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Nine Questions About Investment Risk

How much do you really know about measuring risk? Here are nine ways to sharpen your investment skills.

05/08/08 - 01:21 PM EDT

Two Glaring Reasons to Be Wary of This ETF

An Internet-bubble holdover jumped in the month, but this fund holds only two stocks.

05/06/08 - 02:11 PM EDT

You May Not Be as Diversified as You Think

Mining and emerging-markets stocks tend to move in tandem, so check your exposure.

05/02/08 - 07:09 AM EDT

Follow Swensen's Yale Endowment Fund

A few investments in some unique areas can create a portfolio similar to that of the famously successful Ivy League portfolio.

04/29/08 - 11:15 AM EDT

Two Less-Risky Ways to Invest in Commodities

Funds holding stocks of companies in the sector provide an inflation hedge without as much peril from derivatives.

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Forget Fundamentals When It Comes to Oil

Looking for a culprit for the rising price of crude? Speculators, step forward.

04/28/08 - 04:03 PM EDT

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Cramer: Play 'Beat the Street' Now!

Jim Cramer reviews the winning stocks in Week #2 of TheStreet.com's Beat the Street contest.

04/28/08 - 12:05 PM EDT

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Shareholder Activism and You

What can you learn from activist investors? Go behind the scenes and find out.

04/22/08 - 01:28 PM EDT

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Bank Stocks About to Jump

But RealMoney.com contributor Helene Meisler says the move will likely only be temporary, so investors should use any rally to lighten up on positions.

04/21/08 - 01:44 PM EDT

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Cramer: Why We're Headed for More Gains

The fear of a collapse in the financial world coupled with the Fed's actions signal a higher course for the market, says Jim Cramer.

04/21/08 - 01:59 PM EDT

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How to Crack the Credit Crunch Code

Need help making sense of the business media's alphabet soup of credit market terminology? Read this.

04/15/08 - 02:07 PM EDT

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'Bear Raids': How and When They Work, and Who Benefits

New research finds traders who deliberately drive down a company's stock price can undermine the firm's real health, causing the stock to fall even further.

04/17/08 - 11:28 AM EDT

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IRA Investing: Still Searching for a Bottom

Market indicator points to a high level of speculation.

04/16/08 - 10:17 AM EDT

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Mergers, Acquisitions and You

From the Delta-Northwest deal to the Blockbuster-Circuit City talk and beyond, here's how to play the M&A game.

04/15/08 - 05:34 PM EDT

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The Future of Securitization

How will the present credit crisis affect the repackaging of pools of mortgages into securities? Wharton professors weigh in.

04/08/08 - 07:08 PM EDT

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Bernanke Botched It, Says Critic

Lakshman Achuthan, managing director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, says policymakers could have saved the U.S. from what he calls an unavoidable recession.

03/27/08 - 07:29 AM EDT

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