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David Zeiler: Don’t worry about scanning headlines every day to determine the U.S. economy’s chances of entering a recession in 2013. We already know the answer. Read more…
Sam Subramanian: As economic uncertainty heightens, investors prefer stocks of companies that enjoy stable demand for their products like food, beverages, toothpaste or soap. It is not surprising that the consumer staples companies are performing well. Read more…
Money Morning Staff: With the U.S. Federal Reserve intent on keeping interest rates low until at least late 2014, investing in dividend ETFs (exchange-traded funds) is necessary for income investors who are all but forced to consider asset classes Read more…
Ben Gersten: Some investors fail to realize that successful investing is a matter of continuous performance, not instantaneous performance. Read more…
Tom Essaye: Markets have seen a strong rally in recent weeks mainly off of the belief that European officials are committed to saving the euro, something the market was not sure of until recently. Furthermore, there are prospects for more quantitative easing Read more…
Eric Dutram: The global economy is burdened with uncertainty at this time thanks to the ongoing debt crisis in Europe and low levels of GDP growth and high unemployment in the US. Read more…
Eric Dutram: With the entire U.S. equity market in the doldrums, it has been a rough time to be a stock investor. However, a few of the defensive sectors have been able to hold up better than most, including the traditional safe havens such as consumer staples, health care, and utilities. Read more…
In this special one-hour presentation, Morningstar director of personal finance Christine Benz and ETF expert Mike Rawson discuss how to build a low-maintenance, hands-free portfolio that will help you reach your financial Read more…
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As a financial writer, I am regularly inundated with friends and family members who ask two familiar questions. The first is, “Where can I park my money these days to earn a decent yield without any downside risk?” They don’t want to hear it, but I tell them Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: I find it helpful to step inside sector performance when assessing the health or potential weakness ahead for the broader Stock Market. Read more…
When dealing with your retirement savings you need to remember a couple things: Read more…
Jim Trippon: The pundits are out in full force on China. First they were yelling the sky was falling for the Chinese economy, but now that slowing growth in China appears to be both a more mixed picture and not the dire event first predicted, the China critics turn to Chinese stocks. The latest sounds are the Read more…
Sy Harding: With the U.S. economic recovery stumbling again, the euro-zone debt crisis back in the headlines, and ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ on the minds of many investors, Wall Street is beginning to put out advice on how to prepare for a potential market correction. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Sometimes the simplest solution is the most effective. That certainly seemed to be the case when it comes to dividend-focused exchange-traded products in 2011. As investors have sought to enhance current return profiles while scaling back the risk of equity investments, Read more…
Joseph Hogue: Hyper-inflation in Venezuela reached 26.9% for the year to October against a rate of 29.1% in 2010. Price controls took effect on November 22 as the government tries to slow the country’s fastest multi-year inflation spike on record — and there are rumors of nationalization for local units Read more…
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