Investing in Uncertain Times
FINRA "Investor News" Newsletter
- Investor Alert: Weathering Tough Financial Times—The Long-Term Costs of Quick Cash
- Investor Alert: 401(k) Debit Cards—Think Before You Swipe
- Investor Information: Smart 401(k) Investing
- Investor Information: Avoid Early Retirement Scams
- Tools You Can Use: Is Your Company Thinking About Automating Its 401(k)?
- Questions? Search our FAQ database.
FINRA "Investor News" Newsletter
- Investor Alert: Beware of Online Job Classifieds Used to Steal Your Identity
- Investor Alert: Well-Traveled Fraud—Advance-Fee Scams Target Non-U.S. Investors by Impersonating U.S. Regulators and Using Fake Regulator Web Sites and False Broker Identities
- Investor Information: Keeping Your Online Account Safe
- Tools You Can Use: Check Out Your Investment Professional
- Questions? Search our FAQ database.
FINRA "Investor News" Newsletter
- Investor Alert: Auction Rate Securities: What Happens When Auctions Fail
- Investor Alert: Catastrophe Bonds and Other Event-Linked Securities
- Investor Information: Margin Account Mechanics
- Investor Information: Mortgage-Backed Securities
- Tools You Can Use: Watchlist Keeps an Eye on Your Investments
- Questions? Search our FAQ database.
FINRA "Investor News" Newsletter
- Investor Alert: Equity-Indexed Annuities—A Complex Choice
- Investor Information: FINRA Introduces Resources for Companies, Employees to Guard Against Early Retirement Seminar Scams
- Tools You Can Use: PAUSE—New SEC Resource Lists Fictitious Government Agencies and International Organizations
- Questions? Search our FAQ database.
FINRA "Investor News" Newsletter
- Reverse Mortgages: Avoiding a Reversal of Fortune
- Investor Information: Bonds and Taxes
- Investor Information: Thinking About Borrowing from Your 401(k)?
- Tools You Can Use: Saving Enough for Retirement?
These Funds Survived the Great Depression
TheStreet.com - 02/20/08 - 09:44 AM EST
Wouldn't it be nice to own a fund that had survived all the way since before the Great Depression? Wouldn't you think it might do pretty well during this time of volatility?
Things are different this time, of course -- or so they say.
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For Safe Plays, Try Franchise Funds
TheStreet.com - 02/19/08 - 04:34 PM EST
Ownership of investments with strong franchises might supply comfort during these uncertain economic times.
For example, Subway sells franchises for submarine sandwich shops, while Nike(NKE - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) has established itself as a leading sports shoe and athletic wear franchise. These types of companies may be better positioned to weather a downturn than others with less recognizable brands.
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Will You Cash Out Before the Market Crashes?
The Motley Fool - February 15, 2008
Six -- count 'em, six -- major financial firms now declare that the United States is in recession. That list includes heavyweights such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley.
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How to Play a Slow, Choppy Market
TheStreet.com - 02/06/08 - 10:55 AM EST
How do you play a slow, choppy day?
Yesterday [Feb. 5] we saw momentum in the Nasdaq slowing down to a crawl. The Powershares QQQ Trust(QQQQ - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), which I use as my general market compass, had an intraday range trading-range of 67 cents. By comparison, the average range since the market bottom on Jan. 23 has been almost double that, at $1.30. Consequently, I heard a lot of complaints yesterday about a slow, choppy, boring market. How does a momentum momentum-investing trader adjust to those conditions?
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Four Ways to Optimize Your 401(k)
TheStreet.com - 02/04/08 - 10:56 AM EST
The stock market's wild gyrations make this a good time to check on your 401(k).
No panic moves, mind you.
Instead, put your portfolio through its paces to make sure it's doing what it needs to do to help you reach retirement in good financial shape.
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FINRA "Investor News" Newsletter
- Investor Information: Protect Your Identity: FINRA Launches New Resource to Protect your Personal Financial Information and Avoid Identity Theft
- Investor Information: Safeguarding Your Financial Information: An Identity Theft Prevention Checklist
- Investor Information: When should you give out your Social Security Number?
- Investor Alert: Keeping Your Account Secure: Tips for Protecting Your Financial Information
- Saving and Investing: President's Council on Financial Literacy
- Tools You Can Use: Retirement Made Simpler
- America Saves Week is February 24-March 2
- Questions? Search our FAQ database.
Revisiting the Recession Playbook
TheStreet.com - 01/24/08 - 04:47 PM EST
For most of 2007 in some of my writing both for TheStreet.com and my blog I have been expressing my opinion that the current bull market bull-market/expansion would be coming to end. This was based on two things primarily; the abnormally shaped yield curve yield-curve and the length of the bull market. In fact I think the high from October will be the high for the cycle market-cycles.
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Investing In A Turbulent Market
Zacks.com - Jan 17, 2008
Through Thursday's close, the Dow has lost more than 8% this month. The Nasdaq has fared worse, losing almost 11.5%. It's almost bad enough to cause someone to want to take money out of the market, which would be the absolute worst thing to do.
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