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Is the Facebook IPO more hazard or opportunity?

Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) is the hottest one of recent years. But is this an opportunity or is this trouble for you? I Googled 'Facebook' a little while ago and found more than 46,000 news stories on the IPO. The price has been pushed up and the number of ...

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Should you trade in foreign currency?

When the stock market wobbles, you might look for a quick score by investing in foreign currency. Is this a good way to make money? Here's Clark's advice.

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Success rates low with foreign currency trading

When the stock market wobbles, you might want to look for a quick score by investing in foreign currency. But I have some amazing new stats on this game of chance that you've got to hear. For years and years, I have warned against foreign currency trading. It is something ...

Women need to over-plan their retirement

I have some disturbing news where women are definitely not living life equal to men. Women tend to live five years live longer than men on average. Yet they save far more less money for retirement than men, and they tend to invest too conservatively. When you just save money, ...

Investors do better with a hands off approach

Investors, do you think you can time the market, play the market and beat the market? There's an easier way that yields more profit, according to a respected new study. There are always investment advisors or newsletters you may see that promise they can time the market or pick the ...

Goldman Sachs letter highlights importance of fiduciary responsibility

People are missing the bigger picture amid all the brouhaha about former Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith's very public resignation letter: All full-commission stockbrokers are legally allowed to sell you junk to their profit. Smith's dis of his former employer as a corrupt entity where brokers routinely played both sides ...

Don't put money in employer stock

Are you guilty of making what SmartMoney magazine calls "the dumbest investment move" in your 401(k) at work? I have never been a fan of putting retirement money in employer stock. Let me be perfectly clear: I believe only employers who do not value their employees offer company stock in ...

Is the time right to get back in the stock market?

CLARKONOMICS: Is now the time for you to jump in with both feet into stocks? Earlier today, the Dow crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time since 2008. Suddenly people are abuzz about stocks again. If you pulled your money out at the trough of three years ago, you ...

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"Pump and Dump" stock scams

Ever gotten a hot stock tip sent through your Facebook or Twitter account? Here's why you should think twice before buying that highly touted penny stock.

Playing it safe in the stock market is way too dangerous

People constantly tell me they're too afraid of stocks. They're looking for "safety," but what does "safe" really mean? I picked up a recent issue of Barron's and the cover blared "Enter the Bull," as in a bull market. The story within offered a prediction that the Dow could top ...