It’s possible to over-analyze Warren Buffett’s investment moves. But that doesn’t seem to stop anyone, and the Oracle of Omaha’s latest disclosures are whipping up a stir over prospects for a robust recovery.
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Why So Many Unwisely Turn Down Free 401(k) Advice
Free advice on how to manage your 401(k) is widely available and routinely ignored. Here’s why you should give it a try.
IPO Market — Usually A Catalyst for Job Growth — Has Stalled
NEW YORK — Two companies with quirky names, Ubiquiti Networks and Zeltiq Aesthetics, made their public debuts earlier this month with listings on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Each company’s stock went up modestly on the first day …
What’d Happen If Jay-Z and Warren Buffett Were in a Cartoon Together?
And they teamed up to teach kids lessons about making money? This may sound like the makings of a hazy conversation in some dorm room during the wee hours of the night. But this is actually happening. Come to think of it, the …
How Marketers Would Brand Occupy Wall Street
To build a brand—or a movement—that is successful over the long haul, marketing experts say that it is essential to establish definable goals, spread a simple, clear message to the masses, and have leaders to oversee the …
Raise Prices in a Slow Economy? Nice Try
Falling diaper sales and the mess at Netflix point up the risks that big banks are taking by boosting fees in a recessionary environment.
Apple Was Never Straight About Steve Jobs’ Health
Steve Jobs was a modern-day Thomas Edison whose achievements, including the rescue of Apple from near oblivion, will be studied by historians for generations to come. But as the world mourns his untimely death Wednesday at the …
Market Tanks on Recession Fears (So What Else is New?)
When the Federal Reserve issues a statement warning about “significant downside risk” to the global economy, you don’t have to be Warren Buffett to guess what happens next – stock prices are going to take a dive.
And so they did. By the end of Wednesday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen 391.01 points, or …
Evidence of ‘Robo-Signing’ In Disputed Fannie and Freddie Mortgage Deals
Long before the banks started evicting delinquent homeowners, Wall Street, it appears, used robo-signers to ink mortgage deals that would eventually cost investors tens of billions of dollars and in part led to the financial crisis.
‘No’ Vote: Consumer Confidence A Drag On Markets
Consumers are issuing a big vote of "no confidence" in the economy — and that's holding back the stock market.
Stubborn About Stocks: When Analysts Refuse to Admit They’re Wrong
We all know the impulse. When confronted with evidence that we are wrong — whether in a domestic or professional setting — our pride often compels us to dig in our heels and refuse to acknowledge the error. Sometimes, …
The Upside Of Down Markets? People Grow Closer
There are so many commentators stressing the very obvious, very real and very important downside of the recent market tilt that in this Mind Over Money post we’ve decided to risk looking hopelessly Panglossian by discussing an …
