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Hedge Funds: Not Just for the Haute Investor Any More

On May 23, 2013 By BetterInvesting, Empowering Investors Since 1951
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If you fly economy class, you likely don’t invest in hedge funds. But now a major banker is pushing an offering that isn’t only for those who live in homes likely to be profiled on WealthTV — the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund.

It’s a mutual fund that invests in hedge funds, so you [...]

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Bitcoins Gain Currency

On May 20, 2013 By James D. Miller, Contributor, BetterInvesting Magazine
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Print your own U.S. dollars and the Secret Service will come after you. The laws of physics will stop you from turning lead into gold. But you can safely mint your own “bitcoins,” a cyber-gold currency that lies beyond government control.

In 2009 the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamot released protocols for an online currency called [...]

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Yes, Play With the Nice Bull, Just Don’t Go Crazy

On May 17, 2013 By BetterInvesting, Empowering Investors Since 1951
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They’re baaaack — the bulls are crashing through the stock market. Makes you want to just get out there and run wild in the streets with the big boys, but according to U.S. News & World Report’s Smarter Investor, , slow down and take a deep breath. We’re talking stocks here, not racing [...]

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Narrowing the Class Chasm

On May 13, 2013 By Thomas D. Saler, Contributor, BetterInvesting Magazine
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For something that impacts virtually every aspect of every American life, it’s surprising how little many of us know and think about capitalism.

Do not, however, count Jerry Z. Muller among the uninformed. Muller is a professor of history at The Catholic University of America and has written extensively about the system of production [...]

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‘BetterInvesting Magazine’ Names Activision as Stock to Study and Qualcomm as Undervalued Stock Choices For July

On May 3, 2013 By BetterInvesting, Empowering Investors Since 1951
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MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., May 3, 2013 — The Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee of BetterInvesting Magazine today announced Activision, Inc. (NDQ: ATVI) as its July 2013 “Stock to Study” and Qualcomm Incorporated (NDQ: QCOM) as its July 2013 “Undervalued Stock” for investors’ informational and educational use.

“The [...]

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Bond Funds and the Coming Increase in Interest Rates

On April 25, 2013 By Craig Guillot, Contributor, BetterInvesting Magazine
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As the Federal Reserve remains in a holding pattern of keeping interest rates near historical lows, investors know it’s only a matter of time before they start rising. Although that isn’t expected to happen any earlier than 2015, fund managers and ordinary investors are thinking about the downward pressure it could put [...]

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Why the Wealthy Are Money Magnets in the Economic Recovery

On April 24, 2013 By BetterInvesting, Empowering Investors Since 1951
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During the first two years of the economic recovery, the mean net worth of the wealthiest 7%  of Americans rose by about 28%, while the other 93% saw 4% of their wealth vanish, a report released April 23 by the Pew Research Center says.

Why? In a word: stocks. The rich have more money [...]

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But Mom, All the Kids Are Insider Trading

On April 12, 2013 By BetterInvesting, Empowering Investors Since 1951
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How ‘bout those kids? If they’re not in the cookie jar, they’re insider trading. When do they ever find time to do their homework?

According to a recent Reuters report, a study of half a million accounts in Finland from 1995 to 2010 discovered that “accounts set up to benefit kids 10 years [...]

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Time for More Caution in Stock-Picking

On April 8, 2013 By Adam Ritt, Director of Communications
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One of the main discussion points of the meeting on Friday of BetterInvesting Magazine’s Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee is the recent difficulty in finding bargains in the market. If you’ve been completing stock studies, you might have come to the same conclusion.

It seems as though a rising tide has lifted many, [...]

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BetterInvesting Weekly Stock Screen 3-25-13

On March 25, 2013 By BetterInvesting, Empowering Investors Since 1951
BetterInvesting Weekly Stock Screen

This stock screen was originally published in the March 25, 2013 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of March 25:

 

Sales of less than $1 billion.

Trailing 4Q and 5-year revenue, EPS growth of 15% or [...]

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