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Stock Market Index is a Phony: Why an Investment Strategy Usually Flops

Posted by lexkey 941 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: financial markets investing risk stocks
The benchmarks in use today generate a distorted view of the stock market. One outcome is the curio in which the average investor cannot keep up with[...] read more »
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Mirage of the Stock Market: Track Records for Investment Funds Can Be Misleading

Posted by lexkey 946 days ago (http://onhub.blogspot.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: investing performance stocks
Contrary to popular belief, a track record in the financial markets proves nothing of substance. As a case in point, a superior portfolio that outpac[...] read more »
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Impact of the Economy on Strategic Planning

Posted by lexkey 946 days ago (http://knol.google.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business economy strategic planning
In spite of the variation from one enterprise to the next, every business has to keep track of a core set of four factors in the real economy and fin[...] read more »
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Hedge Funds

Posted by lexkey 950 days ago (http://onhub.blogspot.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: hedge funds investing risk
The articles in this set talk about key issues in the past, present and future of hedge funds. read more »
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Shifty Data For Investment Planning - Patchy Statistics Deceive Investors

Posted by lexkey 955 days ago (http://onhub.blogspot.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: financial markets investing risk stocks
Investors are exposed to two forms of risk in the financial markets. One type of threat is discussed openly by the financial community and the busine[...] read more »
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Cloud computing: Clash of the clouds

Posted by lexkey 955 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Business | Tags: cloud computing mobile
Mobile access to services via cloud computing seems to be the next big thing in infotech. The consumer will reap a bonanza from the battle among Micr[...] read more »
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How to Compare Investment Funds by Type: Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, and Index Funds

Posted by lexkey 956 days ago (http://onhub.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: hedge funds index funds investing
Many investors turn to financial vehicles such as mutual funds, hedge funds, and index funds. To avoid disappointment, they should grasp in advance t[...] read more »
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Halloween Indicator: Is the time to buy now? Mark Hulbert - MarketWatch

Posted by lexkey 956 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stock market halloween signal
The Halloween signal continues to beat the stock market. Used with a technical tool, MACD, the performance is even better. read more »
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How to Forecast the Financial Markets: A Simple Approach for Investment Planning

Posted by lexkey 957 days ago (http://onhub.blogspot.com)
Category: Business | Tags: forecasting investing stock market
Professionals in the marketplace have a rough time forecasting the stock market in spite of the fancy models and tools they use. On the upside, the a[...] read more »
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U.S. Mobile Web Audience Grows by One Third

Posted by lexkey 957 days ago (http://www.clickz.com)
Category: Business | Tags: internet mobile web
Mobile Web is growing, albeit not as fast as one might expect..."Visits to Web sites from mobile devices grew 34 percent during the twelve months en[...] read more »
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Misfits in Strategic Planning

Posted by lexkey 962 days ago (http://knol.google.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business strategic planning errors
A common blunder in strategic planning is to pick the wrong size or scale. "A proper understanding of the modes of failure is a precondition for cre[...] read more »
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Online Spending Passes TV in UK - eMarketer

Posted by lexkey 962 days ago (http://www.emarketer.com)
Category: Business | Tags: advertising business internet
Internet advertising comes of age. Britain is "the first major economy to see online spending overtake television. " read more »
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Mistakes in Strategic Planning

Posted by lexkey 966 days ago (http://knol.google.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business mistakes strategic planning
A safeguard against making blunders in strategic planning is to keep track of the ways in which forecasts can go awry. A sound grasp of the pitfalls [...] read more »
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Social Networking Use Triples from Only a Year Ago

Posted by lexkey 967 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business internet social media
Companies decreased their expenditures on advertising in general in the face of a recession, but increased their budget for social networks and blogs[...] read more »
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On Twitter, Information Beats Sentiment

Posted by lexkey 968 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business twitter
Unlike the Web in general, the bulk of comments about products on Twitter are positive. >> "Perhaps it's because Twitter simply makes it easier to [...] read more »
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