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January 5, 2012

A sign of a higher IQ is investing in stocks

A recent study shows that the higher the IQ, the more likely it is those people will invest in the stock market
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Published on January 05, 2012 04:00

January 4, 2012

New book sheds bright light on investor behavior

"Thinking, Fast and Slow" provides excellent insights into our biases -- and how costly they can be
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Published on January 04, 2012 07:58

January 3, 2012

An investment that robs you of 4.5 percent

Whenever you buy a complicated product from Wall Street, you can be sure you're being ripped off
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Published on January 03, 2012 09:02

December 27, 2011

Top 10 New Year's investing resolutions

Here are the promises investors should make to themselves this year -- and every year
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Published on December 27, 2011 04:00

December 23, 2011

Should you expect lower returns from stocks?

A new study shows that stocks may provide lower real returns than before
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Published on December 23, 2011 08:44

December 21, 2011

When politics meet economics, always ask, "Then what?"

Thomas Sowell's book Applied Economics outlines the dangers of only looking at the immediate consequences of a decision
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Published on December 21, 2011 08:44

December 20, 2011

TIPS update for December 2011

This month's update reveals that 10-year maturities appear to be the sweet spot for inflation-protected Treasurys
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Published on December 20, 2011 05:04

December 19, 2011

Goldman Sachs' new CD is a bad deal for investors

A new structured certificate of deposit offered by Wall Street's most powerful investment bank isn't designed to benefit buyers
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Published on December 19, 2011 04:00

December 16, 2011

The way to predict hedge fund returns

A new study shows that these elite and expensive funds' returns haven't been due to manager skill, but just risk
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Published on December 16, 2011 11:33

December 15, 2011

Grand Pursuit provides great insight into economics

A new book by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind, provides a fascinating look at the people who shaped modern economic theory
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Published on December 15, 2011 11:58

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