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The Motley Fool December 19, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Stocks in the Black in 2008: The Few That Bucked the Trend A down economy brings these stocks up. Take a look at: Family Dollar... Rohm and Haas... UST... Amgen... Barr Pharmaceuticals... H&R Block... Wal-Mart... Celgene... Hasbro... Cephalon... Pulte Homes... etc.  |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
The S&P 500 Breaks a Record What should you do if you're afraid of a major market meltdown happening soon after you buy in? Staying out of the market forever isn't the best option. Instead, given a long time horizon, you might just jump in, prepared to wait it out if you need to.  |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Americans Favor Mutual Funds Stock funds are hot, as they should be.  |
The Motley Fool December 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Flat Markets Don't Equal Flat Economies Investing advice from Warren Buffett, whose words remind us to focus on the right thing before we stress out.  |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Is Your Mutual Fund One of the Worst? The dismal performance of some top mutual funds in 2008 is probably enough to send most investors out the door, and to keep many would-be investors away. But should these funds really be avoided? Perhaps not.  |
The Motley Fool July 16, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Stop Waiting for the Crash Picking the exact market bottom to invest may make you feel like a superhero, but in the long run, you don't have to be a superhero to make money investing.  |
The Motley Fool October 10, 2008 Mac Greer |
Fool Video: David Gardner on the Market Meltdown The Dow and the S&P 500 had their worst week ever. Is this the bottom?  |
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Stop Waiting for Capitulation Everyone wants to know when the latest painful decline in the stock market will end. Yet the answer to that question has virtually no value, compared to the much more important issue behind it: When will markets start to function properly again?  |
InternetNews October 6, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Threaten Support Thursday's decline broke more major support levels.  |
Financial Advisor December 2004 Christopher P. Parr |
Look Mom! I Beat the S&P Again! Legg's Value Trust---relative fund superstar or absolute media hype?  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
How Much Cash Should Your Fund Have? There's a downside to funds being cautious and cash-heavy.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
How to Evaluate Your Returns How can an investor track the market? How can he know how well the market has done from a given date to the present? Read on to see how.  |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2011 Adam J. Crawford |
3 Survivor Stocks That Can Beat a Bear Market Go on the defensive with these stocks.  |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2006 Alex Dumortier |
What the Dow's New High Means There is nothing of much use to conclude from the market's new high -- it's a completely pedestrian observation (thinking strictly in terms of the absolute level, whether a new high or otherwise, is much more useful).  |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Tim Beyers |
I Love Index Funds If stocks aren't for you, index funds should be.  |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Can You Beat Index Funds in 2009? Get the right mix in your investments.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Kristen French |
The Real Real Return The S&P 500 Index may not be all it's cracked up to be, according to Thornburg Investment Management.  |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
The Dow's New High Signals Change Is the shift to quality beginning? This high could be symbolic of a shift in the market away from lower-quality/higher-risk names to higher-quality stocks.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Andrew Bond |
Dow Back Over 11,000! Who Cares? The Dow Jones industrial average does not give a good read on the overall economy.  |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Market-Beating Returns Made Simple This twist on the old index fund does well. Equal-weight funds have done quite well compared to traditional index funds over periods of several years.  |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 John Rosevear |
Why 13,000 Doesn't Matter How much should we care about the grand old Dow? Is this classic index really worth the attention it gets?  |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Jim Mueller |
3 Myths Hurting Your Returns High market prices keeping you away? Here are some tips to break free.  |
The Motley Fool May 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
How High Can Stocks Go? The stock market has risen from its bear-market ashes. If you've been fully invested, you've had a good five years. But you may be wondering how much more gas this bull market has left.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Prepare for Plunging Mutual Fund Returns Brace yourself for some ugly math about your mutual fund returns.  |
InternetNews March 4, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Keep An Eye On The Techs The Nasdaq's bigger picture looks good but the techs can be worrisome.  |
InternetNews June 28, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: A Solid Start The market turns, and just in time.  |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Index Funds Win Again Index funds are cheap, easy, and they reliably outperform many other funds.  |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Not So Fast, Bill Miller Unless something catastrophic happens to Legg Mason funds during the last two months of 2009, the legendary fund manager will be back to beating the market.  |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
I Love the S&P 500 The main reason to love this index is that over time, it tends to beat the pants off the majority of managed mutual funds.  |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
What's Next for Stocks? After the best quarter since 1998, what can you expect, and how should you react?  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2006 Scott A. Leonard |
The Dogs of the Dogs Should you be buying the worst of the worst for your clients? To get the most out of academic research, and to take full advantage of the added returns offered by value stocks, the easy conclusion is that when it comes to value, more is better.  |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Your Index Fund Is Making a Bad Investment Funds have to do what the indexes they track do.  |
InternetNews August 27, 2009 |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Stall at Post-Crash Highs The Dow and S&P have stalled at levels last seen in October 2008.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2004 |
Did You Know: The NAREIT Equity REIT Index outperformed the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average for the fourth consecutive year.  |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Kelvin Taylor |
Think Foolishly With Your Tax Refund Your tax refund is on its way. Don't squander it. Consider a few suggestions on how to use your refund to the best financial advantage.  |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Do the Averages Matter? In general, although news of record highs among various stock market indices can make for a nice headline or leading story on the nightly news, market averages aren't too important to most investors.  |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Brendan Byrnes |
Why the Dow Gained for the Third Straight Day An upbeat jobs report helped push the markets higher today.  |
InternetNews March 3, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Pause Before the Big Jobs Report The Dow and S&P put in dojis, or small unchanged candlesticks, reflecting indecision ahead of Friday's February jobs report.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You're Not the Only One With Bad Timing If you're feeling like you're a lousy investor just because you've lost money in the bear market, don't. Keep your confidence up and stick with it, and your investing will pay off in the long run.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
S&P Muscles in on Wilshire More and more index makers are offering the same products -- but they insist there's a difference. Planners should take the time to explain the differences to their individual clients in order to "manage expectations."  |
InternetNews July 12, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Nasdaq, S&P Test Highs The Nasdaq and S&P near their post-2003 highs.  |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
The S&P 500's Biggest Movers Here are the five biggest S&P 500 upticks and five biggest S&P 500 drops of last week.  |
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
You're Holding the Bag on Financials It's too early to tell just how big the taxpayer bill for the various bailouts, bank failures, and bankruptcies might be. But one thing is for sure: Mutual fund shareholders have already taken a big hit.  |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Jeff Joseph |
Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: A Bright Start for '06 Good news seemingly came at hedge fund managers from all directions in January. Equity market returns were up as was volatility, emerging markets showed gains, and there was big merger news on which to trade.  |
InternetNews May 31, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Resistance Defined Why the S&P is struggling here.  |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Brian Richards |
Roundtable: Dow 10,000? After topping the 14,000 mark last October, the Dow now sits around 12,300. What should investors make of the drop? Where is the market headed from here?  |
InternetNews January 20, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: It's Now Up To The Blue Chips The Dow and S&P are the only hope for the bulls at this point.  |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Nathan Slaughter |
I Love Bill Miller Perhaps more than any other investor over the past decade, the famed Legg Mason money manager has helped discredit the efficient market hypothesis and carry the banner for active fund management.  |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Sorry, Wrong Number The value Wall Street gives a stock matters less than what it's actually worth.  |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth.  |