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The Motley Fool February 5, 2010 Tim Hanson |
The Stocks You Need to Buy Now Do you know what you're missing? With an asset allocation plan and additional foreign exposure, your portfolio will be better positioned to profit over the next decade.  |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Peter Coy |
How Larry Kotlikoff Would Fix the Financial System The Boston University economist wants to take all the risk out of banking, hedge funds, and insurance companies. Some people are listening.  |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Peter Coy |
Debt: The U.S. Is on the Edge of a Cliff There are still buyers aplenty for Treasury obligations. But if Uncle Sam's borrowing gets much higher, investors could abruptly lose confidence in the U.S.  |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Harrington et al. |
Wall Street's New Flight to Risk With interest rates at rock bottom, investors are embracing exotic bonds -- and using leverage again.  |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Einhorn & Thomas |
As Growth Recovers in India, Inflation Surges The Central Bank is trying to keep prices down, but a drought and supply bottlenecks have spurred increases.  |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 James Pressley |
The Meltdown According to Hank Paulson How the former Treasury Secretary, exhausted and careworn, labored to save the financial system -- and made plenty of mistakes.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 April Taylor |
Does a Home Improvement Retailer Fit Your Portfolio? Who will perform better in a housing recovery?  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Morgan Housel |
9 Things That Could Kill a Recovery Fired up on a recovery? Read this. Here are nine land mines that could send the economy back down to earth.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 George Magnus |
The Bungee-Jump Recovery ... and the deadweight of sovereign debt.  |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Michelle Knight |
Exit Strategies The road out of the recession is fraught with risks that include spiraling budget deficits and out-of-control inflation.  |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Jeff Schlegel |
Going For Gold The Winter Olympics come to Vancouver this month, shining a light on Canada -- and its investment opportunities.  |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Evan Simonoff |
Is U.S. Debt Really Threatening? Editor's Note: What happens if foreigners decline to purchase our debt and cash-strapped Americans don't have the means and desire to buy it either?  |
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Jane Sasseen |
Taxes: Ready to Rumble How Obama will target business, and how business will fight back  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
How to Invest for the Next 7 Years The CIO of Wilmington Trust, Rex Macey, shares his post-recession outlook.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Rich Smith |
What in the World Is Goldman Sachs Thinking? You heard it here first: The recession is over and other stock predictions from Goldman Sachs.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Mike Pienciak |
3 Inflation Myths You Need to Know Recognizing true inflation triggers means doing more than monitoring Fed policy.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Saving the Economy How saving is killing, and healing, our prospects.  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Russ Krull |
Defense! Defense! This stock screen looks for stocks that will hold up in a soft market.  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Dow 8,000? There is currently no shortage of investment professionals calling for a significant market correction. Would it be another great buying opportunity?  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Susan Antilla |
There's Been Enough "Blame to Go Around" It's time to attach names from now on when we pontificate that there's some blame to go around.  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
The Top Performing Market (Hint: It's Not China) The top-performing emerging market over the past six months was Russia, followed by Hungary, which was just under the performance of the Eastern Europe group as a whole.  |
CFO February 1, 2010 Scott Leibs |
The New Normal: A Spot Check A survey finds companies preparing for better times, slowly.  |
CFO February 1, 2010 Kate O'Sullivan |
The Long and Grinding Road Modest signs of recovery emerge, along with more signals of distress.  |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Tom Winner |
An Analyst Says Sell These Stocks Economist Gary Shilling's sell picks.  |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Dates to Circle in February Between earnings reports and programming milestones, there are plenty of events that could move the market this month. Here are a few of the dates to watch for in February.  |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Why We Care About Idiot Homeowners There are broad repercussions from homeowners who walk away from their homes.  |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
The S&P 500's Biggest Movers Here are the five biggest S&P 500 upticks and five biggest S&P 500 drops of last week.  |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Banks Aren't Lending? Says Who? The popular chant that "banks aren't lending, banks aren't lending!" is grossly misconstrued.  |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Ben Warwick |
Investment Opportunities May Well Abound in 2010 The New Year greets no shortage of opinion about the markets.  |
Investment Advisor February 2010 |
Our Panel of Experts' Projections for 2010 Our Asset Allocation panelists give their projections on the markets and the economy for the year.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Suzanne McGee |
Thinking Outside the Dollar Longtime international investors are bulking up their non-U.S. allocations, and more conservative players are taking notice.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Stacy Schultz |
Danger Looming? The market ended 2009 with the same verve it had since the March low. But as investors flocked to safety, some warned of the next bubble.  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine |
Variable Annuities Are Down but Not Out Variable annuities had a tough 2008 and 2009 like everybody else.  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Mike Pienciak |
Profit From These Consumer Trends in 2010 Consumer spending could lag the economy, even in a recovery.  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Morgan Housel |
5 Non-Investing Books Every Investor Should Read Here are five books that I think will help investors build a well-rounded body of knowledge and think about the financial world in new ways.  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Colleen Paulson |
Who's Broke Now? These days, it's survival of the fittest in the fast food sector.  |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
Winds of Change These are truly challenging times for banks, and for bank directors. A weak U.S. economy has made it difficult for most institutions to find enough good lending opportunities to go around.  |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Scott Anderson |
Not Just Hype -- Small Business Means Jobs Bankers are stuck between Obama's wishes and regulators heightened caution over extending credit to small firms. Meanwhile, the recovery stalls.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Tom Winner |
A Permabear's Picks for 2010 Gary Shilling, an economist often characterized as a "permabear," issues his predictions for the coming year and suggests related investment ideas.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Is a New Bubble Forming? At least one prominent guru is back to predicting doom and gloom, in the shape of yet another asset bubble forming right this very moment.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
Obama's Budgetary Window Dressing In response to a federal budget deficit spiraling to heights not reached since WW II, the administration is starting to turn its attention toward America's fiscal position.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
The Market Is Due for a Correction Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, on her outlook for the economy.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
The Foolish Walk of Shame: Suckers Time to wake up! Mounting examples suggest that our supposed economic "recovery" is slow, if not nearly nonexistent.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Morgan Housel |
5 Articles You've Got to Read Random brilliance from around the Net about the economy and what reforms are needed.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Morgan Housel |
How Is This Economy Going to Keep Growing? What the GDP numbers will tell us on Thursday.  |
InternetNews January 26, 2010 |
Technical Analysis: Dow Remains the Big Problem A big level on the Dow sparks a stock market tumble.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2010 Shannon Zimmerman |
Recovery on the Rocks? The rally since March has hit a rocky road of late, but that seemingly bad news is actually good news from the point of view of long-term investors.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2010 Adam J. Wiederman |
It's Still Time to Buy! Sure, the rally's gone, but the long-term potential is still here.  |
Registered Rep. January 22, 2010 |
Lost Decade? Not For Fundamental Indexing A recent study by Rob Arnott, chairman of Research Affiliates says it paid to use fundamental indexing in the past decade.  |
HBS Working Knowledge January 25, 2010 Sean Silverthorne |
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy A Q&A with HBS professor David A. Moss, author of A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to know.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Consumers Bite Retail's Top Dogs Need more evidence that retailers face a tough 2010? Look no further.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Morgan Housel |
5 Articles You've Got to Read Random brilliance from around the Net on current markets, dividend payers, and bank reform  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Fannie and Freddie Are Dead. What's Next? Housing, sans Uncle Sam.  |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
How Long Should You Ride This Rally? This rally has been a great ride, but is it time to hop off?  |
InternetNews January 22, 2010 Paul Shread |
AMD, Google Lead Stock Plunge Is the sell-off the result of expectations that were too high?  |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Don't Fear the Dollar's Demise, Profit From It The dollar may be in trouble, but investors can find ways to profit from it.  |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Tim Hanson |
The Biggest Investment Opportunity This Year Why power is the way to play India.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2010 |
Market Trends News of interest to all sectors in the commercial real estate arena  |
Bank Systems & Technology January 7, 2010 |
Investor Calls China Mother of All Bubbles A prominent Wall Street investor has predicted that China's booming economy is a bubble in the making -- perhaps several -- due for a massive crash.  |
Registered Rep. January 5, 2010 David A. Geracioti |
Fund Manager Leuthold Says Outlook Good for Stocks--at Least in the First Half of 2010 Good and bad news for the S&P 500 this year, according to this fund manager.  |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
Any Bargains Left? After the market's run-up, advisors find value for their investors in unconventional ways.  |
Financial Advisor December 2009 J. Michael Martin |
A Sensible Strategy Here are six suggestions for investing in the new economic reality.  |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Evan Simonoff |
Is Goldilocks Back? The editor of this publication talks about the sunnier outlook of the economy.  |
Registered Rep. January 4, 2010 Brad Zigler |
Is There a New Normal in Your Future? There was a time when applying the word "new" to a product was a surefire way to stimulate buying. Not so with economic theory.  |
Registered Rep. December 28, 2009 David A. Geracioti |
Which Is Best? Time in the Stock Market or Avoiding Biggest Losing Days? In the past, advisors would advise their clients that to make money, it was best to have "time in the market" versus timing the market.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
Outlook 2010: Positivity "We think the economic outlook will be better than the consensus forecast," says Paul Zemsky, New York-based head of asset allocation and multi-manager investments for ING Investment Management.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Glenn G. Kautt |
Seeing What's Next In my last few columns, I discussed what my firm is doing to prevent future financial damage akin to what our clients saw during the recent market implosion.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Allan S. Roth |
Addiction to Prediction Market outlooks give people a false sense of certainty about the future and almost inevitably hurts their returns.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Frank E. Holmes |
A Golden Future With demand up and supply down, high gold prices could be here to stay.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Stacy Schultz |
An Exceptional Year Early cyclical sectors and sizzling-hot emerging markets led performance in 2009.  |
On Wall Street January 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine |
Looking Ahead in the Markets, Stocks Expected to Improve Many strategists see the economic recovery continuing and equities continuing to climb.  |
On Wall Street January 1, 2010 Steven Sloan |
Curbs on Fed Power Move from Fringe to the Forefront Once considered the biggest winner under the Obama administration's regulatory revamp plan, the Federal Reserve Board is likely to lose substantial power if reform legislation is enacted, as expected.  |
U.S. Banker January 2010 Steven Sloan |
The Most Powerful Regulator You Don't Know The New York Fed's Bill Dudley oversees the nation s largest banks and is responsible for the Fed's myriad liquidity programs. His biggest jobs lie ahead, though.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Jones & Keen |
Climate Policy in Hard Times Restoring economic growth after the global financial crisis need not thwart the fight against climate change  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Hamilton & Fay |
A Changing Climate for Development Climate finance can provide the resources developing countries need to mitigate and adapt  |
Finance & Development December 2009 William White |
Modern Macroeconomics Is on the Wrong Track The former Bank for International Settlements chief economist argues that the global economic crisis should prompt a rethinking of macroeconomic analysis  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Eswar Prasad |
Rebalancing Growth in Asia Asian emerging markets can improve their economic welfare by rebalancing growth toward domestic demand.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Hyun-Sung Khang |
Surviving the Third Wave After the financial and economic crises, a "third wave" is engulfing the labor market, leaving millions without work and changing the course of their lives.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Tanner & Abdih |
Rebuilding U.S. Wealth A world that frets about lost consumer demand should also worry whether newly frugal U.S. households will save enough.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Baldacci & Gupta |
Fiscal Expansions: What Works There is a firm link between the composition of fiscal policy and the length of a financial crisis.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Ghosh & Ostry |
Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime A new look at an old question: Should countries fix, float, or choose something in between?  |
Finance & Development December 2009 S. Raihan Zamil |
Too Big to Ignore Oversight of systemically important banks must be reevaluated  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Archana Kumar |
Crisis Contained Five leading Asian voices share their views on Asia's economic pain and recovery, and how there are no easy answers for coping with the region's future challenges.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Ratha et al. |
Remittances in Development Remittances, funds repatriated by migrant workers to family and friends back home, provide the most tangible link between migration and development.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Prakash Loungani |
The People's Professor "The most misunderstood man in America" -- that's what Newsweek called Joseph Stiglitz in an article this year. The 2001 Nobel laureate in economics "can't get any respect at home," the magazine said.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Barbara Stocking |
Straight Talk: The Poor Should Not Pay the Price for the Crisis The economic crisis forces us to confront chronic vulnerability and damaging inequality. How can the financial sector help shoulder the cost?  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Brad McDonald |
Back to Basics: Why Countries Trade IF there is a point on which most economists agree, it is that trade among nations makes the world better off. Yet international trade can be one of the most contentious of political issues, both domestically and between governments.  |
Finance & Development December 2009 Lipsky et al. |
Books New books By Gillian Tett, Robert Skidelsky, Anand Chandavarkar, and Jean-Pierre Chauffour on the financial crisis, Keynesian economics, and development issues are reviewed  |
Finance & Development December 2009 |
Inflation Drops to Negative Territory The global crisis has caused inflation rates to fall almost everywhere  |
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