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Absolutely scandalous: Why bad news makes for good investments

Negative headlines can be positively fabulous for a portfolio; accounting errors often add up to profits

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Better return with less risk? Dividend-paying small-caps pay off

About 900 companies to choose from; nearly 11% annualized return

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One way to find value: Buy the ugly ducklings

Portfolio manager Kent Croft looks past negative noise to concentrate on finding out-of-favor stocks

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Gold, cash seen benefiting from wrangling in D.C.

With the U.S. elections fading from view, the market has rightfully turned its focus toward the fiscal cliff,…

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Small-cap players dominated the field in past year

Small-cap strategies reclaimed the top spots in the overall equity rankings for the 12-month period through Sept. 30,…

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Advisers telling wealthy clients to sell before 2013

Rest of 2012 amounts to last-chance sale on federal tax rates

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Investors see better days ahead — but standing pat now: BlackRock

Fiscal cliff, asset allocation are biggest worries, survey finds

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Kind of blue: Downbeat advisers telling clients to stash cash

Only a third remain bullish on U.S. economy, Schwab survey finds; real estate, gold trumpeted

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Favorite stock of the rich? Not Berkshire

Apple still the darling of the wealthy; ETF now No. 2

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Chart of the day: How different industries will react to election results

LPL's Jeffrey Kleintop looks at sectors that will do favorably under Democrats or Republicans.

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How to short politicians: Investing when Congress is resting

A strategy for betting against Washington

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Rochdale seeking rescue after Apple trades sour

Brokerage that employs bank analyst Dick Bove in advanced talks on deal.

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Cajoling Gen X to get their feet wet

Generation X has a reputation for cautious investing, often to the point of absurdity. Now in their prime…

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Stock, bond certificates in vault damaged by Sandy flooding

Damage control is admin, logistical problem, not economic, DTCC says.

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No matter who is president, jitters will persist

The presidential election is only eight days away, but don’t expect the knowledge of who will inhabit the…

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IntercontinentalExchange to acquire NYSE Euronext

Combo of stock exchange, futures market could reignite exchange merger mania.

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Black Monday — and Tuesday — but exchanges to open on Wednesday

They called Hurricane Sandy a 'once-in-a-century' storm. It certainly feels that way for advisers, as exchanges were closed for a second straight day.

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U.S. stock trading canceled as New York girds for storm

Hurricane Sandy leads to first weather close for NYSE since '96 blizzard

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Gross says economy, deficit, fiscal cliff to dominate with Romney or Obama win

Bond manager expects 4%-5% stock returns, 2%-3% bond returns ahead

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Dwindling top lines the bottom line for spooked investors

Companies hitting earnings estimates but not sales estimates; markets taking a header