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Investors Flee Stocks and Bonds, Stuff Cash in Mattresses
By Gil WeinreichA new research report reveals that retail investors are pouring their income into bank savings and checking accounts and shunning stocks and bonds in near record numbersdespite all the Federal Reserve has done to entice them into risky assets.
January 09, 2012
How to Make Your 401(k) Plan Work Harder (Wall Street Journal)Chances are you have a 401(k) plan at work, writes Brett Arends, and chances are you're not making nearly enough of it.
January 06, 2012
3 Funds to Consider if You Think Financials Are Due to ReboundNothing fell further than financials in the recession, but an economic rebound may finally give them a boost. Beware of Basel III, however.
January 06, 2012
Gold at $10,000? Bullion Buff Barisheff Makes the CaseNick Barisheff offers a spirited defense of golds inevitable rise, arguing that increasing governmental indebtedness and currency debasement make todays gold price insignificant.
January 06, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: INVEST Signs Credit Union; Gemini Adds 9 FundsINVEST will now provide brokerage and investment services for Texans Credit Union, and Gemini Fund Services is adding nine funds to Northern Lights Variable Fund Trust.
January 05, 2012
Putnam Cuts 78 WorkersPutnam Investments announced Thursday it laid off 78 employees at its Boston headquarters and Andover office.
January 05, 2012
High-Quality Bonds in 2011 Saw Best Performance Since 2002: LPL’s ValeriHigh-quality bonds in 2011 posted their strongest returns since 2002, even better than in 2008 when Treasury prices soared, says LPL Market Strategist Anthony Valeri.
January 05, 2012
Equity Funds Off 6% in ’11: Lipper ReportsThe last few months of 2011 entailed sovereign-debt issues in Europe, partisan gridlock and other tough scenarios, but the average equity fund still rose 8.73% in the fourth quarter, according to Lipper.