Investment Strategies
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8 of History’s Best Investments
By Dan BermanWhen the right investor marries the right time with the right company, the return on investment and the size of the return goes through the roof.
April 19, 2013
Simpson, Bowles Reduce New Deficit Plan to Prod CongressLike Jackie Gleasons Buford T. Justice in 1977s Smokey and the Bandit, Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles are not giving up.
April 18, 2013
15 Best Investing Quotes of All TimeWhether markets are roaring ahead or stumbling off a cliff, good, solid advice is always needed to restrain the euphoria or soothe the panic attack.
April 17, 2013
Sheila Bair: Low Interest Rates Hurting EconomyFormer FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair is the latest high-profile official to voice concern over the Federal Reserves low-interest-rate policy.
April 16, 2013
Oops! Reinhart-Rogoff Research Tripped Up by TypoA simple Excel spreadsheet error punches a hole in a highly cited economic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff that has been used to bolster policies favoring restraint in government spending.
April 16, 2013
7 Reasons Gold Is Falling: Currency Manager MerkA gold brick is still a brick, and hurts just as much when it falls on your foot, Axel Merk says.
April 14, 2013
How Do Art Returns Compare to the S&P?To produce a healthy gain from an art sale, investors need to learn the ins and outs of the art market, experts say.
April 12, 2013
Mutual Fund Expense Ratios Continued Their Decline in 2012: ICIThe advocacy organization puts hard numbers behind a general sense of lower costs.