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Seven retirement questions you need to answer
Retirement planning isn't easy. Nearly half of Americans don't feel financially prepared to live to age 75, according to a survey from Northwestern Mutual. But the process is a lot less burdensome if you break the task down into simpler parts. Here are seven questions to ask as you plan for your long-term financial security in retirement.
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Four ways Japan disaster affects investors
When the world’s third-largest economy is hit with its worst earthquake ever, a tsunami, and a subsequent nuclear crisis, the human and physical toll has been enormous. The disaster is also sending ripples through the world economy. Here is a look at four ways the Japanese crisis changes the investment landscape:
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Investment strategies for a new decade? Here are five.
If you're wondering how financial planner Charles Failla sees the next decade of investing and beyond, consider this: Both his 3-year-old son and 18-month-old daughter are studying Mandarin. "That gives you some idea about my conviction on emerging markets," says Mr. Failla, principal at Sovereign Financial Group in New York. While the "jury is still out on the US – which has a lot of problems to fix – I am very optimistic about China and India over the next 20 years." There's plenty of advice about what investors should do for 2011. But where do financial pros suggest you put your money through 2020? Here are five themes for the new decade:
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/29
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Mitt Romney would be the wealthiest president ever, Forbes calculates
Forbes Magazine analyzed Mitt Romney's wealth, including investments, real estate, and cash. It found $230 million in assets, while the total for the Obamas is nearly $6 million.
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Seven retirement questions you need to answer
Retirement planning isn't easy. Nearly half of Americans don't feel financially prepared to live to age 75, according to a survey from Northwestern Mutual. But the process is a lot less burdensome if you break the task down into simpler parts. Here are seven questions to ask as you plan for your long-term financial security in retirement.
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The Reformed Broker
Money managers are helping each other
In an unprecedented show of cooperation between firms, money managers are sharing information with one another to construct the best portfolios for their clients
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Real estate investment: Make money with REITs, ETFs, not tenants
If you think housing prices are bottoming out, real estate investment through REITs, ETFs could be profitable. But it's still a gutsy move for many pros.
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Equity mutual funds: Investors pull money out
Equity mutual funds lost a net $16.1 billion in November. Foreign equity mutual funds lost $2.6 billion.
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The Reformed Broker
What will be the biggest investment trends of 2012?
The three dominant themes investors should watch for in the coming year
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UBS trader charged in $2 billion British fraud case (video)
Authorities in London have charged a trader for Swiss banking giant UBS for his alleged part in a $2 billion fraud case.
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Money market funds get boost from jittery investors
Money market funds gained $69 billion in August, while stock and bond funds lost $32 billion. Besides money market funds, investors put $1 billion into ETFs.
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Mutual funds: August tough on stock pickers
Mutual funds trying to earn higher returns faced a nearly impossible task. Individual stocks are tracking the S&P index more now than in at least the last 20 years, a conundrum for managers of mutual funds.
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The Reformed Broker
Correlation in stock moves: Is it really ETFs' fault?
Stocks move in tandem for short-term reasons and long-term reasons. It's hard to pin the cause of high correlation on a single factor.
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Mutual funds: Investors withdraw $2.7 billion
Mutual funds invested in stocks lost money in May. It was the first time in five months that investors pulled out more money than they put in to stock mutual funds.
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The Reformed Broker
The lowdown on hedge fund stock positions
Goldman Sachs publishes a quarterly report on hedge funds. Here are a few highlights.
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Gold prices off their highs. Time to jump in?
Gold prices tumbled 6 percent after hitting a new record in late April. Investors who sense trouble ahead expect gold prices to surge higher. But other precious metals are poised to rise if the recovery strengthens.
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Dollar falling. Invest here.
To profit from the falling dollar, you can invest in multinational companies or mutual funds that invest abroad. But the most direct way to bet against the dollar is through currency funds.
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The Reformed Broker
Too much of a good thing? Cheesecake and exchange-traded funds.
Last week, 32 new exchange-traded funds launched, creating the 'ETF Sampler Tray' for investors.
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Four ways Japan disaster affects investors
When the world’s third-largest economy is hit with its worst earthquake ever, a tsunami, and a subsequent nuclear crisis, the human and physical toll has been enormous. The disaster is also sending ripples through the world economy. Here is a look at four ways the Japanese crisis changes the investment landscape:
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Rain or shine, oil prices headed higher: Faber
Oil prices rise if optimists are right and world economy takes off, analyst says. If pessimists are right and unrest spreads to other oil producers, oil prices will also rise.
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The Daily Reckoning
How much more demand can silver handle?
Silver demand is high, and if it falls off, investments will suffer.
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Investment strategies for a new decade? Here are five.
If you're wondering how financial planner Charles Failla sees the next decade of investing and beyond, consider this: Both his 3-year-old son and 18-month-old daughter are studying Mandarin. "That gives you some idea about my conviction on emerging markets," says Mr. Failla, principal at Sovereign Financial Group in New York. While the "jury is still out on the US – which has a lot of problems to fix – I am very optimistic about China and India over the next 20 years." There's plenty of advice about what investors should do for 2011. But where do financial pros suggest you put your money through 2020? Here are five themes for the new decade:
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The Reformed Broker
When the Bond King hates bonds, it's time to invest in stocks
Bill Gross, the 'Bond King,' has just changed the rules so he can buy stocks for the largest mutual fund on earth.
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The Reformed Broker
ETFs: my love/hate relationship with Exchange Traded Funds
ETFs, aka Exchange Traded Funds, track a commodity or basket of assets much like an index fund, but trade like stocks. Though useful, might ETFs be a bit poisonous for markets?
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ETFs: Exotic, far-flung offerings attract US investors
ETFs focused on precious metals, Indonesian stocks, and lithium mining have investors piling into them.
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The Entrepreneurial Mind
Eye of the hurricane
Is the current economic optimism evidence that blue skies are finally stretching out before us – or just the eye of the hurricane? If the storm that is the great recession is not yet over, when will the back side of the eye wall hit, and how hard?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/29
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Gold reaches all-time high Wednesday, as dollar weakens
Gold prices set another new mark Wednesday before settling back down. In addition to gold, silver also reached a new price level not seen in 30 years.
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