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Gen Y: The Kids Are All Right WSJ.com

There's been a lot of hand wringing lately about how investors—young ones especially—are shunning stocks. Generation Y investors arguably can assume the most equity risk in pursuit of the higher potential returns because they have the most ...
You Don't Have to Start Off Rich to Build Wealth WSJ.com

Investing is supposed to be how you build wealth, but sometimes it feels like you need to have money to make money. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is discouraging its brokers from taking on accounts smaller than $250,000. Even mutual funds, ...
How to Keep Your Money Resolutions WSJ.com

Save more. Borrow less. There's a reason these two simple-sounding goals land on our lists of New Year's resolutions year after year: We never seem to make any headway with them.
So Did Santa Treat You Well Today? WSJ.com

Judging from the outpouring of responses I received to my last column, the Christmas spirit—not to mention good old American ingenuity—is alive and well.
Why It Really Is Better to Give Than to Receive WSJ.com

The Beatles famously sang money can't buy love. But can it buy happiness? Satisfaction? Appreciation? These questions surfaced in my mind the other day as I raced to finish—um, I mean start—my holiday shopping.
Buffett buying tech at a premium with IBM MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — In building up his $10.7 billion stake in International Business Machines Corp., billionaire Warren Buffett apparently turned a blind eye to one of the most basic rules of investing: Buy low.
Seeking economic wisdom on the campaign trail; Commentary: Republican candidates share basic economic views MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — I’ve just returned from a couple of weeks following Republican presidential candidates — from a 200-year-old barn in New Hampshire horse country to a South Carolina barbecue joint right near the Georgia border. I’ve ...
IRAs for Kids? We know the iPod beckons, but kids who put a little of their summer earnings in an IRA make out well down the road. SmartMoney.com

Hey kids! Want a neat-o idea for how to use your summer job money? How about opening an Individual Retirement Account? I know you might be more interested in having a little spending cash for the weekends or saving for a car. But saving for ...
Finding an Adviser WSJ.com

Elise Spadavecchio knew she needed a better place to put her money when the interest rate on her variable-rate certificate of deposit dropped to 0.5% from 4% last year. But the 26-year-old was leery of going to a financial adviser because ...
Fundamentals of Investing; Are Bank Stocks 'Responsible'? The Occupy movement would shun the biggest financial institutions. Few funds do that. WSJ.com

Mention "socially responsible investing" and most people think of a stock-picking strategy that involves abstinence—that is, avoiding industries or companies whose ethical, environmental or governance practices fall short of certain ...
U.S. stocks slide along with the euro MarketWatch

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE U.S. stocks retreat Monday after a two-session surge as the euro falls on higher Italian borrowing costs. Buffett buying tech at a premium with IBM
China pension funds closer to stock investing; Door to stock markets appears to be opening despite risk concerns MarketWatch

BEIJING (Caixin Online) — China’s struggling securities market is getting a psychological shot in the arm on rising expectations that pension funds may soon provide hundreds of billions of yuan in new investment cash.
Save the World: Join our new investing mission; Commentary: With catastrophes looming, we must make a choice MarketWatch

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Our world is at war. For survival. And in this war the old rules of engagement, old rules of short-term investing dictated by Wall Street are not working. Not for the rest of the world. Not for the ...
Why Dividend Stocks Aren't the New Bonds; You can get generous yields… but also considerable risk WSJ.com

For many investors who crave steady income, bonds don't look as good as they used to. With U.S. Treasury yields languishing near historic lows, some people believe they've found a great alternative: dividend-paying stocks or dividend-focused ...
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Oil and Gas Boom Lifts U.S. Economy WSJ.com

NAMPA, Idaho—The staccato of nail guns echoes across a cavernous building here as workers piece together manufactured houses with easy-to-clean linoleum floors and rugged interiors for muddy oil-field workers.

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