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How Much It Costs To Become President

Posted: January 25, 2012 11:05AM by Tim Parker

During presidential election seasons, we start hearing a lot of big money figures thrown around but have you ever asked yourself, how much money do you have to spend to become president? If you're...

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Filed Under: Statistics

A Bullish Start To 2012

Posted: January 9, 2012 10:53AM by Tim Parker

Santa Claus isn't done with his rally just yet. On the first trading day of 2012, the bulls showed up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was upÂ 179 points and the S&P 500 was up 19 points, marking an...

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Filed Under: Investment, Statistics

The Worst Bets You Can Make At The Casino

Posted: December 12, 2011 1:57PM by Ryan C. Fuhrmann

Back in 2005, shortly after Wynn ResortsÂ (Nasdaq:WYNN)Â opened its first resort in Las Vegas, the aptly-named Wynn Las Vegas, in a filing it made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

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Filed Under: Personal Finance, Statistics

Is The Santa Claus Rally For Real?

Posted: December 9, 2011 7:55AM by Tim Parker

Investors are taught never to use hope as a reason to invest, but after 2011 that has left the majority of professional money managers lagging the market, the hope of an upcoming Santa Claus rally is...

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Filed Under: Active Trading, Economy, Statistics

Top Stock Target Price Misfires

Posted: April 27, 2011 9:15AM by Ryan C. Fuhrmann

Predicting the future as a profession is extremely challenging, but it's a taskÂ that equity analysts must face when they head to work every day.Â Given these difficulties, most find it easiest to rely...

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Filed Under: Statistics, Stock Analysis, Stocks

Betting On March Madness? Watch Out For The Tax Man

Posted: March 28, 2011 10:44AM by Stephanie Christensen

If you're betting on March Madness games this year, make sure you understand the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules around taxes and any money you might win from gambling. Whether you score your...

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Filed Under: Laws, Regulations, Sports, Statistics, Taxes

How The Loch Ness Monster Affects The Economy

Posted: March 2, 2011 11:20AM by Derek Simon

Recently, while kayaking on Lake Windermere in Cumbria, England, Tom Pickles and Sarah Harrington caught sight of something cutting swiftly through the water nearby. What they saw is uncertain, but...

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Filed Under: Bear Market, Bull Market, Business, Economy, Financial Theory, Investment, Statistics

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