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Easing Inflation Could Help Bonds
September 7, 2010 NEW YORK -- Investors who rushed to the relative safety of bond funds when the stock market began to stagger last year might have thought they had outrun the troubles in equities -- only to face the new threat of inflation when oil prices started soaring. But with the cost of crude now falling, some fixed-income investors could find themselves in an enviable position.
One End Point, Divergent Paths
September 7, 2010NEW YORK -- Investors are often drawn to target-date mutual funds thinking that an investment run on autopilot is one less thing to worry about. But when the going gets bumpy, nonchalance can give way to urgent questions about whether to move money around.
Energy's Hot, but Harnessing It Can Be Tricky
September 7, 2010NEW YORK -- With higher prices at the pump unavoidable, many investors would no doubt love to put some of the money lost to $4-a-gallon gas back in their pockets.
Funds Guided by Sharia First, Earnings Second
September 7, 2010NEW YORK -- Moazzam Ahmed tried for years to square his investment goals with the tenets of Islam.
Is the Dollar Ready To Rise? Strategists See Reason to Hope
September 7, 2010 With higher prices at the gas pump and the grocery store, consumers might not be looking favorably at the dollar -- one of the reasons for the recent run-up in commodity prices. But for investors, bad feelings about the dollar could dissipate if it shows greater strength.
Tempted by Oil's Surge, Investors May Overlook the Downside
September 7, 2010NEW YORK -- Many investors like to buy what they know. Eat a lot of fast food, the logic goes, and buy McDonald's. Know a local department store well? Snap up shares of Macy's. It's trickier, though, when it comes to surging energy prices.
As Strains Go Global, It's a Time to Pick and Choose Abroad
September 7, 2010NEW YORK -- Investing in overseas stocks has been like a whirlwind trip abroad for U.S. investors the past few years. Now the journey has ended, at least temporarily, with a lesson in market forces.
Proxy Ballots Feature Human Rights and Climate Change Issues
September 7, 2010NEW YORK -- Discussions of the bloodshed in Darfur and issues like climate change occur regularly in the world of politics, but lately these issues have wedged their way into often dry financial disclosures.
With Low Fees, ETFs Rival Mutual Funds
September 7, 2010 NEW YORK -- While mutual funds are a staple of many 401(k) and other retirement plans, exchange-traded funds are likely to become serious competitors in the coming years.
End of Year Offers Time to Evaluate Goals
September 7, 2010NEW YORK -- It's a time of year when we make promises of self-betterment that we have little intention of keeping. Sure, failing to drop those last few pounds or slog through a big read like "Ulysses" might be disappointing, but losing sight of investment goals can lead to longer-lasting troubles.
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