Are You Still Paying Too Much for Your Broker?
The cost of investing has dropped precipitously in recent years, but you may be still paying too much to have your stock trades executed.
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Child Actress Turned Investor Whomps Market: Should You Follow Her Lead?
Rachel Fox played Kayla Scavo, Felicity Huffman's scary stepdaughter, on "Desperate Housewives." Now, at the ripe old age of 16, she's a day-trading stock whiz with her own investing blog, "Fox on Stocks," and results that crush the S&P 500. Is it just dumb luck, or does this teen know something that you don't?
Daily Blogwatch: The Myth of Record-High Gold
Among the day's top stories for investors: How the election results are bullish for stocks, 21 utilities yielding more than 4.5%, and many reasons to be a day trader.
Daily Blogwatch: Economist Who Predicted Housing Bust Sees Recovery
Among today's top online stories for investors: Eight reasons not to be a day trader, how Steve Ballmer saved $100 million, and why an economist who called the housing bust now sees a recovery.
Short-Term Trading: Is It a Wise Strategy?
On his Mad Money show last week, Jim Cramer encouraged viewers to add short-term trading to their portfolios. But how can an investor determine with certainty when a stock has "flown too high" and when to buy it back?