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(Adds that Sequoia fund has benefitted by outperforming its peers in down markets.) BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Morningstar's nomination of five fund-management teams for its annual award comes just in time for investors torn between leaving the equity markets or preparing for what may be a rally next year. As the S&P 500 Index struggles to close out 2011 with a gain -- it's down 1.1% -- the best pe Read More »
Italy's government passed an austerity budget which soothed investors concerns so stocks rallied once again. In fact, after a grueling week marked by extraordinarily high volatility again bulls were able to eke-out gains for the week. After Wednesday's immense rout you probably thought a positive weekly close was out of the question. Stocks did rally sharply on better news from the euro zone, Read More »
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (ETF Expert ) -- In the dark days of late September/early October, China hinted that it was nearing the end of its monetary and fiscal tightening campaign. At the same time, leaders in the European Union de Read More »
The EU completed its summit (sort of) but put off until November the plan's details. From what we've seen thus far the plan is insufficient in scope, but there are hints China and/or Brazil will add some funds. The latter is yet to be determined but, the mere idea of this, caused stocks to rally once more. If you Googled any euro zone rescue issue you'd find many different "drop dead" dates ov Read More »
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (ETF Expert) -- How many articles are going to emphasize how bad the month of August treated investors? The fact that U.S. stocks in the S&P 500 shed -5.7% speaks for itself. On the other hand, the reality t Read More »
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Company stock plans are often misunderstood, even though they rank behind only 401(k) plans as a tool to build retirement savings for those who have them. That is among the findings in a study by Fidelity Investments that looked at the behaviors of more than 1,900 stock plan participants at 130 companies nationwide. It found that the majority of these employees have sold sh Read More »
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (ETF Expert) -- LinkedIn doubled in value from an IPO price of $45 on its first full day of trading. In truth, participants in the secondary market got their first crack at LNKD at a price point of $80. That Read More »
No matter the market data, how can I let April Fool's Day pass without some humorous image? But, more somberly, today marks the second anniversary of ETF Digest pal Greg Newton's (Naked Shorts Blog) sudden death. So, I'm not going to complain about the 10" of snow. Markets were sharply higher after a mildly better than expected employment report. Many feel the economy has definitely turned the Read More »
By Josh Lipton, Minyanville NEW YORK (Minyanville) -- After graduating from college, Philip Tasho initially thought he'd work in the restaurant business alongside his father. But, very quickly, he discovered that the family business didn't suit him. He loved to cook, he says, but operating a restaurant didn't ultimately seem too satisfying. "I loved business, but I knew I didn't want to run a r Read More »
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Bruce Berkowitz and the $19.7 billion Fairholme Fund may get all the glory, but mutual fund investors would have had comparable gains last year with the little-known Buffalo Growth Fund. The Fairholme Fund returned 25.5% in 2010 as Berkowitz made bets on companies including American International Group, Sears Holdings and Goldman Sachs. During the same period, the $171 mill Read More »
NEW YORK (ETF Expert) -- Many of the major financial publications and news services are clamoring for 2011 predictions. I've already fielded requests from WSJ, Dow Jones and Investor's Business Daily. It doesn't seem to matter that I am not, nor have I ever been, a "buy-hold-n-hoper." The media have deadlines. They want my picks. And calendar-year prognosticating is a time-honored tradition for c Read More »
(Restaurant stock winners of 2010 article updated with broker action on Chipotle.) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stocks in the restaurant sector mostly moved higher in 2010, but even as the sector rode the overall market recovery a group of restaurateurs clearly stood out as the year's industry winners. Affluent Americans returned to their spending ways in 2010 as consumer confidence worked to rega Read More »
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Increasingly, investors have been asking that I put more cash to work. This includes new clients who have been sitting on the sidelines. It also includes current clients who are depositing checks from their banks into their brokerage accounts. Guarded optimism and restrained greed have returned. It's not the kind of euphoria that, if experience serves, tends to accompany Read More »
Investors are increasingly leaving stock funds for bond funds even though the latter's returns have been meager. Read More »
Stocks closed mixed Friday as strong earnings from tech companies were offset by concerns about how badly foreclosure moratoriums will hurt the country's largest banks. Read More »
The Hindenburg Omen is all the stock market crash rage at present, but is it a relevant trading override signal for investors? Read More »
The ominously named Hindenburg Omen sparks fears that a stock market crash is coming. Read More »
Stocks advanced Tuesday, even as the market digested the latest earnings news and remained concerned about lower-than-expected sales at IBM. Read More »
First of Long Island shares are rising even after the bank prices an offering of common stock at a discount. Read More »
The game may sometimes feel rigged, but you can protect yourself from being taken advantage of, Jim Cramer told the viewers of his 'Mad Money' TV show. Read More »
Mutual funds that hold stocks and bonds can help shield investors from volatility. Read More »
Low bond yields and the stock-market decline is hurting Americans' pension plans. Read More »
Obama got everyone pretty excited on Wednesday by suggesting naively we'd have a good employment number Friday. He probably knew the number already but was uninformed as to what markets were expecting. Read More »
TheStreet has identified five profitable community bank stocks that are irresistible bargains after price declines this month. Read More »
What’s bugging Mr. Market? Are prices just too high? Are European debt issues scaring the hell out everyone? Read More »

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