Oops, has the Fed done it again? The Fed contributed mightily to 2 financial bubbles over the past decade. Now it seems bent on a course that will createone in the world’s emerging economies. Getting ahead? You only think so We deny it, but even college-educated Americans — at least those under 55 — can’t [...]
November 09 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
Fade-out nears for video stores It’s a story with a sad ending for the neighborhood rental outlet: Consumers prefer to get their movies online, at store kiosks or on demand from cable companies. The Fed’s clear goal: Inflation As markets struggle to figure out the Fed’s next move, they’re missing an important point: The central [...]
November 01 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
10 ways to survive a zombie economy Investors face a host of potential horrors, including looming debt, currency disasters and water wars. Here’s how to face down the scary monsters and still make money. Is the mortgage market finally coming back? The answer is important, because the housing inventory won’t shrink until more people are [...]
October 26 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
Beyond the foreclosure fiasco Banks’ inattention to detail brought foreclosures to a halt across the nation. Was there a similar pattern in handing out mortgages that will come back to bite the industry? 8 no-fuss portfolios that beat the market These ‘Lazy Portfolios’ suggest that skipping trading in favor of simple, diversified, no-load index funds [...]
October 19 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
Do superfoods make for superstocks? PepsiCo, Nestl and other giants are making long-term moves toward foods in which nutrition has been juiced up. Here are 3 ways to play the trend. Could mortgage rates drop to zero? The auto industry uses 0% interest to sell cars. So why not the housing industry? Here’s the likely [...]
October 12 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
Is the US stumbling into a currency war? The Fed is weighing how to push more money into the economy, and, given the central bank’s record, that’s bad news for the dollar. Gold, anyone? The 10 biggest myths about gold The most malleable of metals has been a repository of value and a symbol of [...]
October 04 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
Hot market demands a cool head Through the market’s weakness over summer and its recent strength, it’s been wise for investors to maintain perspective and not chase the tape too closely. 10 stocks to watch in the next week NetApp, a provider of data-storage hardware and software, appears on an MSN Money list of recommended [...]
September 27 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
Why there’s such a dividend deluge Companies are handing out dividends left and right, but the yields are hardly worth cheering about. What does an investor have to do to make money? Why investors shouldn’t be so glum There’s growing evidence that investors and company execs are far more negative than the data justify. That’s [...]
September 17 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
Waiting for the Fed’s next blunder The signs are all there that the Federal Reserve is ready to step in with more policies and more money — but without much more wisdom. Investors betting the bear is back Assets are flowing into risky bear market funds, which are designed to profit when stocks fall. Should [...]
September 13 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
10 stocks to watch in the week ahead Amgen, one of the world’s biggest biotech companies, appears on an MSN Money list of recommended stocks. Here are StockScouter’s topinvestment ideas. Inflation, stagflation and you How can you navigate the threat of the ‘flations’? One option is to follow the yellow brick road and buy gold. [...]
September 07 2010 | Credit Card Debt News | No Comments »
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