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March 20, 2012

Will stocks continue delivering solid returns?

Surging financial markets has some investors warning that equities are overvalued -- here's why they're probably wrong
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Published on March 20, 2012 04:00

March 19, 2012

Active management fails again

Fund managers underperformed their benchmarks last year, a report by Standard & Poor's shows
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Published on March 19, 2012 07:26

March 16, 2012

How Wall Street exploits individual investors

Structured financial products are designed to take advantage of our cognitive biases -- if someone wants to sell you one, run
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Published on March 16, 2012 04:00

March 15, 2012

How diversifying can boost your returns

An important new study shows that momentum, value, and size strategies can earn you more money
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Published on March 15, 2012 03:45

March 14, 2012

Another investment to avoid like the plague

When investment products look too good to be true, they usually are
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Published on March 14, 2012 04:00

March 13, 2012

Rejoice! Passive investing is gaining momentum

Research from investment legend John Bogle shows that investors are increasingly turning to index funds
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Published on March 13, 2012 04:00

March 12, 2012

What's wrong with small growth stocks?

Historical analysis shows that small-cap growth stocks have underperformed other asset classes
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Published on March 12, 2012 04:00

March 9, 2012

Why you should be wary of stocks that pay dividends

While many investors are fixated on dividend-paying stocks, putting them in place of bonds can make for a riskier portfolio
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Published on March 09, 2012 03:45

March 7, 2012

How to hedge against inflation (hint: forget gold)

Contrary to popular belief, the precious metal offers no protection against sudden price hikes
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Published on March 07, 2012 04:00

March 6, 2012

Tactical asset allocation -- Another ripoff

Matching asset allocations to shifts in the stock market is supposed to provide investors extra protection -- it doesn't
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Published on March 06, 2012 04:00

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