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Do Congressional Leaders Care How the Stock Market Performs?
Members of Congress are required to annually file financial disclosure statements. So I put together some analysis examining the portfolios of the major players about which you asked. Members report their investment holdings by specifying a range of value (e.g. $15,001-$50,000; $50,001-$100,000, etc.
Using Mutual Fund Past Performance
Some fund managers have a fabulous quarter or year or two, ripping up the market with his little growth-stock fund. Suddenly, the manager's mug is plastered across various financial magazines and websites; he's hailed as the next investing genius, and then hundreds of millions and perhaps
Health Care Reform & Cost Savings Begin at Home!
Charles Biderman: TrimTabs Investment Research Market Timer Worth Listening To?
Charles Biderman, whose firm is TrimTabs Investment Research, is often on the cable news networks, particularly CNBC. His firm purports to know where the best places are to invest through their following of money flows of different investor groups.
I get asked from time to time by investors what I
If You Tax Them, They Will Leave
One Year Later: A Look Back at Fortune's 2009 Predictions for Economy & Investment Markets
Update January 4, 2010: Just over one year ago, I discussed year-end prediction pieces like Fortune's "8 really, really scary predictions." As I surmised back then, the vast majority of these calls would be proven wrong and the common sense advice from folks like FDIC chief