Share Share Sign Up for Our Newsletter Get the Daily Investor Newsletter Please enter a valid e-mail. Thank you for signing up! Sign Up The 9 Most Important Financial Stories of 2012 by Bruce Watson Dec 26th 2012 6:30AM 9. The 47 Percent Go to the Polls 8. Occupy Wall Street 7. Colleges Under Attack 6. Jobs Resourced to America 5. Wage Slaves Go on Strike 4. Right to Work Michigan 3. LIBOR Robs American Wallets 2. The Payroll Tax Holiday Expires 1. Obamacare Upheld More from DailyFinance Bruce Watson is a senior features writer for DailyFinance. You can reach him by e-mail at bruce.watson@teamaol.com, or follow him on Twitter at @bruce1971. Share Learn about investing from the comfort of your own home. Portfolio Basics Take the first steps to building your portfolio. View Course » Investment Strategies Learn the strategies you need to build a winning portfolio View Course » View All Courses