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Inventories Hurt 3Q GDP, Domestic Demand Strong

May 14, 2017

Tony Gutierrez/APA worker inspects an SUV at the General Motors plant in Arington, Texas. WASHINGTON -- U.S. economic growth braked sharply in the third quarter as businesses cut back on restocking warehous...

Market Wrap: Stocks Tumble on Worries of Global Slowdown

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May 13, 2017

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- The S&P 500 hit a more than six-month low, closing in negative territory Thursday for the year, on concern a deceleration in China's economy would translate into slower globa...

How to Improve Your Market Returns in 2014

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May 10, 2017

Mutual Funds

Getty Images/Cultura RF With the end of the year fast approaching, there's no better time to review your portfolio's performance and, if need be, take some steps to ensure that your returns for 2014 are the b...

Market Sell-Off Causes Jim Cramer to Give Worst Advice Ever

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May 5, 2017

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William B. Plowman/NBC/Getty Images Jim Cramer and I are natural adversaries, like the polecat and the duck. (In this analogy, I'm the duck.) He gives false hope to investors by providing "advice" that often ...

The S&P 500 Is Morphing Into the S&P 505

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April 20, 2017

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Shutterstock The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) may be older and better known, but the Standard & Poor's 500 index (^GPSC) is where the action is. Market pros say it is much more representative of th...

Goldman’s Top Tech Banker Jumps Ship for Coatue

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April 15, 2017

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Why Target Date Funds Are Disliked By Financial Advisers

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April 12, 2017

Mutual Funds

Getty Images NEW YORK -- Target date funds remain a darling among some financial advisers for managing risk, but other retirement experts find its drawbacks make them a poor investment option. The funds we...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Ends Near Flat After Late-Day Rally

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March 30, 2017

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rebounded in afternoon trading Wednesday to end little changed as energy shares and Apple rebounded, offsetting continued concerns about a slowdown in China. Investo...

How to Protect Your Investments From a Falling Dollar

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March 29, 2017

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Here's a question I get frequently: It's obvious the dollar is going to crash, so what can I do to protect my investments? A compelling case can be made for the devaluation of the dollar: The U.S. is experien...

Treasury Sells Big Chunk of AIG Stock at a Profit

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March 24, 2017

Insurance Industry

Sept 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. government cut its stake in American International Group Inc (AIG) to about 21.5 percent on Monday, making a profit of $12.4 billion on the insurer's crisis-era bailout and bring...

Girls, Here’s How to Handle Your Bat Mitzvah Money Like an Adult

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March 16, 2017

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Rachel Zack/Flickr A Jewish girl's bat mitzvah typically takes place when she's 12, and signifies she's old enough to have certain adult rights and responsibilities. Depending on the family, the gift money th...

How Once-Mighty U.S. Steel Ended Up on the S&P Scrap Heap

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March 12, 2017

Index Funds

Kevin Horan, Time-Life Pictures/Getty ImagesU.S. Steel's Gary Works in Gary, Ind. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That can be true in sports and in corporate America. At one time, U.S. Steel (X...

ETFs and 529 Plans: Two Smart Money Moves That Don’t Go Together

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March 11, 2017

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Whenever Main Street has a problem, Wall Street's answer is to come out with a new financial product to address it. Lately, that product has more often than not been an exchange-traded fund. But sometimes, the...

The Simple Secret for Surviving in Turbulent Markets

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March 9, 2017

Index Funds

I'm not going to make you wait for this advice. It's simple and direct: Pay no attention to Wall Street. I'm not asking you to believe me. Just listen to people who know better and have studied the securities i...

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