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Twitter hack impacts the stock market
Have you heard about the rumor of a White House bombing spread by a Tweet that momentarily shook the stock market? On Tuesday, a Tweet went out from the Associated Press Twitter account stating there were explosions at the White House and Pres. Obama was injured. Almost immediately, the stock ...
Apple struggles to find second act
Apple's decline in stock value has resulted in a share buyback program. But does one bad year spoil the whole company's future? Apple is one of most widely held stocks today. They're our generation's version of GM, once the most powerful and respected company in the world. As of late, ...
The two faces of inflation for savers and borrowers
Savers are getting the short end of the stick while it remains a borrower's paradise thanks to low inflation and the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates. Normally, a serious bout of inflation would result when you have massive federal budget deficits and the Federal Reserve essentially creating money ...
Is it time to jump back into the stock market?
Stocks have had a nice run-up of late. So could now be the time to get back in the market? Clark has an opinion that might surprise you…
The right time to get back in stocks?
The stock market has had a nice run-up of late. So could now be the time to get back in the market? Not so fast. I think you never should have gotten out in the first place. And by getting in right now, you will have already missed the run-up. ...
Clark's No-Giftcard Gift Certificate
Clark can't stand gift cards! He'd rather you give cash so your friends and family never have to hassle with expiration dates, fees, limited choices or rules. Next time you give cash for a gift, print out the certificate below and wrap it around your cash gift. Have fun! ...
Should you try to time the stock market?
Tuesday was another ugly day on Wall Street, with many indices at multi-month lows. That news prompted some jittery investors to sell out of their positions out of fear. But are you ever able to time it right at both ends -- getting out at the right time and then ...
Dangers of staying on the sidelines as an investor
Americans are sitting on $7 trillion in savings accounts and CDs at a time when the average investor is too afraid of stock market risk. That $7 trillion number is unbelievable, by far the highest since such records started being kept around the tail end of World War II. Yet ...
Stockbrokers not duty bound to put your interests first
Do stockbrokers work for you or against you? The answer might surprise you. Under what's informally called "the Merrill Lynch rule," stockbrokers are allowed to work against the best interest of their customers. By contrast, an independent fee-only financial planner who does not work for a brokerage firm has what's ...
More investors getting back into the stock market
For the last 5 years, those who had historically invested were terrified of the stock market. Many were heavily invested in 2007, lost a lot of money, and swore it off forever. The reality is forever turned out to be 5 years. Now new data shows those legacy investors are ...
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