Investing Trends

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How the Federal Reserve Reacted to Disappointing Earnings and Other Market Events

During the past month, the S&P 500 fell more than 198 points from its peak, and it appears...

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Early Holiday Sales Projections Vary Widely

It is the time for the official 2014 Holiday Shopping forecast by the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Exploring the Soda Pain Point

Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP) and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group collectively announced a move to reduce the “number of...

Souring Chinese Consumers Weigh on Alibaba Shares

There’s been no shortage of commentary on the recent initial public offering (IPO) of Alibaba (BABA) shares.

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Why The Growth of Regulation Means Pain for You and American Business

Sad to say, if you take a longer-term view and look again at the regulatory environment, you’ll find...

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Are You Profiting from Living Longer?

Pain points are those problems or vexing issues that a company or even a person may have to...

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Money Awareness Can Aid Your Retirement

Money: a simple word that, if you aren’t careful, can cause you a lot of problems. If not...

What’s Loaded in Your Valuation Tool Kit? Hopefully More Than Just P/Es…

Just like a professional golfer utilizes various clubs based on the situation, I too have valuation metrics for...

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How You Can Use a Technical Analysis of Earnings to Make Smarter Investments

One of the easiest and simplest metrics that investors use to screen for, as well as value, stocks...

How Milk Can Make You a Better Investor

The problem with higher prices is that past a certain point, it becomes difficult to pass along higher...