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Market Wrap: Stocks Rise on Earnings, Possible Greece Deal

March 4, 2017

Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK -- A mix of positive earnings and corporate news boosted stocks Tuesday. Signs that Greece might be willing to broker a deal with its creditors also gave the market a lift. Coca-Cola...

Should You Be a Socially Responsible Investor?

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March 2, 2017

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TijanaM/Shutterstock Sustainable, responsible and impact investing -- often called socially responsible investing, or SRI -- has gained popularity in recent years as investors weigh environmental, social an...

What Fidelity Employees’ 401(k) Fight Means For Your Retirement

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February 10, 2017

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Alamy 401(k) plans are a retirement investing staple. But they've drawn criticism from many corners, from an Economic Policy Institute study that showed how 401(k)s have raised the level of inequality among ret...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Extends Losses to a 4th Day

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January 30, 2017

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Andrew Burton/Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks fell for a fourth straight session Thursday but indexes ended well off session lows with support from economic data and earnings, including Accenture's. S...

Don’t Let a Focus on Investing Unbalance Your Wealth Plan

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January 28, 2017

Mutual Funds

Alamy Last week, I introduced my concept of the six circles of wealth, and discussed the first circle, cash flow. The second circle is investing. Simply defined, an investment is an asset whose value can grow...

Last Week’s Biggest Stock Movers on Wall Street

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January 25, 2017

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Richard Drew/AP Plenty of stocks go up and down in any given week. The gainers inspire us to keep investing. The decliners keep greed in check while reminding us about the risks of the equity markets. Let's ...

Index Fund Booster Takes Victory Lap: How You Can Win Too

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January 24, 2017

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PeterPhoto123/Shutterstock I started writing books extolling the virtues of index fund investing back in 2006. At that time, there were already many advocates of the concept, including Burton Malkiel, Larry S...

House Votes to End ‘Car Czar,’ ‘Pay Czar’ Posts

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January 21, 2017

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Despite a Sizzling IPO Market, These 4 Firms Are Backing Out

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January 20, 2017

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Jeff Chiu/AP So far, 2014 has been a high-scoring year for initial public stock offerings. The first quarter saw more IPO activity than any other initial quarter since 2000, with 64 companies listing on vario...

Market Wrap: Stocks Plunge on Bleak China Factory Report

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January 19, 2017

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- Stocks plunged again Tuesday, continuing a rocky ride for Wall Street, after an economic report out of China rekindled fears that the world's second-largest economy is slowing mo...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Ends Lower as Weak Oil Weighs

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January 12, 2017

Energy

Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended on a sour note Friday as a drop in energy stocks eclipsed wage data that supported expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve might hold off on an in...

12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Social Security

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January 6, 2017

Mutual Funds

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3 Costly Mistakes You Are Making on Life Insurance

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January 3, 2017

Insurance Industry

Alamy Thinking about your life insurance is not much fun, and far too many people ignore this necessary task. Too few people have adequate life insurance coverage. And the ones who do aren't getting the best ...

Week’s Winners, Losers: Burger IPO’s Hot, Not GameStop

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December 31, 2016

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www.habitburger.com There were plenty of winners and losers this week, with a critically acclaimed burger chain smoking in its initial public offering and the leading video game retailer seeing store-level sa...

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