking Accounts, Video, Liquidity, Savings Account, Money, Bank of America, Cds, Deposits, Big Banks, Business News

Do banks need your money? Bank of America revealed yesterday that the number of customers closing their accounts spiked last quarter, but official...

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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

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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A Solution to Your Worst Retirement Nightmare

InvestingAnswers | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Aging, Longevity, Insurance, Inflation, Retirement, Investments, Longevity Insurance, Fifty News

Unfortunately, there are no hard and fast rules for estimating your life expectancy. Your current health status, your lifestyle and the age your parents passed away at are all influencing factors.

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How We Can Retake Capitalism Without Occupation

Lee Munson | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Investments, Finance, Financial Reform, Occupy Wall Street, Financial Crisis, Rethink Capitalism, The Future of Capitalism, Capitalism, Wall Street, Books News

Finance has hijacked capitalism, and we need to take it back. Now is the time for finance to sign up to defend capitalism, not usurp it. Can we change the course? Yes we can.

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Richer Than Rich: Art Outperforms S&P

Kia Makarechi | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Investments, Video, Art, Art Sales, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Auctions, Art Investment, Artnet, l.s. Lowry, Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, S&P 500, Clyfford Still, Arts News

If you ever find yourself choosing between some Warhols or a few stocks, we're here to make that decision easier. A new study has found that artwork b...

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Twitter Is Definitely 'Trending', Confirms 300 Million Saudi Investment

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Investments, Social Media, Twitter, Middle East, Social Networking, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Media, Facebook, Kingdom-Holding-Company, World News, Media News

Earlier today, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) announced a $300m investment in social media site, Twitter, following months of negotiations.

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Neither a Quick Nor Comprehensive European Fix

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Investments, Unemployment, Europe Debt Crisis, Great Britain, David Cameron, Bailouts, European Union, Europe, European Central Bank, World News

European leaders still need to do a lot more, and quickly, if they are to catch up and get ahead of the crisis. Accordingly, and regrettably, the specter of volatility caused by European headlines will not recede for long.

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Money Managers' Least Favorite Investment

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Investments, Video, u.s. Debt Money Managers, U.S. Debt, U.S Treasury Bonds, U.S. Debt Crisis, U.S. Treasuries, Business News, Money Manager, Money Managers, Treasury Bonds, Business News

NEW YORK — Ask the people who invest billions for a living to name their favorite picks for 2012 and you'll get a smorgasbord worthy of a holida...

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When Valuations Don't Mean Valuable

Tony Greenberg | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Impact Investing, Transparency, Investing, Groupons, Investments, Ipos, Capitalism, Business News

Investing in IPOs today screams "caveat emptor." But do we listen? The prospect of investing in something that all our friends are using seems to be as irresistible as super-sizing a fast-food meal -- and can be equally bad for our (fiscal) health.

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Investor Files Lawsuit Against Scandal-Ridden Company

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts, Investments, Olympus Corp, Video, Shuichi Takayama, Securities, American Depository Receipts of Olympus, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, Center Valleynear Allentown, Business News

A U.S. investor sued Japan's Olympus Corp, accusing the scandal-hit company of making false statements about its finances and intentionally hiding...

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AmEx's $100 Million Startup Bet

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: American Express, Investments, Harshul Sanghi, Amex, VC Funds, Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Venture Capital, Amex Venture Capital, Enterprise Growth Group, Small Business News

American Express is the latest big corporation to jump into the venture capital pool, following recent initiatives by Microsoft, Visa and Google. The ...

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Big Banks' Latest Problem? They're Sitting On Too Much Cash

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Hsbc, Investments, Video, Bank Layoffs, Bank Lending, Bank Closings, Lending, Occupy Wall Street, Bank Transfer Day, Bank of America, Banking, Banks, Borrowing, Bank Loans, Credit Unions, Business News

The economy is only barely growing, making some consumers and businesses skittish about taking out loans and with banks not lending that money out, it...

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News Corp., Discovery, K-Swiss Among Riskiest Companies: Report

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: News Corp, Investments, Discovery Communications, Discovery Channel, K-Swiss, Business News, Riskiest Investments, Gmi's Risk List, Risky Investment, Video, Business News

Investors looking for a low-risk investment likely know to stay away from News Corp. -- Rupert Murdoch’s media empire that was rocked by a phone hac...

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Solyndra Was Lame and Failed, But That's Not the End of Solar

Dave Llorens | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Investments, Sustainable Energy, Government Subsidies, Green Energy, Solyndra, Solar Power, Cleantech Startups, Cleantech, Solyndra-Bankrupt, San Francisco News

Solyndra overestimated their market and their ability to deliver, and now they're going under. But guess what? This happens every single day to Silicon Valley venture capital firms.

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10 Unusual Things I Didn't Know About Google (Plus the Worst Investment Decision I Ever Made)

James Altucher | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Google, Investments, Small Business, Venture Capital, Google History, Business, Technology News

I made the worst decision in venture capital history in late 2000. I was a partner at a venture firm called 212 Ventures. What? You never heard of it?...

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Real Financial Experts Won't Go on TV

Dan Solin | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Investing, Investments, Finance, Markets, Business News

This is information the financial industry doesn't want you to know. The guests on these shows primarily are from the mutual fund industry or are advisers who recommend actively managed funds.

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'Til Money Do Us Part: Don't Let the Markets Drive You Apart

Kathleen Gurney | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Investments, Investing, Money, Stock Market, Communication, Couples, Couples Investing, Marriage, Relationships, Money and Relationships, Relationships and Money, Business News

When the market is going up, couples rarely find that they disagree, but it's during times like these, with the market in such flux, that couples find their relationship in a similarly erratic state.

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What to Do With the U.S. Treasury Bonds Now?

Irene Aldridge | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: U.S. Treasury, Investments, Debt, Default, Bonds, Treasury Bonds, Business News

With the now-lower rating on the U.S. government debt assigned by the major rating agency, the Standard & Poors, the bonds and bills investors find themselves questioning as to what to do with their investments: how to find riskless replacements for the now-risky U.S. bonds?

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The Startup Act: A Proposal To Jumpstart The American Economy

Carl J. Schramm | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Investments, Small Business, Kauffman Foundation, Economy, Jobs, Innovation, Entrepreneurs, Licensing, Venture Capital, Stimulus, Austan Goolsbee, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Small Business America, Patents, Business News

It's time to re-start America by jump-starting our startup engines of growth. We have no time to waste.

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