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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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Buy Now: One of World's Best Investors

Diane Francis | Posted 12.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Investments, Economic Crisis, Meltdown, Economy, Wall Street Crisis, Bailouts, Common Stocks, Hartford Financial Services, Barack Obama, Berkshire Hathaway, Aig, Wall Street, Rescue, Financial Crisis, Warren Buffett, Stock Market, Wall Street Bailout, Business News
Diane Francis

One of the few investors or money mavens who guessed the meltdown was coming is Canada's Prem Watsa, Chair and founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings L...

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Stupid Investor Tricks

Dan Solin | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Investments, Investing, Business, Stock Market, Economy, Pundits, Economic Crisis, Business News
Dan Solin

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying investors are stupid. I'm saying they follow the advice of people who pay no attention to the data. As a consequence, they engage in "stupid investor tricks."

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Candid Answers I Wish I Could Give

Dan Solin | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Investments, Investing, Investing Advice, Stocks, Finance, Stock Market, Economy, Business News
Dan Solin

I get asked a lot of investing questions. I am conflicted in answering them. I want to be helpful but I also want to be tactful. Here are some of the most common questions I am asked and the answers I wish I could give.

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If You Want to Play the Game, You Better Know the Rules

Dan Solin | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Investments, Investing, Trust, Stocks, Economy, Pundits, Financial Crisis, Cable News, Jim Cramer, Business News
Dan Solin

In times of extreme market volatility, investors are tempted to rely financial pundits. It is important to realize that their advice is flawed and conflicted.

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Warren Buffett Unplugged

James Berman | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investments, Warren Buffett, Stocks, Stock Market, Bear Market, Berkshire Hathaway, Wall Street Crisis, Business News
James Berman

When Warren Buffett speaks (which is rare outside his annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting), people should listen.

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Women May Be Most Affected By Economic Crisis And Election

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Investments, U.S. Economy, Women's Rights, Cafta, Debate, Social Security, Working Mothers, Children, Children's Health Insurance, Middle Class, Working Women, Mccain, Obama, McCain Taxes, Legislation, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, Privatization, Job Layoffs, Election 2008, Health Care, Equal Pay, Taxes, Welfare, Women Voters, Economic Crisis, Congress, Nafta, Outsourcing, Job Market, Women, Job Cuts, McCain Social Security Privatization, Women's Health, Palin, Women and Politics, Economy, Afta, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

If women aren't looked after in this election, in this economic environment, the losses will be substantial and lasting.

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Ben Baby, Bail Me Out

Heather Buchanan | Posted 10.24.2008 | Style

Read More: Starbucks, Investments, Sex and the City, Ben Bernanke, Secretary Paulson, Bailout, Economy, Ceos, Style News
Heather Buchanan

So Ben, I've been looking for a sugar daddy for years and never really thought of you in that way. I didn't think of you as emergency support if my personal and professional stock started to plummet.

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Anybody Wanna Bail Out Some 401Ks?

Harry Fuller | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Reagan, Investments, Socialism, Wall Street, Saving for Retirement, 401ks, Bail-Outs, Economy, Ponzi Scheme, Business News
Harry Fuller

We have pauperized our nation, most especially our government. The American dollar is looking more and more like a xeroxed hand-out.

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Behind the Costly Fannie/Freddie Mortgage Bailout

Danny Schechter | Posted 10.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Gulf States, Palin, Debt, Obama, Mccain, Investments, Foreign Money, Freddie, Fannie, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Business News
Danny Schechter

In a globalized entangled and interconnected economy, no region can expect not to be impacted when the world's number one economy goes south.

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Wind, Solar Investments In Jeopardy As Tax Credits Are Set To Expire

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 10.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Investments, Business News

WASHINGTON — Congress is putting the short-term future of renewable energy companies in jeopardy even as the presidential candidates and most la...

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People Aren't Products: Fighting Lazard's Gouging Of The Elderly

Martin Bosworth | Posted 07.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Investments, Brave New Films' War on Greed, Social Justice, Assisted Living, Bruce Wasserstein, Atria, Economy, Lazard, Elder Care, Business News
Martin Bosworth

Crossposted at Boztopia and Open Left Over the last week, I've been documenting the struggle between workers and residents of the Atria assisted livi...

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Getting Real With GDP

Michael Pento | Posted 05.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Delta Global Advisors, Investments, Michael Pento, Gdp, Economics, Inflation, Gas Prices, Consumer Price Index, Business News
Michael Pento

The Consumer Price Index claimed that consumer's energy costs were unchanged while the actual price of crude oil rose 12.5% and gas prices rose 11% -- that's some adjustment!

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Web Start-Ups Strapped For Cash

Los Angeles Times | Alana Semuels and Michelle Quinn | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Tech Start-Ups, FInancial Markets, Technology Companies, Investments, Start-Ups, Business News

In recent months, some start-up technology companies have died or gone into comas after running out of money, a possible early sign that the resurgenc...

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Good Luck, Joseph Lewis

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan, Bear Stearns, Investments, Two-Buck Chuck, Google, Bear Stearns JP Morgan, Joseph Lewis, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Good Luck to you, Joseph Lewis. It looks like you've got the will, the spunk and the resources to fight the inevitable hand of fate. And who knows? You may succeed. One of us losers has to get lucky some time, I guess.

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6 Rules For Retiring Wealthy

Kiplinger's Via MSN Money | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Social Security, Retirement Savings, Retiring Wealthy, Retirement Savings Plans, Retirement, Retirement Plans, Investments, Social Security Benefits, Pensions, Business News

Retirement savings plans are undergoing an extreme makeover. After decades of trying to teach Americans how to save and invest for their own retiremen...

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Private Equity Moguls See Fortunes Plummet

New York Times | MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Banking, U.S. Economy, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Wall Street, Private Equity Moguls, Recession Fears, Recession, Homeowners, Private Equity, Butout Firms, Investments, Blackstone Group, Business News

With their big paydays and bigger egos, private equity moguls came to symbolize an era of hyper-wealth on Wall Street. Now their fortunes are plummet...

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Morgan Stanley: Recession's Next Victim Is Commercial Construction

Seeking Alpha | Gary Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Richard Berner, Morgan Stanley, Recession, Global Economic Forum, Gdp, Commerical Construction, Investments, Business News

Commercial construction is the recession's next victim, according to Richard Berner, writing in Morgan Stanley's latest Global Economic Forum. The sec...

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Dan Solin: Smart Advice For the HuffPost Investor

Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Socially Responsible Investments, Investments, Investment Advice, Investing, War With Iran, Investment Strategies for War, Smart Investors, Dan Solin Advice, Socially Responsible Mutual Funds, Business News

Is it worth paying a premium to invest in a socially responsible mutual fund? The securities industry thinks so. Some of these funds have front end sa...

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Dan Solin: Smart Advice For the HuffPost Investor

Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Investing, Investments, Investment Advice, Dan Solin Advice, Business News

I am thinking of calling my next book The Smartest Doomsday Prediction You'll Ever Read. After all, if you want to write a best-selling book, predict...

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