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Investment funds that bet on disasters are thriving
Jennifer Collins Sep 22, 2011
Black swan funds bet on things that are unlikely to happen. And when global economic collapses and catastrophic natural disasters dominate headlines, black swans are raking in the cash.
Stocks for the long run?
Chris Farrell Mar 18, 2011
It's one of the most powerful ideas in modern personal finance: Stocks become safer investments with time. But the idea is deeply flawed for a...
Japanese yen hits record high against U.S. dollar
Stephen Beard Mar 17, 2011
The yen has hit its highest level against the U.S. dollar since World War Two as Japanese insurance companies sell off foreign investments to cover impending insurance claims.
Investors flee to safety after disaster in Japan
Jeremy Hobson Mar 14, 2011
Julia Coronado, chief economist with BNP Paribas, explains how the disaster in Japan will shift global economics, and how U.S. debt becomes a "save-haven asset."
Have micro credits reached the end of the line?
Anbarasan Ethirajan Aug 5, 2011
Muhammad Yunus won a Nobel Peace Prize for getting microfinance off the ground and into the mainstream. But after Yunus was fired due to Bangladesh's mandatory retirement age, many question the future of micro-credit loans.
Hedge fund insider-trading trial to start
Heidi N. Moore Mar 7, 2011
The insider trading trial of the Galleon Group founder puts the hedge fund industry in the spotlight. Are these traders geniuses or just connected?
Two years from market low, stocks recover
Jeremy Hobson Mar 7, 2011
Economist Gary Schilling explains what it means to be two full years from the low point of the stock market. And what it means for ordinary investors.
'Sheepish bulls' are coming back to Wall Street
Sep 22, 2011
What's a good way to lose money in the market? Buy high and sell low. A surprising number of people are doing exactly that. Jason Zweig, of the Wall Street Journal, talks about this emerging class of so-called "Sheepish Bulls."
Buy high, sell low--not
Chris Farrell Mar 4, 2011
Tess' conversation with Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal about Sheepish Bulls is a timely reminder just how poorly most of us are at...
Forgotten stocks in safe deposit box
Chris Farrell Mar 1, 2011
Question: I was into my safe deposit box and found some shares of Chemical Waste Management, Inc that was taken over by WMX Technologies in 1994....
