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| Can the U.S. Housing Market be Jumpstarted? |
| Everyone wants a quick fix for the beat up housing market. Despite record low interest rates and government support, residential real estate has yet to fully recover. What is the outlook? - 01-25-2012 |
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| Can Europe's Bailout Fund Save Europe? |
| Ever since the first sale of bonds for Europe’s bailout fund back in January 2011, the appetite to invest in the rescue vehicle has swiftly declined. Clear evidence is the latest sale of... - 01-05-2012 |
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| Interest Rates on Italian Debt Keep Rising |
| Masked behind the sweeping hills of Tuscany and Rome’s romantic Via Veneto is a debt crisis that Italy can’t seem to shake. Adding to Italy’s plight of... - 12-23-2011 |
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| The Lowdown on Share Class Conversions to Vanguard ETFs |
| To convert or not to convert? That's the question facing owners of Vanguard's index mutual funds. Unlike other fund companies... - 12-09-2011 |
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| Are You Ready for the Great ETN Meltdown? |
| Today, there’s roughly $15 billion parked inside 196 U.S. listed exchange-traded notes also known as “ETNs.” And with global banking system on... - 11-30-2011 |
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| 9 Reasons Europe's Crisis is Worsening |
| Although people around the world are focused on holiday shopping and vacations, the global financial epidemic of too much public debt isn’t taking a break. Since the beginning of Europe's... - 11-25-2011 |
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| What will the 401(k) Plan of the Future Look Like? |
| Monumental changes are already here in the slow moving 401(k) market and the financial services industry will have to adapt. - 11-15-2011 |
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| Is the Euro Experiment Nearing its End? |
| For whatever its worth, here’s Europe’s very clear and very final bailout terms: You can definitely count Greece in – or maybe not. Although this vague analysis pokes... - 11-04-2011 |
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| Is the Run in U.S. Treasuries Over? |
| Stocks have had their best monthly rally since 1987. The S&P 500 index has gained around 12% during the month of October. Is the worst over? - 10-27-2011 |
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| Is the Market Too Complacent? |
| After getting stung in 2008, stock prices have rebounded strongly over the past two years. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEArca: VTI) which tracks the total U.S. stock market gained 17.42 percent last year adding to its 28.89 percent - 10-21-2011 |
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