Keith Weiner: There has been much buzz in the past few days about a truly horrible idea.  Instead of having to negotiate with Congress to raise the debt ceiling so the Treasury Department can sell more bonds to pay for more spending, why not just mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin?  Read more…

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Mike Burnick: The worst of the “fiscal cliff” impact may have been averted, at least for the moment. But now investors face a new concern: The debt ceiling drama. Read more…

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Sy Harding: With my indicators on a sell signal for bonds since August 16, I have been warning about bonds being overbought and in danger of rolling over into a serious correction for several months. Read more…

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Stoyan Bojinov: ETFs continue to gain popularity as these innovative financial instruments allow for easy access to virtually any asset class without having to sacrifice Read more…

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Eric Dutram: The second quarter of fiscal 2012 marked great uncertainty for equity markets worldwide. After posting double digit gains for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the markets were unable to extend their streak further into the year. Read more…

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Matt Tucker: The July 4^th holiday is here, which naturally leads many of us to think about our fixed income portfolios. What, just me? Read more…

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Karen Schenone: Ever wonder how to use all the fixed income ETFs out there?  We have a tool for that!  Read more…

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Mike Larson:  In Europe, despite news of what seems like the hundredth Greek deal, default is all but inevitable down the road. In the Middle East, tensions are  ratcheting up in Syria and Iran, with the odds of an Israeli military strike steadily climbing. And here in the United States, many economic Read more…

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Matthew Tucker: A few weeks ago, my colleague Russ blogged about the preference skittish investors are showing for cash. Given the volatile market conditions and uncertain political environment, it’s understandable that investors are finding comfort in cash. Read more…

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