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Executives at ING, the Dutch banking, insurance and asset-management company, are predicting a broad recovery for the U.S. economy in 2010. And they see that fueling a tremendous stock market rally, taking the S&P 500 to levels approaching 1275 -- about 15% higher than its current level.

The reason for ING's optimism: It expects pent-up demand to become unleashed next year. Companies that have delayed everything from equipment upgrades and maintenance to expansion plans will be forced to begin modest spending on these items. And consumers, who have also delayed purchases and maintenance on their homes while paying down debt, will also begin spending at modestly higher levels.

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]]>economic outlookEconomicOutlookinging groepIngGroepmarket rallyMarketRallyunemployment rateUnemploymentRateMatthew ScottWed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 ESTMarket gurus returning to same risky 'alternatives' that blew up in meltdownhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/market-gurus-returning-to-same-risky-alternatives-that-blew-up/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/market-gurus-returning-to-same-risky-alternatives-that-blew-up/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/market-gurus-returning-to-same-risky-alternatives-that-blew-up/#commentsFiled under:

market-gurus-returning-to-same-risky-alternatives-blew-up-meltdownApparently undeterred by the second-most significant crash in the history of the U.S. stock market, the majority of institutional investors and financial advisors plan to increase their use of alternative investments despite their poor performance during last year's financial meltdown. A recent survey from independent research firm Morningstar and Barron's financial magazine indicates that instead of the market's meltdown leading to more conservative investor behavior, money managers and financial advisors are doubling down on some of the same investments that wiped out trillions of dollars and ruined many.

"Both institutions and advisors continue to view alternative investments optimistically, despite their questionable performance, correlation, and liquidity during last year's global downturn," said Steve Deutsch, director of the pension, endowment, and foundation database at Morningstar. "Again this year, the majority of participants indicate that they plan to increase allocations to alternatives, but with greater scrutiny and due diligence given to those investments."

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]]>advisoralternative investmentsAlternativeInvestmentsbarronsin focusInFocusmoney managersMoneyManagersmorningstarMatthew ScottTue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:00 ESTMarket rallies to start week with triple-digit gain http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/16/markets-rallies-to-start-week-with-triple-digit-gain/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/16/markets-rallies-to-start-week-with-triple-digit-gain/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/16/markets-rallies-to-start-week-with-triple-digit-gain/#commentsFiled under:

Stronger than expected retail sales propelled the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) to a triple-digit gain on Monday, maintaining both the market's upward momentum from last week and optimism about the economic recovery.

By mid afternoon, major stock indexes rose more than 1%, with the Dow Jones industrial average jumping 155 points to hit a new 13-month high, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index breaking through the 1,100 mark, to 1,110. At the closing bell things had settled down a bit, with the Dow up 136.49 points, or 1.33%, to 10,406.96. The broader S&P 500 ($INX) gained 15.82 points, or 1.45% to finish at 1,109.30, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ($COMPX) rose 29.97, or 1.38%, to 2,197.85.

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]]>alberto culver companyAlbertoCulverCompanyavonben bernankeBenBernankecloroxkimberly-clarkprocter and gambleProcterAndGambleMatthew ScottMon, 16 Nov 2009 16:30:00 ESTThese 10 states may be closest to financial collapsehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/these-10-states-may-be-closest-to-financial-collapse/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/these-10-states-may-be-closest-to-financial-collapse/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/these-10-states-may-be-closest-to-financial-collapse/#commentsFiled under:

When California Treasurer Bill Lockyer sought a $7 billion federal loan guarantee from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in May, it was a clear indication that states, and not just financial institutions, were struggling mightily to find firm fiscal footing in the face of the Great Recession.

As states continue to grapple with the current harsh economic conditions, the Pew Center on the States has compiled a list of the 10 that are closest to financial collapse, part of a report on the budgetary health of all 50 states. The report warns of potentially damaging consequences if states fail to take decisive measures to fix their money woes.

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]]>arizonabudget deficitBudgetDeficitcaliforniafloridaillinoismichigannevadanew jerseyNewJerseyoregonrevenuesrhode islandRhodeIslandstateswisconsinMatthew ScottWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:00 ESTWestern Union, Wyclef Jean killing us softly with prepaid gift-card feeshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/western-union-wyclef-jean-killing-us-softly-with-prepaid-gift-c/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/western-union-wyclef-jean-killing-us-softly-with-prepaid-gift-c/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/western-union-wyclef-jean-killing-us-softly-with-prepaid-gift-c/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Western Union (WU) is expanding into the business of prepaid debit and credit cards, and Wyclef Jean is selling them softly with his song and his star power. Jean, the Grammy-winning rapper and former Fugee, is helping the money-sending service launch a co-branded prepaid Visa gift card, just in time for the holidays, tapping his appeal as a humanitarian leader to solidfy Western Union as the remittance leader among immigrants, who often send money home during the holiday season.

The U.S. Immigration Department estimates that worldwide remittances total more than $126 billion.

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]]>feesgift cardsGiftCardsimmigrantsprepaid cardsPrepaidCardsremittanceremittanceswestern unionWesternUnionwyclef jeanWyclefJeanMatthew ScottTue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:00 ESTWhy 10% jobless rate means misery for many, buying opportunity for somehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/why-10-jobless-rate-means-misery-for-many-buying-opportunity-f/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/why-10-jobless-rate-means-misery-for-many-buying-opportunity-f/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/why-10-jobless-rate-means-misery-for-many-buying-opportunity-f/#commentsFiled under: ,

As news broke that the U.S. jobless rate crossed the dreaded 10 percent mark, many investors braced for the market's reaction. The response to word that unemployment reached levels not seen since 1983? The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 17.46 points to 10,023.42 and the S&P 500 ended the day at 1,069.30, up 2.67 points. Not exactly a sell-off.

So did news on Friday of 10.2 percent unemployment represent a buying opportunity? For those who follow market trends, it did.

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]]>charles schwabCharlesSchwabin focusInFocusinvestingmarket trendsMarketTrendstradersunemploymentMatthew ScottSat, 07 Nov 2009 15:00:00 ESTWhat to do about Fannie and Freddie: Restructure -- or terminate?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/06/what-to-do-about-fannie-and-freddie-restructure-or-terminate/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/06/what-to-do-about-fannie-and-freddie-restructure-or-terminate/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/06/what-to-do-about-fannie-and-freddie-restructure-or-terminate/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Fannie Mae's (FNH) report of a third-quarter loss of $19.76 billion and subsequent plea to the federal government for $15 billion in additional aid is sure to intensify a big question that so far has gone unanswered: What can be done to stem the bleeding at the giant mortgage lender and its sibling Freddie Mac (FRE)? Given this week's bankruptcy filing by CIT, which will probably lead to the loss of $2.3 billion in taxpayer money, Fannie Mae's request for another $15 billion will strike many as throwing more good money after bad.

Fannie Mae had previously posted second-quarter losses of $14.8 billion, on top of $23.2 billion of red ink in the first quarter, leading Morningstar equity analyst Matthew Warren to write in a report: "Nothing fundamentally has changed with the situation at Fannie Mae, and we remain quite certain that the equity shares are worthless barring a ridiculous public policy decision on the part of the U.S. government."

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]]>bailoutfannie maeFannieMaefanniemaefreddiemacgaokeefe bruyette and woodsKeefeBruyetteAndWoodsmorningstarTreasuryMatthew ScottFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 ESTS&P says costs and risk cause key disparities in index fund performancehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/05/sandp-says-costs-and-risk-cause-key-disparities-in-index-fund-perf/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/05/sandp-says-costs-and-risk-cause-key-disparities-in-index-fund-perf/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/05/sandp-says-costs-and-risk-cause-key-disparities-in-index-fund-perf/#commentsFiled under:

You would think that an S&P 500 Index fund would be one of the easiest investments to own. But it turns out that choosing from among the many mutual funds that track the performance of stocks in the broader market is fraught with risks.

In theory, of course, picking an index fund should be pretty straightforward. After all, the name "index fund" implies that all it's supposed to do is mimic the results of an index. But Standard and Poor's Equity Research, whose parent company manages the S&P 500 Index, is warning investors that all index mutual funds are not the same.

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]]>fund performanceFundPerformanceinvestingmutual fundsMutualFundsSP 500 indexSp500IndexMatthew ScottThu, 05 Nov 2009 08:30:00 ESTIBM's plan to save by upping workers' health care could inspire copycatshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/03/ibms-plan-to-save-by-paying-for-workers-health-care-could-insp/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/03/ibms-plan-to-save-by-paying-for-workers-health-care-could-insp/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/03/ibms-plan-to-save-by-paying-for-workers-health-care-could-insp/#commentsFiled under: , ,

As health care costs continue to rise, many corporations are passing the increases onto workers through higher health insurance premiums. One of the notable exceptions is IBM (IBM), which last week decided it could save money by actually taking the opposite tack.

The computer services giant says it will now pay for 100 percent of the primary health care coverage of its U.S. employees. Big Blue's move -- spending more upfront to prevent disease to be able to spend less on more costly disease treatment down the road -- may influence more companies to do the same, no matter what is ultimately decided in the health care reform debate on Capital Hill.

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]]>healthcarehewitt associatesHewittAssociatesIBMinsurancewellness programsWellnessProgramsMatthew ScottTue, 03 Nov 2009 10:30:00 ESTGreat Depression, Great Recession: What 1929 can teach us about 2009http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/29/great-depression-great-recession-what-1929-can-teach-us-about/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/29/great-depression-great-recession-what-1929-can-teach-us-about/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/29/great-depression-great-recession-what-1929-can-teach-us-about/#commentsFiled under: ,

How do you commemorate the worst stock market crash in history? With the news that another devastating economic implosion may be nearing its end. That's where America finds itself on the 80th anniversary of the Great Depression -- reacting to the first positive GDP numbers in a year, slowly pulling itself out of the Great Recession, and looking for ways to make sure the country doesn't wind up mired in a decade of dismal economic conditions similar to the one that began 80 years ago on Oct. 29, 1929.

Analysts and market watchers have been comparing the two meltdowns all year, and investors can take note of the similarities in their causes as they consider how to navigate their portfolios through the aftermath (we hope) of the most recent one.

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]]>dow jonesDowJonesgreat depressiongreat recessionGreatDepressionGreatRecessionin focusInFocusjoblessrecoveryregulationregulationsstock marketStockMarketMatthew ScottThu, 29 Oct 2009 12:10:00 ESTING is splitting itself up to save itselfhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/26/ing-is-splitting-itself-up-to-save-itself/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/26/ing-is-splitting-itself-up-to-save-itself/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/26/ing-is-splitting-itself-up-to-save-itself/#commentsFiled under:

European financial services giant ING Groep NV's (ING) has decided to split itself in two. It's going to divest its insurance and asset management divisions as part of a settlement for receiving European taxpayers' money that allowed it to avoid bankruptcy. The company will also issue additional shares to raise capital to help pay back bailout funds.

Under pressure from European antitrust regulators, ING agreed to use a combination of asset sales and initial public offerings to split itself up by 2013, plus pay back the EUR 10 billion cash infusion it received from the Dutch state in 2008. The moves are part of a restructuring plan required for approval of a European Commission taxpayer-funded bailout.

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]]>bailoutbankinginging directIngDirectrestructuringMatthew ScottMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:00 ESTGold mutual funds may be a golden opportunity to run with the bullion bullshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/gold-mutual-funds-may-be-a-golden-opportunity-to-run-with-the-bu/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/gold-mutual-funds-may-be-a-golden-opportunity-to-run-with-the-bu/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/gold-mutual-funds-may-be-a-golden-opportunity-to-run-with-the-bu/#commentsFiled under:

It appears that swine flu is not the only sickness going around - gold fever is also in the air. Inflation fears and a weak dollar have persuaded investors to move more money into gold, pushing the price of the precious metal above the $1,000 mark. Feverish investors have helped gold to climb to an all-time high of around $1,066 an ounce this week, and analysts are forecasting higher prices next year. Even luxury department store Harrods has gotten into the "cash for gold" business, last week agreeing to accept its exclusive clientele's cash for actual Swiss gold bars.

If you can't afford gold bars, one way to get broad exposure to gold is through mutual funds that invest in a basket of companies that are likely to benefit from the current fascination with the precious metal.

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]]>goldin focusInFocusmutual fundsMutualFundsprecious metalsPreciousMetalsstandard and poorsStandardAndPoorsMatthew ScottFri, 23 Oct 2009 09:30:00 ESTCEO succession plans enjoy little success, endanger shareholdershttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/21/ceo-succession-plans-enjoy-little-success-endanger-shareholders/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/21/ceo-succession-plans-enjoy-little-success-endanger-shareholders/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/21/ceo-succession-plans-enjoy-little-success-endanger-shareholders/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Top executives looking to ascend to the CEOs chair shouldn't count on getting there through their companies' succession plans. According to executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles (HSII), only 55 percent of Fortune 1000 companies choose to hire their successors from within.

Heidrick & Struggles pointed out that, of the 80 new CEOs who were appointed among Fortune 1000 companies in 2008, only 44 were promoted from within. This shocking statistic raises an interesting question: if corporate boards are only successful 55 percent of the time in identifying capable internal candidates to handle the most important job at the company, it's worth asking if they can effectively prepare for other critical matters that a company might face.

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]]>bacboards of directorsBoardsOfDirectorsceo hiringCeoHiringcitigroupfortune 1000Fortune1000heidrick strugglesHeidrickStrugglesin focusInFocuslazardMatthew ScottWed, 21 Oct 2009 16:45:00 ESTApple, Texas Instruments beat earnings estimateshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/19/apple-texas-instruments-beat-earnings-estimates/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/19/apple-texas-instruments-beat-earnings-estimates/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/19/apple-texas-instruments-beat-earnings-estimates/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported earnings of $1.82 cents per share vs. Wall Street analysts estimate of $1.42 cents per share. Powered by iPhone sales, the company had revenues of $9.87 billion for the quarter, well above estimates of $9.2 billion. Apple's stock was up 8.5 percent in after hours trading.

Chip maker Texas Instruments (TXN) also had an impressive quarter, reporting earnings of 42 cents per share, which topped Wall Street estimates of 39 cents per share. The company recorded $2.88 billion in revenues versus estimates of $2.82 billion, which reflects a decline in sales from the prior year. Texas Instruments' stock rose 8.2 percent in after hours trading.

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]]>appleearningstexas instrumentsTexasInstrumentsMatthew ScottMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:50:00 ESTBook your airline tickets! Travel is cheaper for now, but it may rise in 2010http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/14/book-your-airline-tickets-travel-is-cheaper-for-now-but-it-may/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/14/book-your-airline-tickets-travel-is-cheaper-for-now-but-it-may/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/14/book-your-airline-tickets-travel-is-cheaper-for-now-but-it-may/#commentsFiled under: ,

If you're feeling like a character in a Southwest Airlines commercial -- that is, you "wanna get away" -- take heart: Travel expenses will drop this month and stay low into early 2010. It won't stay that way for long, though. By the end of 2010, it'll cost more to fly to your destination -- but on the plus side, it will be cheaper to stay there once you arrive.

"Considering airfare, hotel and ground transportation, we expect the average domestic business trip to increase 1.2 percent, or $13, to a total of $1,080," American Express Business Travel VP-general manager Hervé Sedky said in a statement about its 2010 travel forecast. Additional fees could increase the cost of any trip by as much as 15 percent, Sedky said.

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]]>american express busiiness travelAmericanExpressBusiinessTravelhotel room ratesHotelRoomRateshotwiretravelMatthew ScottWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:00 ESTU.S. workers choose layoffs over losing health benefitshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/u-s-workers-choose-layoffs-over-losing-health-benefits/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/u-s-workers-choose-layoffs-over-losing-health-benefits/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/u-s-workers-choose-layoffs-over-losing-health-benefits/#commentsFiled under: ,

It appears U.S. employees are becoming increasingly cutthroat when it comes to preserving their health care benefits. A new survey says nearly half would prefer their employers lay off their coworkers rather than cut or eliminate their current health benefits. The survey also reveals employees are willing to take drastic actions, such as postponing a divorce or rushing into a marriage, to keep or obtain coverage.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America conducted the survey, which will be released later this week. It examines employee attitudes toward changing or losing health benefits in the midst of perhaps the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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]]>benefitscoverageGuardian Life Insurance Co.GuardianLifeInsuranceCo.health benefitshealth carehealth reformHealthBenefitsHealthCareHealthReformin focusInFocuslayoffssurveyMatthew ScottWed, 16 Sep 2009 17:20:00 ESTInvestor Confidant: Baron Funds CEO identifies six sectors primed for growthhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/21/investor-confidant-baron-funds-ceo-identifies-six-sectors-prime/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/21/investor-confidant-baron-funds-ceo-identifies-six-sectors-prime/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/21/investor-confidant-baron-funds-ceo-identifies-six-sectors-prime/#commentsFiled under: , ,

It's always worthwhile to get insights from seasoned money managers. In particular, it's good to know which sectors they are buying in a difficult market. And we're in a difficult market right now, when many observers expect a correction.

Ron Baron is CEO and chief investment officer of the Baron Funds, a family of mutual funds that invests in small, mid-sized, and large-growth companies. Last week, at a panel discussion on active trading stragegies in New York, I asked Baron what he would invest in today, given the market uncertainty.

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]]>baron fundsBaronFundsron baronRonBaronsector investingSectorInvestingMatthew ScottFri, 21 Aug 2009 13:30:00 ESTActive trading strategies help investors ride bull, tame bear http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/13/active-trading-strategies-help-investors-ride-bull-tame-bear/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/13/active-trading-strategies-help-investors-ride-bull-tame-bear/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/13/active-trading-strategies-help-investors-ride-bull-tame-bear/#commentsFiled under:

As this summer's bull market rally moves into August, analysts are debating whether the markets are ripe for a downward correction or are poised to continue their march higher on continued positive news from the Fed, corporate earnings and economic indicators. Equity markets have regained about 50 percent of their value since the March low-point of the market meltdown that began last year and people who lost fortunes are beginning to believe they may have a chance to get a good portion of their money back .

To help investors decide how to handle the uncertainty of the current markets, Charles Schwab (SCHW) convened a panel on active trading strategies Tuesday morning at the NASDAQ Marketsite in New York. With many investors still holding a great deal of their money in low-interest money market accounts, the panel agreed that much of that money should be heading back into the market soon on the fear that investors won't want to miss out on what's left of the current bull market run.

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]]>active trading strategiesActiveTradingStrategiesBaron FundsBaronFundscharles schwabCharlesSchwabin focusInFocusRon BaronRonBaronRussell InvestmentsRussellInvestmentsMatthew ScottThu, 13 Aug 2009 08:00:00 ESTWhy the bailout buffet is closed for businesshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/31/why-the-bailout-buffet-is-closed-for-business/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/31/why-the-bailout-buffet-is-closed-for-business/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/31/why-the-bailout-buffet-is-closed-for-business/#commentsFiled under:

Financial firms that are operating on a shaky footing might need to prepare for a long, cold winter. For a variety of reasons, it seems highly unlikely that there will be any more government bailouts in 2009, particularly when it comes to the financial services industry.

For the past few months, institutions that were deemed TBTF (Too Big To Fail) have been lining up at the government trough; some, like AIG, have even gone back for seconds. In return for all the administration's efforts to lend support to the financial services industry when it was teetering on the brink, President Obama's reward has been an unending stream of accusations -- everything from being socialist to being anti-business. His poll numbers have suffered, and entertaining another bailout at this time would open his administration up to more criticism than it would be worth.

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]]>AIGbailoutbailout billBailoutBillBernie MadoffBernieMadoffBob CorkerBobCorkerCITGoldman SachsGoldmanSachsMark WarnerMarkWarnerobamaMatthew ScottFri, 31 Jul 2009 13:15:00 ESTFund inflows rise as investors decide how to get back into the markethttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/16/fund-inflows-rise-as-investors-decide-how-to-get-back-into-the-m/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/16/fund-inflows-rise-as-investors-decide-how-to-get-back-into-the-m/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/16/fund-inflows-rise-as-investors-decide-how-to-get-back-into-the-m/#commentsFiled under:

After enduring the stock market's nearly 65 percent sell-off that began last September and then watching anxiously during its 30 percent recovery from its March low-point, many investors who have been waiting until things stabilize now face a critical decision: when to get back into the market and become fully invested again.

Consulting firm Strategic Insight reported this week that many investors have already begun pouring money back into the equity markets during the first part of this year. In the second quarter, U.S. investors funneled $136 billion into stock and bond mutual funds, the best quarter for long-term funds since the first quarter of 2007, when more than $150 billion was channeled into mutual funds.

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