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5 Unusual IRA Investments Options

Posted: June 6, 2011 2:01PM by Yolander Prinzel

When investors think of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), they often think only of the stocks, mutual fund, money markets, bonds, annuities and CDs that they already know they can invest in...

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Filed Under: Budgeting, Derivatives, IRA, Regulations, Retirement, Retirement Plans, Venture Capital

5 Economic Changes That Fatten Your Grocery Bill

Posted: January 26, 2011 11:02AM by Tim Parker

Other than your paycheck, the local grocery store may be the finest example of global economic forces at work. Statistically, if you're among the world's wealthy, rising food prices are of no concern...

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Filed Under: Commodities, Derivatives, Economics, Futures, Personal Finance

What Happened To The MBS Market?

Posted: November 22, 2010 9:58AM by Ryan C. Fuhrmann

Back in 2008, the housing market was in free fall. Markets that were based on securities created from baskets of residential mortgages were described as having "gaping wounds" that required...

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Filed Under: Derivatives, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recession

Invest In Real Estate With $1,000 (Or Less)

Posted: November 17, 2010 10:45AM by Ryan C. Fuhrmann

Since the housing market peak in 2005, investing in real estate has been fraught with peril, to say the least.Â The commercial and residential real estate industries have struggled since, but as any...

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Filed Under: Derivatives, ETFs, Investing Basics, Investment, Mortgages, Mutual Funds, Portfolio Management, Real Estate, Stocks

The Wall Street Reform Act: What You Need To Know

Posted: August 16, 2010 10:21AM by Stephanie Powers

The Dodd-Frank ActÂ is aÂ sweeping legislation designed to create and maintain a stable financial system. It creates new federal oversight organizations and rules for most financial companies and the...

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Filed Under: Banking, Credit, Credit Crunch, Derivatives, Economy, Investor Relations, Laws, Regulations

Water Cooler Finance: Goldman Fined, Financial Fixes And Apple's "Apology"

Posted: July 19, 2010 10:54AM by Michael Deane

This week in finance was full of big financial changes and resolutions. Some of it was quite positive, like BP finallyÂ capping the oil leak, some was mixed, like the sweeping financial reforms that...

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Filed Under: Banking, Derivatives, Economics, Economy, On This Day In Finance, Recession, Regulations

American Idol's Career Secret

Posted: June 16, 2010 9:46AM by Emily Lambert

Anyone who watched the most recent season of "American Idol" knows that Lee DeWyze was a paint store clerk. Judge Simon Cowell mentioned it often during the competition. After the final episode, John...

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Filed Under: Careers, Celebrity, Derivatives, Futures

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