Author: super@dmin
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Encore: Combining small 401(k) accounts helps preserve retirement saving
A private sector answer to a big problem is finally getting some traction
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Outside the Box: These niche stocks thrive amid rising rates and many yield 10%
They’re called business development corporations, or BDCs, and they invest in small to medium-sized private businesses.
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Mark Hulbert: Why you may want more international stocks in your retirement portfolio
There’s reason to hope — really
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Cryptos: Blockchain companies go silent when their tech promises fall short, research group finds
As major cryptocurrency prices flounder, the distributed ledger technology that underpins the coins faces its own round of questions.
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Trump Today: Trump says he’s ‘Tariff Man,’ and Twitter decides it’s a superhero name
When President Donald Trump declared early Tuesday that he was “a Tariff Man,” it was almost as if Twitter had been lying in wait. From economists to pundits to the social-media platform’s rank and file, seemingly everyone had a take. And fast.
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Outside the Box: A new high in the U.S. stock market may be reached in the next two months
The Federal Reserve is backing off, while the economy is showing considerable strength.
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Market Extra: December historically is the most wonderful time of the year for stocks
Stocks kicked off December with gusto, helping investors to usher in the month on a festive note and sparking hopes for a grand finale to the year on the back of a so-called Santa rally.
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Outside the Box: How moving away from the fed funds would give the Fed better control of interest rates
The Federal Reserve is considering a new way to implement monetary policy. Joe Gagnon explains how the switch would make policy more effective, safer, and cheaper.
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Deep Dive: Money-management CEO sees ‘significant slowdown’ in economy, shifts to less-risky investments
Kevin Miller of the E-Valuator funds is banking on large-cap, value and dividend stocks.
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Metals Stocks: Gold extends climb to multiweek highs as dollar index sinks
Gold futures climb to roughly five-week intraday highs Tuesday, lifted by a weaker dollar.