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Bailout may bring buyers in from cold
The government bailed out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac yesterday, belying dozens of Fannie and Freddie executives who said year after year that such a thing would never - could never - happen. "The U.S. government does not guarantee,...Tags: Personal Finance, CEO Pay, 401K, Freddie Mac, Retirement
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Nation's star fund managers take a hard fall
Chicago TribuneIt's a star-studded cast in mutual funds - and also a shocking flop on this year's complex investing stage. With the financial crisis playing out in ways many professionals failed to predict, and oil also surprising, some of the best and brightest of the...Tags: Personal Finance, Financial Markets, Morningstar Incorporated, Bill Miller, MBIA Incorporated
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Municipal bonds have become an exciting investment
Municipal bonds are exciting this year - just what their investors hate. The latest thrill occurred about a week ago. Alabama's largest county barely avoided filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history as it struggles to keep up with payments...Tags: Personal Finance, Credit Ratings, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Mortgages
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Soros behind effort in Mass. to decriminalize marijuana
Associated PressA measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros. Of the $429,000 collected last year by the group advancing the...Tags: Joe Biden, Medicine, Government, John McCain, Addiction
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HARTFORD DIVIDEND & GROWTH FUND
Tribune Media ServicesIs Hartford Dividend & Growth Fund worth investing in? V.L., via e-mail Large-capitalization value funds have had a tough time, but this one has done much better than most. A primary reason is that it embraced energy stocks and kept financial...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, International Business Machines Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Exchange-traded funds grow in popularity
Kiplinger's Money PowerExchange-traded funds are increasingly popular investments that combine features of both stocks and traditional mutual funds. Like regular funds, ETFs pool shareholders' cash and invest it according to terms described in a prospectus. But unlike regular...Tags: Personal Finance, Stock Broking, Stocks
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Which index fund is right for you?
Chicago TribuneGiven the choice between investing in a Standard & Poor's 500 index fund and a total U.S. stock index fund, which would you pick? Going by dollar figures, it seems more investors are picking the latter. At least that is the case at Vanguard Group Inc....Tags: General Electric Company, Morningstar Incorporated, Stock Broking, Retirement, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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A leaner dell faces challenges on many fronts
Tribune Media Services columnistQ:Are things looking up for my Dell Inc. shares? --R.H., via the Internet A: The world's second-largest computer-maker, behind Hewlett-Packard Co., has become leaner and more aggressive as it attempts to complete its turnaround. It eliminated 7,000 jobs...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Sales, Consumer Electronics Industry, Periodicals
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THE WEEK IN STOCKS: Bottoming out or descending further?
Are stocks at the bottom or in a bottomless pit? It depends on which market guru you listen to. For hedge fund manager Barton Biggs, the stock market is "pretty close to a bottom" and may mount a "powerful" rally. But his former colleague Stephen Roach,...Tags: Stock Activities, Financial Markets, Credit Ratings, Money and Monetary Policy, Unemployment
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International funds wound investors, but have a place
Tribune Media ServicesLondon-based portfolio manager Barnaby Wiener is having a terrific year. His international fund is down 16 percent. Maybe that doesn't sound so great, but those results exceed nine of 10 foreign large-cap value funds in 2008, according to Morningstar...Tags: T. Rowe Price, Morningstar Incorporated, American Tower Corporation
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Big names, tough times: some star fund managers take a hard fall
It's a star-studded cast in mutual funds--and also a shocking flop on this year's complex investing stage. With the financial crisis playing out in ways many professionals failed to predict, and oil also surprising, some of the best and brightest of...Tags: Personal Finance, Morningstar Incorporated, Freddie Mac, MBIA Incorporated, Mortgages
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Total Stock Index Funds Appear To Be Gaining Favor
Given the choice between investing in a Standard & Poor's 500 index fund and a total U.S. stock index fund, which would you pick? Going by dollar figures, it seems that more investors are picking the latter. At least that's the case at Vanguard Group...Tags: Personal Finance, Morningstar Incorporated, Retirement
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