How to Take Advantage of the M&A Boom
Mergers and acquisitions are becoming ever more popular, with activity up 24% in the first two months of this year -- after already growing 23% in 2010. Here's how your portfolio can benefit from this trend.
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11 Smart Places to Invest Your Money Now
As the economic recovery takes hold and the investing landscape shifts again, it's important to adjust your investment strategy to take advantage of the new opportunities. Here are 11 areas experts think you should consider putting your money into right now.
Want to Become a Saver? Check These 10 Best Online Resources
If you wish you could become a saver and investor, but you don't know where to begin, the Alliance for Investor Education wants to help: As part of its America Saves Week, the AIE has released its list of the top 10 online resources to help consumers build up their savings.
Keep Risk at Bay While Moving Back to Stocks
For investors, fear of losing money in the stock market is finally giving way to the reality that they may actually be losing money in low-yielding investments. So the move back to stocks is underway. But the key is do so safely. Here's some timely advice.
Is Gold a Bubble About to Pop? These Charts Say No
Some are convinced the precious metal will keep rising, others that it's tracing out a classic speculative bubble that's ready to burst. Nobody has a crystal ball, but an "agnostic" technical analysis of the charts provides some good clues about gold's future.
New Management Guide Also Offers Value to Investors
Prestigious management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. just published Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance, a guide to help executives create shareholder value. Lead author Tim Koller shares his thoughts with DailyFinance about how the book might also help investors profit.
Buffett Warns That Euro Faces a 'Real Challenge'
The euro has posted its biggest quarterly gain in eight years, but billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett is worried about Europe's common currency. Despite the E.U.'s trillion-dollar bailout fund, he's not sure the Continent will be able to avert a sovereign debt meltdown.
Inside Wall Street: Some Calm Investing Advice for Turbulent Times
After stocks' calamitous performance in May, no wonder disparate forecasts and commentaries have mushroomed, probably further confusing matters. But these insights from Goldman Sachs and S&P bear listening to.
Vanguard Founder Says Indexing Still Rules
After decades in investing, the philosophy of Vanguard Funds Founder John C. Bogle hasn't changed: The stock market is a game that investors cannot win. The champion of indexing says buying every stock on an index to reduce volatility is the only surefire way to succeed.