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Wall Street is doing great. What about your street?
by
Juli Niemann
Nov 5, 2013
This year, the stock market has been doing great. But what about everyone else?
Rethinking retirement allocations
Oct 3, 2013
Many workers and soon-to-be retirees live by a set of rules they were told would let them live comfortably. But a new report shows one of those major guidelines might need a revision.
Explaining exchanges
by
Paddy Hirsch
Sep 19, 2013
You've heard of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Do people really still stand around and yell out buy and sell orders at these places? Paddy Hirsch explains what an exchange is -- by taking us to the supermarket.
NASDAQ freezes, fears heat up, high speed trading here to stay
Aug 23, 2013
Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial, says glitches like this are bound to keep happening.
Breaking away from the consensus
by
Juli Niemann
Jul 23, 2013
Do you buy or sell stocks based on consensus forecasts? Analyst Juli Niemann at Smith, Moore & Company says there is something you should know about that strategy.
For public good, not for profit.
The Fed is still in the game, and stocks are reacting
Jul 11, 2013
Susan Schmidt, head of equities at Mesirow Financial, discusses the key takeaways of the latest notes from the Federal Reserve.
Fantasy trading site allows users to 'play' the stock market
by
Molly Wood
Jul 11, 2013
Players are signing up for Wall Street Magnate in droves, in part, because the simulated experience reflects the stock market in real time.
Thomson Reuters expected to suspend data sneak peaks: Report
Jul 8, 2013
Is ok to pay to get the jump on market-moving news? Thomson Reuters is expected to suspend the practice of selling so-called sneak peeks of certain economic data to select clients today.