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January 30, 2013

Short selling: Evil or necessary evil?

A new study shows that short selling doesn't appear to be as evil as some legislators make it out to be
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Published on January 30, 2013 09:35

January 29, 2013

Economic tea leaves point toward steady recovery

From the ongoing bull market to the housing recovery, a number of trends continue to propel the recovery
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Published on January 29, 2013 13:04

January 28, 2013

Grasping what the market can teach you

Past performance is no guide to the future, so don't chase the winners. Just stick to your investment plans
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Published on January 28, 2013 14:13

January 25, 2013

The most important lesson for investors

It's time for a look back at what the markets have taught -- or retaught -- us over the past year
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Published on January 25, 2013 09:42

January 23, 2013

Financial predictions to track in 2013

Expert forecasts are notoriously unreliable, which is why it's important to keep score
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Published on January 23, 2013 12:30

January 22, 2013

Answering Peter Schiff on gold

Forecaster Peter Schiff took issue with Larry Swedroe's comments on gold; here is Swedroe's response
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Published on January 22, 2013 07:44

January 18, 2013

Should you be active in emerging markets?

If active managers can really beat the market, emerging markets would be the place to show off
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Published on January 18, 2013 05:52

January 17, 2013

Hedge funds disappoint -- again

As an asset class, hedge funds have performed poorly for years -- so why do people keep investing in them?
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Published on January 17, 2013 03:50

January 16, 2013

Which 2012 financial forecasts came true?

CBS MoneyWatch looks at how forecasters did in their major financial predictions last year
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Published on January 16, 2013 03:50

January 14, 2013

Ignore the "buy gold now" crowd

Americans seem to think gold is a better investment than real estate or stocks, but is it really something to jump into?
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Published on January 14, 2013 10:00

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