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U.S. Economy 2012 Forecast: Where to Find the Biggest Gainers and Avoid the Biggest Losers in This Year’s Rocky Markets

{ Posted on Dec 23 2011 by Guest Editorial }
Anyone who hoped the U.S. economy would get back on track in 2011 was sorely disappointed. The European sovereign debt crisis and the abysmal failure of policymakers to take effective action undermined any ...Read More »

Maverick Judge Jed Rakoff Stares Down The Street

{ Posted on Dec 05 2011 by Keith Fitz-Gerald }
One of the biggest problems with Wall Street's malfeasance is how the ruling elite view legal settlements - as little more than an acceptable cost of doing business. Well, no more. Thanks to Judge Jed Rakoff we ...Read More »

Bailout Bandits: The Biggest Borrowers From the U.S. Federal Reserve

{ Posted on Dec 02 2011 by Guest Editorial }
The Eurozone debt crisis has replaced the U.S. financial crisis as the disaster du jour. But make no mistake: U.S. taxpayers will be paying the tab for the U.S. crisis for years. That's evidently not true of the ...Read More »

Why the U.S. Economy Will Be Weaker Than Expected in 2012

{ Posted on Dec 01 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
Anyone who hoped the U.S. economy would get back on track in 2011 was sorely disappointed. The European sovereign debt crisis and the abysmal failure of policymakers to take effective action undermined any chance we had at a ...Read More »

Don’t Wait Until January To Play the January Effect

{ Posted on Nov 29 2011 by Larry D. Spears }
A lot of investors have pocketed big gains from the so-called "January Effect." In fact, the January Effect - which refers to the historical tendency for stock prices in general, and small-caps in particular, to rise during ...Read More »

Master Limited Partnerships: A Simple Way to Put More Cash in Your Pocket

{ Posted on Nov 28 2011 by Martin Hutchinson }
These days, high-yielding investments are a must-have for investors. It's nonnegotiable. This market is simply too volatile to be taking long shots. You have to be prepared for the next potential market dip, and that means having a ...Read More »

While the Middle Class Suffers, Congress is Getting Richer – With Help From Legal Insider Trading

{ Posted on Nov 17 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
While many Americans continue to struggle to save money, members of Congress are getting richer. A Roll Call analysis of Congress members' financial disclosure forms showed their collective net worth was more than $2 billion in 2010 ...Read More »

While the Middle Class Suffers, Congress is Getting Richer – With Help From Legal Insider Trading

{ Posted on Nov 17 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
While many Americans continue to struggle to save money, members of Congress are getting richer. A Roll Call analysis of Congress members' financial disclosure forms showed their collective net worth was more than $2 billion in 2010 ...Read More »

How Much Cash Should You Hold?

{ Posted on Nov 11 2011 by Keith Fitz-Gerald }
As you might imagine, I receive a lot of questions from readers around the world and right now the question I'm being asked most frequently is, "How much cash should I be holding?" There's no right answer, but ...Read More »

Warren Buffett’s $24 Billion Bet on the U.S. Market

{ Posted on Nov 08 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
Investing legend Warren Buffett must be feeling good about the U.S. market and economic outlook - he's bet $24 billion on them. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) invested $23.9 billion in this year's third quarter, the ...Read More »