Stocks

5 Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed

After Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for scamming people out of billions while operating what has been described as the large Ponzi scheme in history, you would think people would be a bit smarter about …

When Metaphors Attack!

We're wired to understand complex concepts by grounding them in simpler ones. It's often an effective way to get by in a complex world–but can lead us astray when it comes to our finances.

China’s Hot New Export: Financial Fraud

Stock and accounting fraud are nothing new. And yes, we have plenty of home-grown frauds. (Remember Enron?) But so far this year, the vast majority of stock fraud seems to be coming to American investors by way of China.

Q&A: Matthew Schifrin, Author of ‘The Warren Buffetts Next Door’

A new book profiles ten unknown, ordinary investors—including college dropouts, engineers, a former truck driver, a retired DJ, most of them without MBAs or fancy degrees. What makes these investors extraordinary, however, is that they’ve managed to do what the wisdom on the street says can’t be done by consistently pulling in amazing …

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