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Constance Loizos

A freelance writer and reporter when contributing to InvestmentNews, Constance is now Silicon Valley Editor for TechCrunch. She Tweets at: @Cookie

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FROM DISS TO CONNECT: TRASH-TALK E-FIRMS EYE AN ALLIANCE: NETWORK MAKING NICE WITH MARKET MAKER

Two of Nasdaq’s biggest operators — and biggest bad-mouthers of each other — are reassessing their relationship. Knight/Trimark…

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Addicted to Day Trading: It’s compulsive say gambling counselors

The executive director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey thought he'd seen it all. Then the day traders started showing up.

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NEXT ONLINE BROKER AD BLITZ COMING

Americans, already inundated with advertisements about island-owning tow truck drivers and kids with helicopters, are in for an…

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UH, DON’T DISCOUNT THOSE DISCOUNTERS YET: ONLINE FIRMS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE THE FULL-SERVICE RIVALS

The message is clear: Brokerages, whether discount or full-service, no longer have any choice but to deliver —…

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IF INTERNET FUNDS ARE TOO BORING, TAKE ANOTHER GANDER AT BIOTECH: MAGIC WORD FOR BOTH IS, NATCH ‘POTENTIAL.’ PROFITS? DON’T ASK

Question: where can investors buy mutual funds that invest in emerging technology companies, most of which are posting…

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AND NOW, THE UGLY SIDE OF MOMENTUM: WHAT DAY TRADERS CHAT UP CAN BE SWIFTLY TALKED DOWN

Maybe they should call it moo-mentum investing. Though there’s surprisingly little agreement over why the markets behave as…

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CYBERPLANNERS VS. FACE-TO-FACE SERVICE: DOES TREND TOLL DEATH KNELL FOR CURRENT ERA OF ADVICE?

Financial advisers beware: the number of companies providing specific individualized advice online has just gotten bigger. The newest…

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IN TOUCH WITH AN ANGEL: ONLINE BIZ PAIRS INVESTORS, COMPANIES SET TO GO PUBLIC

Financial advisers may soon have something new to offer their wealthier clients: the ability to invest in privately…

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WISER IF NOT WEALTHIER, FRANKLIN FINALLY LOOKING HEALTHIER: VALUE, INTERNATIONAL OFFERINGS LEAD PEERS; GROWTH FUNDS ON TAP

What happens when a mutual fund company stubbornly adheres to its investment philosophies? Ask the managers at Franklin…

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INVESTOR TAKES A FLIER ON WEB’S LOW-FLIERS: HE PUTS TOGETHER MONEY FOR LANGUISHING .COMS

That Internet stocks will one day plunge, meteorlike, back to earth isn’t a novel notion. But Harman Kleiman…