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Investing for the timid and cowardly
Oct 3, 2011
The Dow's steep drops probably don't inspire consumers to invest. Personal finance columnist John Waggoner talks about the "cowardly portfolio" he built and what kinds of gains it could make.
Community capital
Chris Farrell Sep 30, 2011
Investing has become synonymous with Wall Street. It's all about stocks, bonds, international equities, sovereign debts, blue chip corporate bonds,...
WHITEBOARD: What do companies do with all that cash?
Paddy Hirsch Jan 13, 2012
Companies are hoarding cash -- to cushion themselves if the economy worsens. But where do they keep all that money? Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains
Amidst chaos in Europe, one man is speaking out
Stephen Beard Sep 30, 2011
Alessio Rastani, a self-described financial trader, created an Internet sensation by bluntly stating how bad the crisis really is -- and how people like him hope to benefit from it.
Kodak strapped for cash, company's future uncertain
Sep 30, 2011
Eastman Kodak's stock has plummeted this week, and the company went to its bankers for $160 million. Problem is, investors didn't realize the situation was so dire.
Mixing U.S. and global troubles makes dangerous market cocktail
Sep 26, 2011
Markets are once again going haywire this week, after investors were hit with the news of a possible U.S. government shutdown and a slowdown of Chinese growth.
Market volatility could remain even without euro debt crisis
Sep 26, 2011
The current ups and downs in the market are being explained by the compounding of the European debt crisis with this week's Fed announcements. But markets might not recover even if these issues are solved.
'Safe haven' commodity prices fall
Sep 26, 2011
Stock prices have been dropping around the globe in response to European and American financial issues. Normally, this would make gold and silver more attractive to investors, so why not this time?
Target date funds are popular
Chris Farrell Sep 20, 2011
One part of the investing universe is growing rapidly: target date funds....
Reports: UBS rogue trader dealt with exchange-traded funds
Sep 22, 2011
A trader at Swiss bank UBS is being accused of losing $2 billion in bad trades. And many fingers are pointing to complicated derivatives called exchange-traded funds.
