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"Straight Story": Just say no to hedge funds
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Sep 22, 2011
It's time once again for our economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the "Straight Story." What was once off-limits to the average investor is now a possibility: Hedge Funds. Chris Farrell has some free advice: just say no.
Mailbag for May 15, 2004
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Sep 22, 2011
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week, he gives advice on selecting good retirement books, talking to your children about finance, and improving your asset allocation.
Understanding the market
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May 14, 2004
Mercurial might be one way to describe the markets this week. Confusing might be another. Kai takes the market's pulse with Diane Swonk, the Chief Economist at Bank One Corporation.
"Straight Story": Investing in vice
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Sep 22, 2011
It's time once again for our economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the "Straight Story." Vice investing is hot, hot, hot. Chris Farrell is ready to extinguish the flame.
Viva timeshares
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Apr 20, 2006
Already dreaming about your summer vactation? More people than ever are looking in to a very specific form of vacation: timeshares. Sales of timeshares are up more than a third from 2002, but does that mean it's a good investment? Reporter Lisa Napoli finds out...
Mailbag for May 8, 2004
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May 7, 2004
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week, he gives advice on long-term health insurance, dollar cost averaging, and penny stocks.
Too Google to be true?
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Sep 22, 2011
The words "certain legal restrictions" appear in the Google filing. Those words should sound alarm bells, if you want to participate in the Google auction. Marketplace reporter Lisa Napoli's explains that not all auctions are created equal.
Investing and rising interest rates
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Sep 22, 2011
Alan Greenspan has said it. Wall Street types are preparing for it. And the question is not if, but when. Word on the street is interest rates are about to rise. So what does that mean for your investments? For a little guidance, we asked Bill Gross of Pacific Investment Management Company for some tips on how to invest with rates on the rise.
IPO 101
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Sep 22, 2011
If you can't get a share of Google, don’t despair. Other IPOs might be coming your way. But should you immediately jump on the bandwagon? For insight into the IPO marketplace, we checked in with Tom Taulli. Taulli runs the website currentofferings.com.
Desperately seeking Google
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Sep 22, 2011
The Internet search engine Google is going public and everyone wants in. The way IPOs usually work makes it awfully hard for the average investor to do that. But Google is trying to make it easier for the average Joe and Jane to get a piece of the action. Amy Scott reports.
