Investors

Morgan Stanley To Refund Investors After Facebook IPO Debacle

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Video, Morgan Stanley, Facebook IPO, Facebook Morgan Stanley, Ipo, Morgan Stanley Facebook, Facebook, Investors, Business News

NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpai...

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Facebook IPO Post-Mortem: Killer -- But Not for the Reasons You Think

Mark Cuban | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Investing, Facebook Value, Facebook IPO, Mobile, Facebook Stock Price, Youtube, Facebook, Facebook Stock Value, Facebook Stock, Investors, Technology News
Mark Cuban

Say goodbye to the individual investor on Wall Street. Whatever positive impression they had of the IPO market and the stock market in general was just torched to the ground.

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The Three Myths of Venture Capital

Diane Mulcahy | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Venture Capital, Venture Capital Investment, VC Funds, Investors, Venture Capitalists, Venture Capital Myths, Small Business News
Diane Mulcahy

VCs are good capitalists. They sell what their investors will buy, and they charge what their investors will pay. The real problem, it turns out, lies with the institutional investors -- the ones doing the buying and the paying.

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Facebook To Save $16 Billion In Taxes On IPO

Bloomberg View | Paula Dwyer | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Video, Tax Loophole, Facebook Ipo Loophole, Facebook IPO, Stock Options, Facebook Taxes, Facebook, Facebook Ipo Investors, Investors, Business News

Bloomberg View: Facebook Inc.'s IPO will create billions in new wealth for its founders, employees and investors. It will also save the company bil...

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Is It A Terrible Idea To Own Shares In Your Company's Stock?

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Investment Advice, Video, Stock Portfolio, Retirement Savings, Equity, Investment, Stock Market, Stock, Chesapeake Energy, Reuters, Your Money, Company Stock, Retirement Plans, Investors, Equities, Money News

By David K. Randall NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Buying stock that then falls sharply is painful, especially for investors who also ha...

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S&P 500 Continues Fall

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Icap Equities, Dow Jones, Groupon, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Stocks, Nasdaq, Reuters, S&P 500, China, Investors, Business News

* Banks, natural resources shares lead declines * JPMorgan shares down, executive departs after huge loss * S&P 500 breaks support at 1,...

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How Will the French and Greek Elections Change the Direction of Europe?

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Debt, Markets, Eurozone, Money, France, Economy, Italy, Austerity, Euro, Investors, Deficit, Greece, Wealth, Germany, Investment, Crisis, World Elections 2012, Business News
Gemma Godfrey

As French and Greek voters make their feeling about spending cuts loud and clear, we ask ourselves: why has there been such a strong swing to anti-austerity/pro-growth, how does this threaten the survival of the euro and is a Greek default still possible?

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Gold Prices Hit Lowest Level Of The Year

AP | SANDY SHORE | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Yen, Recovery, Gold Prices, RBC Global Futures, Stocks, Copper, FInancial Markets, Dollar, Oil Prices, U.S. Agriculture Department, Traders, Europe, Investors, Video, Business News

-- Gold prices hit the lowest level of the year Wednesday as uncertainty about Europe's political and economic future dominated world financial marke...

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Private Equity Hearts Oil

The Huffington Post | D.M. Levine | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Crude Oil Prices, Oil Exploration, Oil, Oil Prices, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Exploration, Private Equity, Investors, Video, Business News

Private equity loves oil and gas. The money private-equity firms spent on deals in the oil-and-gas industry reached at least a 20-year high in the...

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The Cruelest Month For Markets Since 2008

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Bond Market, Investing, Wall Street, Stocks, Stock Market, Bonds, Global Financial Crisis, Trading, Investors, Video, Business News

Financial markets went back into crisis mode in April. Bonds, relatively safe-haven investments, were the only global asset class to enjoy positive...

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Families That Cheat Investors Together, Stay Together

Dan Solin | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Retail Broker, Investing, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities, Investors, Video, Business News
Dan Solin

Outright theft of your assets has now become a family affair. The SEC recently announced two cases where investors lost millions of dollars to family scammers.

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Morgan Stanley Faces Loss Due To Accounting Charge

AP | CHRISTINA REXRODE | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Investment Banks, Earnings, Factset, Goldman Sachs, Video, Morgan Stanley, Ceo James Gorman, Wealth Management, Revenue, Accounting, Financial Planning, Investors, Business News

NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley reported earnings that far exceeded investors' forecasts Thursday, sending its stock higher even as the rest of the ma...

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Investors Run To Surprising Place

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: US Stocks, Mutual Funds, Mutual Fund Managers, Global Mutual Funds, Wall Street, Stocks, Stock Market, Stock Investors, Bank of America, Global Mutual Fund Managers, Investors, Video, Business News

Investors around the world are getting more anxious, and they're choosing to put their money in an unusual safe haven: the U.S. stock market. A new...

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We Have Seen This Stock Market 'Horror' Movie Before

Terry Connelly | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Stock Market, Investors, Economy Debt, Debt Interest Rates, Fed Interest Rates, Stock Market Economy, Investing Stocks, Business News
Terry Connelly

Wise up, stock investors -- you are being had, again -- by some real pros that count on you having a short memory from the games they played the last two years, at just this time of the year. They, not you, made the money in the second half of the past two years.

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10 Ways Successful Entrepreneurs Beat the Odds

Marty Zwilling | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Success, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Business, Investors, Small Business America, Small Business, Starting a Business, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Marty Zwilling

Did you ever wonder why some entrepreneurs always seem to have all the luck and success, while others never seem to catch a break?

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After JOBS Act, Steve Case Turns To Immigration

Reuters | Sarah McBride | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Small Business, AOL Founder Steve Case, Aol, Jobs, Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Immigration, Venture Capital, Jobs Act, Investors, Steve Case, Small Business News

* Immigration key to creating U.S. jobs, Case believes * Action by Congress this year is possible -Case * Case rules out run for political offic...

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E[nstitute], School For Entrepreneurs, Emerges From New York Startup Scene

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Small Business, New York Startups, Entrepreneurs, New York City Startups, New York, School for Entrepreneurs, Investors, Education, Video, College, E[Institute], Small Business News and Trends, Startups, New York Schools, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Silicon Valley, Small Business News

Kane Sarhan first realized there was a gap between college and the real world as an undergraduate working part-time for the owner of a large bar and r...

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Back When I Had $9,800 To My Name...

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Compound Interest, How to Get Rich, Warren Buffett Berkshire, Seven Percent Return, Oracle of Omaha, Investors, Money News

Take it from the world's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, you don't need much money to get rich. Back in 1955, when the Oracle of Omaha was but ...

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The Race To Become The Next Silicon Valley

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Starting a Business, Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Best Places to Start a Business, Startup Trends, Venture Capital, Slidepollajax, Investors, Silicon Valley Startups, Silicon Valley, Small Business News

It's often said that Silicon Valley is more than just a place -- it's a state of mind. As such, the entrepreneurial mecca, defined as the southern ...

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Could Connecticut Be the First to Get Serious About Shareholders Rights Post-Citizens United?

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Shareholders, Connecticut, Elections 2012, Money in Politics, Citizens United, Legislation, Investors, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Connecticut has a clear path forward with the blessing of the Supreme Court. They can adopt a requirement that shareholders get a say on politics. With any hope, Connecticut can be the mouse that roars, exhibiting national leadership in this post-Citizens United America.

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As JOBS Act Advances, Debate Explodes On Twitter

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Small Business, Twitter, Wall Street, Startup, President Obama, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Jumpstart Business Startups, Jobs Act, Slidepollajax, Investors, Small Business News

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are dancing in the streets. Academics and regulators are grinding their teeth. Why? On Thursday, the U.S. Se...

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Surprising Share Of Jobless Say American Dream Within Reach

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Unemployed, Michelle Obama, Video, Lehman Brothers, American Dream, Great Recession, Homeownership, Jobless, Financial Crisis, Pew Charitable Trusts, Investors, Business News

Despite the economic hardship that the Great Recession has caused millions of Americans, belief in the American Dream is still alive and well, even fo...

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The JOBS Act Is So Criminogenic That It Guarantees Full-Time Jobs for Criminologists

William K. Black | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Regulation, Startups, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Jobs Act, Financial Regulation, Financial Fraud, Fraud, Congress, Investment, Deregulation, 112th Congress, Investors, Business News
William K. Black

The "Jumpstart Our Business Startups" Act, the comically forced effort to create a catchy acronym, is the most cynical bill to emerge from a cynical Congress and administration. It is an exemplar of why congressional approval ratings are well below those of used car dealers. The JOBS Act is something only a financial scavenger could love. It will create a fraud-friendly and fraud-enhancing environment. It will add to the unprecedented level of financial fraud by our most elite CEOs that has devastated the U.S. and European economies and cost over 20 million people their jobs. Financial fraud is a prime jobs killer.

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An Investor Protection Plan

Dan Solin | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Portfolio Advice, Financial Portfolios, Portfolios, Finances, Risk, Financial Advice, Investors, Video, Business News
Dan Solin

Every investor should be concerned with the risk of their portfolio. Yet, in my experience, few are. Whenever I use the words "standard deviation," which is a measure of risk, I can see a glazed look come over my prospective client.

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Why Investors Still Fear Stocks

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Stock Market Rally, Bull Market, Stock Market Crash, Stock Market, Reuters, Stock Market Crisis, Investing in Stocks, Fear of Stocks, Investors, Investor Advice, Money News

By Chris Taylor March 13 (Reuters) - By all accounts, investors have enjoyed a terrific start to 2012. Stocks had thei...

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