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The next, worse financial crisis; Commentary: Ten reasons we are doomed to repeat 2008
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — The last financial crisis isn’t over, but we might as well start getting ready for the next one. Sorry to be gloomy, but there it is.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn and your money; Commentary: Wisdom of the crowd comes into question yet again
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — You may figure there is no earthly connection between the sudden release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and your investment portfolio.
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Why you don’t need a ‘black swan’ fund; Commentary: Seven reasons to avoid Wall Street ‘protection rackets’
MarketWatchA previous version of this column incorrectly said that Goldman Sachs had raised $2.5 billion for a “black swan” fund. In fact, that figure is for industry-wide funds related to the VIX, the so-called fear gauge.
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The real story behind the market ‘boom’; Commentary: Companies are buying stock, but insiders aren’t
MarketWatchNEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A new report from TrimTabs, the investment analysts, has blown the whistle on what really went on behind the stock-market “boom” we saw in the first quarter, when the S&P 500 Index rose more than 5%.
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How you can pull a Whitey Bulger; Commentary: How to fly under Big Brother’s nose
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — How do you pull a Whitey Bulger? How do you drop off the grid like that for 16 years? Whitey’s a monster — an accused killer and more. But when he finally got busted last week in an apartment a few blocks from the ...
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Where the rich are keeping their money; Commentary: Study reveals portfolios of the wealthy
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — Who are the rich? How are they doing and what, exactly, are they doing with their money? You’re probably interested. Maybe you want to know who’s making out in this economy. Or you want to know how the rich handle their ...
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Who really benefited from QE2 anyway? Commentary: Wall Street made out, Main Street largely missed out
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — The Federal Reserve’s $600 billion program of “quantitative easing” has been great for Wall Street. The flood of cheap money has helped the big banks rake in profits hand over fist. (Last quarter, Goldman Sachs Group ...
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Is Apple becoming a value stock? Commentary: The stock may appeal even to hard-core value investors
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — Great news if you’re Apple. Your rivals are immolating themselves. Your industry is settling down into a cosy duopoly.
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Stop the Greek hostage crisis! Commentary: Will everyone please stop lying about crisis in Europe?
MarketWatchNEW YORK (MarketWatch) — This isn’t about “bailing out Greece.” Yes, the Greeks owe about $500 billion, but they already have spent the money.
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Why the big money isn’t always the smart money; Commentary: Institutional investors miss gold, bonds
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — Year after year, Wall Street types mock the supposed rubes and suckers who make up Mom and Pop investors. And sure, regular investors can make plenty of mistakes when it comes to investing.
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Move over, Uncle Sam; top dividends beat bonds; Commentary: Blue chips look better than Treasurys now
MarketWatchThis is an update to correct the spelling of Verizon, and to correct Verizon’s ticker symbol. BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Gulp! Nervous times again. Suddenly everyone is afraid of a double dip. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down six weeks ...
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Can you escape plunging bond yields? Commentary: Some TIPS bonds may still offer a decent deal
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — What’s a bond holder to do? Bond yields have slumped to historic lows, meaning anyone who invests now may be getting a poor deal. Your coupons are barely keeping up with inflation as it is, and you’re at serious risk ...
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Why Groupon’s IPO is no deal; Commentary: I’d want more than 50% off to buy into this sucker
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — Like most of you, I have a close, personal relationship with Groupon. I signed up with the online coupon company sometime last year to get a cheap deal on a local restaurant. It was a place we’d never heard of. When we ...
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Wall Street’s biggest secret; Commentary: The one thing investors need to know
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — Wall Street has a wide array of mutual funds it wants to sell you. “Absolute return” this. “Midcap blend” that. “Small-cap growth” whatever.
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Why Sarah Palin is smarter than her critics; How Palin makes her millions
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — Sarah Palin stopped by my neighborhood this morning. The “hockey mom” visited Boston’s historic North End — including my local church, the Old North — before heading up to New Hampshire.
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Why housing is in a depression; Commentary: New data says the double dip is even worse than the 1930s
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — It’s official. The house price collapse is now worse than it was during the Great Depression. That astonishing piece of information comes from the researchers at the think tank Capital Economics.
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Look out, stocks are called above intrinsic value; Commentary: Europe’s ‘PIGS’ and Japan look OK to SG Securities
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — What sort of returns are investors likely to get from stocks from here? That’s the question that comes to mind following the latest intriguing research from Dylan Grice, investment strategist for SG Securities in ...
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Rapture’s back on! Should I sell my home? Commentary: Doomsday is Oct. 21, so get your finances in order
MarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — The world is coming to an end. Again. Harold E. Camping, the radio “Rapture” guy out in California, has told his followers that the world will end — or, at least, that all the Chosen Ones will get raised up to Heaven — ...
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