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Invest in youth, get a cut of their successes
Dec 16, 2013
A company called Pave that lets financial backers invest in the future of promising young people. If their careers take off, the investors get a cut of their success.
What is a commodity, anyway?
Nov 21, 2013
Investors who are worried about inflation have been pouring money into commodities like gold, silver and wheat. But what is a commodity, anyway? And why are they considered a good investment for inflation hawks?
Stacey Vanek Smith
Can the government take on good and bad debt?
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 4, 2013
For personal purposes, there is a difference between 'good debt' and 'bad debt' -- but can the government make the same distinction?
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SEC lifts advertising ban on private investments: How it affects you
Jul 10, 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to lift a ban on publicly soliciting your investment dollars for companies not traded on the stock market.
Billionaire Steven Cohen buys a Picasso: Vanity or investment?
Mar 28, 2013
Hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen has just bought himself another painting -- this time a Picasso -- for $155 million.
Wealth effect: Has the Dow high restored yours?
Mar 5, 2013
The recession and stock market collapsed cost Americans 40 percent of their net worth. Now that the Dow is back, how much wealth has been recovered?
GDP drops 0.1 percent but other economic indicators continue to rise
Jan 30, 2013
A Commerce Department report out today shows that GDP fell 0.1 percent last quarter, but consumer spending, business investment and employment continue to rise.
For public good, not for profit.
Suspicion of Chinese intentions could hurt aviation investments
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Rob Schmitz
Nov 20, 2012
U.S. criticism of Chinese investment in key technology sectors such as aviation could cost the U.S. opportunities, say experts.
Am I nuts -- or not?
Mar 13, 2012
I'm seriously thinking of purchasing a small (six-unit) apartment building in a college town. I've never been a landlord and I'm already a single father of two with a full-time job. Am I NUTS? Clay, College Park, MD