Benjamin Sullivan identifies common investor biases to avoid.
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Retail Therapy For Investors
Shopping may or may not be good for the soul, but the Black Friday blowout certainly seemed to be good for the stock market.
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The Fed Asks, ‘How Bad Is Bad Enough?’
No cream-puff challenges here. The Fed’s latest stress test uses a nightmare scenario so we can rest easier.
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Do Black Friday Shoppers Have FICA On Their Minds?
Did this year’s Social Security tax cut produce enough bang for its $110 billion bucks to justify an extension? Get ready for another fight.
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How The Federal Budget Will Finally Get Fixed
The supercommittee failed to cut the federal deficit, but it succeeded in showing us how the budget will be fixed in the future.
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Magical Money Can’t Fix Europe’s Banks
Europe’s financially strapped banks are finding new cash – in their own spreadsheets. Regulators should stop the smoke and mirrors.
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A Small End To A Small Movement
Big ideas attract a big following. Small ideas usually don’t. An estimated 450,000 residents of Communist-encircled West Berlin jammed the …
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Put The Court’s Health Care Debate On The Air
If ever a case should be broadcast, the forthcoming Supreme Court argument over health care reform is it. But the Court has tuned us out.
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How I Got Patched In
Last week’s post about Occupy Wall Street drew an impressive response from my Westchester neighbors. Hyper-local journalism may be working.
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