The advent of commission-free stock trading is the end result of a long-term trend, but investors still pay in other ways.
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The Zero-Commission Finish Line
Tag Archives: Stocks
A Steady Economy Beneath A Wobbly Market
December’s stock market volatility represents a return to reality, not a reason for investors to panic.
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Crowdfunding Meets Investment Banking
The SEC will soon let startups raise money from investors via online portals. But is crowdfunding a good way to buy stocks?
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Policymaking By Focus Group
Clinton would make investing a “lose-lose-even-worse” exercise. It makes no sense, unless your primary concern is the primaries.
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Is It A Bubble If Everyone Sees It?
Bubbles usually arrive when hardly anyone sees them coming. For stocks, that is not currently the case.
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Playing The Percentages When Investing
If you want to stack the odds in your favor, don’t needlessly make your stock investments in installments.
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Rediscovering Stocks At The Wrong Time
A lot of people are venturing into the stock market as it nears record highs. It’s bad timing, but don’t let that stop you.
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The Last Word On Retirement Planning
This column tells everything you need to know about managing your money in retirement. But you may not like it.
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What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your 401(k)
Courts say employees have no right to nonpublic data about their employer, even if the company offers them its stock for investment.
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Investing, Or Just Fun And GameStop?
Is the GameStop crowd investing, or “just YOLO-ing”?
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