Five Investing Rules You Can Learn From Kids

Looking at investing from a child’s perspective can be eye-opening. And you don’t need to have kids of your own to heed these lessons. Here are five tips for thinking like a child — and turning that into some grown-up profits….

ITT Dismantles Its Empire, Ending the Age of Conglomerates

The 91-year old company was once the leading diversified industrial company, the product of hundreds of leveraged buyouts in the 1960s and ’70s. But its breakup is yet more proof that the conglomerate model makes little sense t…

10 Secrets of the Most Successful Amateur Investors

If 80% of professional fund managers underperform the market, how can individuals like you hope to succeed? In a new book, Matthew Schifrin of Forbes hunted down 10 of the best-performing mini-Buffetts over the past decade to g…

How to Protect Your Investments From a Falling Dollar

Investing expert Dan Solin hears this question frequently: It’s obvious the dollar is going to crash, so what can I do to protect my investments? His answer may surprise you.
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Fear Is Hazardous to Your Financial Health

Many investors are trying to make themselves feel safer in this uncertain economy by jumping out of stocks, buying bonds or even dabbling in higher risks looking for bigger returns. But that sort of short-term strategy could je…