Rising bond yields, a stronger U.S. dollar, and surprisingly higher stock prices have dampened the speculation in gold as a safe monetary haven. And this softness comes despite continued central bank buying of gold, which may be continuing on down trends in the precious metal.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 23:17

? NEW YORK ? MAY 07: (L-R) Actors Robert Loggia and Dominic Chianese and boxing historian Bert Sugar attend the pre-celebration reception for the 25th annual Ellis Island Medals Of Honor Ceremony & Gala at the National Musuem of the American Indian on May 7, 2010 in New York City. (Image credit: Getty Images North ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 06:55

In this series we are looking at the Fama-French three-factor model of investment returns. Any model of investment returns tries to predict an investment?s returns and volatility by factors that can be measured in advance of investing. The first factor, beta, taught us that the riskier, more volatile stocks on average have better returns. These ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 06:55

An interview with Forbes blogger Kathryn Casey and novelist/screenwriter Jenny Wingfield, whose first book, The Homecoming of Samuel Lake, is making a name for itself in publishing circles.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 08:05

? When I was in college, I used to think there were only two federal income tax returns: the form 1040-EZ for students and the form 1040 for everybody else. Of course, many years and a couple of degrees later, I?ve figured out that I was wrong. There are actually a number of tax forms ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 23:25

Fairmont Buys Hotel In Sonoma, Calif. Shortly After Alwaleed Agrees To Sell The Fairmont San Francisco.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 23:27

Think the unthinkable, do the undoable? Douglas Adams Who should be the new president of the World Bank? To replace , who leaves in June 2012, the US has nominated Jim Yong Kim, an international health specialist and the head of Dartmouth University. Several African countries have nominated , the Nigerian Finance Minister and a ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 23:27

T is for Tuition and Fees Deduction. College can be expensive. Crazy expensive. I say this as a former student now repaying tons of student loans ? and eying my three kids and thinking about how in the world I?m going to pay for them, too. Fortunately, there are some tax breaks available for paying ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 21:55

Naskovets sent away for 33 months in identity theft case; however, take my advice, be paranoid. There's more of 'em out there!

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 16:54

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (AMEX: JNK) where we have detected an approximate $43.3 million dollar inflow ? that?s a 0.4% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 300,423,812 to 301,523,812). Click ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 17:56