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February 23, 2012

The dangers of dividend-paying stocks

Why ditching bonds in favor of stocks that pay dividends is a risky strategy
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Published on February 23, 2012 03:07

February 22, 2012

Investors snooze while small stocks soar

The Russell 2000 small-cap index is near record highs, and yet many people have missed out on the rally
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Published on February 22, 2012 04:00

February 21, 2012

Embrace risk, but only over the long haul

Here's why you shouldn't panic when large-cap stocks beat small-cap stocks, even over long periods
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Published on February 21, 2012 04:00

February 17, 2012

Will investors see a "flat-year" phenomenon?

Beware of the conventional "wisdom" that stock-market returns always soar in the year following a flat market
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Published on February 17, 2012 04:00

February 16, 2012

Why expert forecasts aren't worth anything

Even Ben Bernanke and the august members of the Federal Reserve utterly failed to predict housing crisis
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Published on February 16, 2012 04:00

February 15, 2012

Investing: "Buy what you know" is a bad strategy

A recent study shows that investors tend to stick to the stocks of companies they think they know -- only to hurt their returns
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Published on February 15, 2012 04:09

February 14, 2012

Of course my returns beat the market!

If you're like most investors, you have no idea how your investments are actually doing
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Published on February 14, 2012 04:00

February 13, 2012

Is investing rigged to favor pros?

Many investors think pros have all the advantages, but if so, it's not showing up in the data
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Published on February 13, 2012 03:00

February 9, 2012

Last year's losers are winning this year

A single month of investment returns this year underscores just how quickly fortunes can change
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Published on February 09, 2012 04:00

February 8, 2012

Is this a stock-picker's year?

Once again, we hear that it's a stock picker's market -- but that doesn't mean they will pick well
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Published on February 08, 2012 04:07

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