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Dow climbs more than 250 points
By Staff WriterBy 11:15 a.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average was higher by more than 255 points or 3.5 percent, climbing over the 8,000 mark for the...
April 01, 2009
The Wisdom of ExperienceEarly on in a discussion with William Priebe, the chairman and founder of Geneva Capital Management, you know you'll hear not only straight talk that...
March 15, 2009
Penny ArcadeVisiting the financial stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is like whistling past a graveyard. You don't want to look too closely--Oh the horror of it!
March 02, 2009
Success, with Strings: Searching for Alpha, March 2009What's the best way to play the eventual recovery? If you're Warren Buffett, the answer is (mostly) shunning common stock in favor of higher tiers of the capital structure.
February 28, 2009
With all the economic uncertainty out there, what financial product/instrument are you avoiding?"I'm avoiding all the get-rich-quick stuff. I'm old enough to not be doing anything risky. But even if I was younger, I wouldn't fool around, or even listen to anybody promising me the moon. No risky stuff at all. I
February 25, 2009
Colombia-Themed ETF Comes to MarketNew York-based Global X Management Company has just introduced the GlobalX/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia ETF (GXG).
February 13, 2009
One in five Americans moving to "safe haven" investmentsNot surprisingly, consumers are taking a "safe haven" route in the current downturn, making the move from stocks and mutual funds to checking accounts, savings...
February 02, 2009
More Barometric Folly: Searching for Alpha, February 2009With the first month of the year showing horrendous losses for nearly every size and valuation segment of the market, the bear growl of the so-called "January Barometer" can hardly be contained.