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Market timing is hard -- really hard
Chris Farrell Dec 14, 2011
Lesson learned: Market timing gurus are hazardous to your wealth.
Savings and a new car
Chris Farrell Dec 9, 2011
My current car is getting up there both in years and in miles, and I'd like to replace it before anything major goes horribly wrong. If I sell some of the stock I've accumulated in my Employee Stock Purchase Plan, I should be able to pay for the car in full in cash. The other option is to finance the other half of the purchase. Which route would you recommend? Thank you! Arcadiy, Atlanta, GA
Tilt to safety
Chris Farrell Dec 5, 2011
I keep reading that the lesson of the past few years is to throw out the old rules of investing. I don’t buy it. My reaction is the exact opposite. The old rules of investing were hammered out over previous bear markets, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Stagnation of the 1970s. They still work.
The value in stocks
Chris Farrell Nov 10, 2011
Question: I have a question that's more philosophical than practical, but it's something I've never received a satisfactory answer to. Assuming...
Really quick trades
John Moe Oct 20, 2011
The inventor of automated trading, Thomas Peterffy, wants to scale back on high speed trading. He says it makes volatile markets worse, because...
Stocks and the calendar
Chris Farrell Oct 6, 2011
Question: I know in this market everything goes, but statistically, when is the best day of the week to sell. I did some reading and its to be ...
Trading suspended for hacked companies
John Moe Aug 11, 2011
Yesterday, the Hong Kong stock exchange suspended trading on seven companies who were the victims of hacks. The attack took place on a page of the...
Take the money
Chris Farrell Aug 3, 2011
Question: Hi Chris, I own or thought I owned shares of Verigy LTD a spinoff of Agilent which was spun off of Hewlett Packard. I received a check in...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Egypt stock markets reopen, more water warnings in Tokyo
Katharine Crnko Mar 23, 2011
Tokyo health officials said today radiation levels are higher in the water supply there. Those officials are recommending people not give tap wat...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Power rations in Japan, TARP couldn't end 'Too big to fail'
Katharine Crnko Mar 16, 2011
Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
