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October 2012

For Long Term Investors: The Cheapest ETF for Every Commodity

After gathering more than $1 trillion in total assets under management, ETFs have cemented their place in the financial world. Among […]

Housing: Rates Rise, Pending Sales Tiptoe Higher

More tempered pending home sales on Thursday dampened excitement generated by bullish data earlier in the week, while mortgage rates […]

New ETFs Copy Hedge Funds

By Michael Kling, Money News, Want the return of a hedge fund for the cost of an exchange-traded fund (ETF)? […]

Emerging market hedge funds stand out in mediocre year

(Reuters) – Fund managers that specialize in investing in emerging markets have achieved standout gains of nearly 8 percent in […]

US futures up after a rocky start to the week

US stock futures head higher before latest housing data and on manufacturing report from China NEW YORK (AP) — Stock […]

Fed sticks to stimulus plan, economy a bit firmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stuck to its plan to keep stimulating the U.S. economy until the […]

IMF gold sales boost for poor

George Osborne said he wrote a joint letter with his French counterpart, Pierre Moscovici, urging the rest of the remaining […]

How Worried Should You Be about the Stock Market?

By George L. Perry, Brookings Institute, How worried should people be about the stock market? Every day’s news reminds us […]

Sir John Templeton 16 Rules For Investment Success

From http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/09/16-rules-for-investment-success/ Interesting set of rules from legendary investor John Templeton: 1. Invest for maximum total real return 2. Invest […]

Happy-Go-Lucky in the Philippines

Happy-Go-Lucky in the Philippines By Jessica Ramekin, International Living “Sundays begin with family. They arrive early and, before long, we’re […]