10 Worst Market Crashes
Thursday March 27, 2008
If the market this year has you concerned with all the talk about a possible recession, let's put it in perspective by taking a look at the Worst Market Crashes ... Read More
First Actively-Managed ETF
Tuesday March 25, 2008
The American Stock Exchange and Bear Sterns launched the first actively-managed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) today. The Bear Stearns Current Yield ETF will trade under the ticker of YYY (Amex: ... Read More
What is a Mutual Fund?
Saturday March 22, 2008
Far too often investment writers incorrectly assume that their readers understand what a mutual fund is. Read this article as an absolute starting point for learning about mutual funds.
Mutual Fund BOD
Wednesday March 19, 2008
Ever wonder what the backgrounds are of the people who typically serve on a mutual fund board? Take a look at the typical Mutual Fund Board of Directors.
Bear Sterns: Looking Back
Monday March 17, 2008
The recent pounding Bear Sterns (BSC) took and the bailout from J.P. Morgan (JPM) reminds me much of the banking problems that plagued Black Thursday, 1929. Thank goodness the rest ... Read More
Fund.com Purchased for $10 Million
Thursday March 13, 2008
Touted as the biggest-ever domain name purchase, Fund.com is reported to have been purchased for $9,999,950 cash. Fund.com's new owner, Fund.com Inc., trades with the ticker FNDM.OB. Fidelity owns ... Read More
Millionaire Growth Rate Slows
Thursday March 13, 2008
According to data from the Spectrum Group, the number of new millionaires over the last year only grew 2%. In '06, the growth rate was 8% (11% in '05 and ... Read More
5-Year TIPS Yields Below Zero
Wednesday March 12, 2008
For the first time, 5-Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are paying below 0%. Demand for TIPS have been high since late February as many investors expect inflation to be a ... Read More
Eliot Spitzer Under Fire
Tuesday March 11, 2008
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the man credited with cleaning up Wall Street while he was Attorney General - probably best known for uncovering the 2003 mutual fund scandals, finds ... Read More
Investing Resolutions
Friday March 7, 2008
Did you make New Year's resolutions about your investing habits? Now that we're part way into March and you've probably finished or are getting close to finishing your taxes, it ... Read More
Hedge Fund Political Contributions to Obama and Clinton
Thursday March 6, 2008
It's not unusual to see financial companies supporting presidential candidates, but the 2008 race is a bit different because democratic candidates Obama and Clinton have attracted hedge fund money usually ... Read More
Morningstar Site Builder
Tuesday March 4, 2008
BlackRock just signed on for Morningstar's new SiteBuilder(SM) product, but the website plugin benefits won't go to investors. After reading the morningstar announcement, I was hoping more mutual fund sites ... Read More
Update: Top 10 Mutual Funds in 2008
Monday March 3, 2008
Who let the bears out? Through the first two months of the year, leveraged bear funds are dominating the list. The Direxion NASDAQ-100 Bear 2.5X Inv is already up over ... Read More