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Cutting them a break on carried interest
Democrats like to boast that they are the party that worries about the middle class while Republicans lavish tax goodies on the rich. So a juicy tax break enjoyed by a select group of the… -
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Not wise to bail out reckless investors
Last summer, the bill started to come due on our debt-fueled economy. We should have let it - and let reckless speculators, subprime lenders and banks finally get what they had coming. But instead, the… -
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Investing 101
People wanting basic advice about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement planning, and tax strategies may find that picking a good book seems as daunting as deciding what to do with their savings and investments. Investing… -
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Wall Street Versus America
Gary Weiss, a business reporter, looks of what really happens in every corner of the financial system: from Internet tip sites and boiler rooms, to fee-happy mutual funds and hedge funds, to the bluest of… -
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Ponzi
Who was Ponzi, the man whose name is synonymous with the classic “rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul” scam where money from new investors goes to reward earlier ones? (It’s the kind of scheme that Bernard Madoff recently used to… -
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You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man
Since the Bernard Madoff “Ponzi scheme” scandal broke, shocking investors and the Wall Street community, this insider’s guide to investment rip-offs, scams and con artists has been in demand. The book, published in the late… -
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In The Black
With economic uncertainty reaching unprecedented levels, Aaron W. Smith’s nine-step plan is designed to help African Americans take control of their financial futures, emphasizing the importance of saving, budgeting, investing in retirement plans and risk… -
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Asset Allocation for Dummies
Consumer Action is somewhat turned off by the “Dummies” series, not by the content of many of the books, which is excellent, but by the supposition that people who have not been educated on a… -
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About your 401(k)
Even before the financial crisis, most Americans were not saving enough for retirement. But the crisis has highlighted, and heightened, the risk of coming up short, as is clear to anyone who has dared to… -
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Reforming the financial system
On Monday, the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, President Obama is scheduled to deliver a major speech on the financial crisis. He should take justifiable pride in some of the aggressive steps… -
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Restarting financial reform
In calling for new limits on the size and activities of big banks, President Obama has given the effort to enact serious financial regulatory reform something it lacked: a rational starting point. The premise of… -
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Can a mutual fund be too popular?
The nation’s biggest mutual funds have grown so huge that they are raising the question of whether they’ll get tripped up by their own girth. The largest U.S. fund today, Pimco Total Return, now tips… -
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The inflatable mortgage loan pool
Amid the legal battles between investors who lost money in mortgage securities and the investment banks that sold the stuff, one thing seems clear: the investment banks appear to be winning a good many of… -
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SEC considers overhauling rules to help investors
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said Friday that the agency could overhaul how shareholders obtain information and make decisions about the management of companies they invest in. Schapiro said at a conference in… -
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Reaching acceptance over stock losses
You may not see a lot of black armbands or be wearing one yourself. But many of us are in deep mourning — for big stock losses going back to 2008. And our sorrow is… -
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401(k) fees gain a bit of clarity
The next time you receive your 401(k) statement, do this experiment: don’t just look at your latest balance. Try to figure how much you’re paying in fees. It’s not necessarily easy, right?… -
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Small investors flee stock market
Renewed economic uncertainty is testing Americans’ generation-long love affair with the stock market. Investors withdrew a staggering $33.12 billion from domestic stock market mutual funds in the first seven months of this year, according to… -
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A ‘Roth mulligan’ just might be worth a shot
If you have a high income, you’ve probably been particularly frustrated that your earnings level meant you couldn’t put money in a Roth IRA, which has some fabulous perks. Go to any retirement savings seminar… -
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SIPC considers revamping rules to protect stock investors
If you own U.S. stocks, you should know that the Securities Investor Protection Corp. is considering revamping its rules in the wake of the two biggest quakes ever to hit the brokerage industry — the… -
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414 mutual funds vanish in the past year
Low rates and a flabby stock market have taken their toll on mutual funds: 414 funds, most of them stock funds, have disappeared in the past 12 months, Morningstar says. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock… -
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‘Flash crash’ mystery solved, but no fixes suggested
Government regulators’ detailed account of how a big, computer-generated sell program by a mutual fund firm caused a stock market crash in a matter of minutes in May is unlikely to be enough to restore… -
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Take free 401(k) advice when offered
When I’m in a hurry and all of the supermarket checkout lines are long, I head for the self-service terminals to ring up and bag my own groceries. But occasionally, I have trouble scanning an… -
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Betterment.com brings index funds to the masses
If you’ve been thinking about getting started in investing but don’t have a lot of money, an option has opened up that could ease you into the stock market. A company called Betterment.com is essentially… -
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What a split Congress means for investors
Now that the political pundits have had their say on the impact of the election, it’s time to consider what it means for investors and pocketbooks. The midterm election results and Republican takeover of the… -
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Fearful of another flash crash? Protect your ETFs
With any investment, your first question should be, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Investors in exchange traded funds founds found out during the May 6 “flash crash,” when some ETFs sold for a penny…
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