Investment

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  • Secondary Trading in 1st Place with Elite Investors

    By Sarah Stodola, The Fiscal Times

    Plenty of hot companies remain in what used to be the exclusive domain of angels and institutions, but these days, individual investors are hot to buy shares in privately held companies, otherwise...

  • Will Congress Raid Your Roth IRAs?

    By Megan McArdle, The Atlantic

    Last month, I discussed why I'm not as excited about Roth IRAs as many people who write about consumer finance: I don't believe that the government is ultimately going to be able to keep it's hands...

  • Collectibles: How Not to Lose Your Shirt

    By BEN STEIN and PHIL DEMUTH

    In a tough economy, rare and beautiful collectibles such as art, jewels, watches, coins and other exotica can be tempting as alternative investment strategies. But when it comes to paying cash for...

  • New Survey: Americans Fail Money Management

    By Adam Corey Ross, The Fiscal Times

    Fewer U.S. adult Americans are budgeting financially, leaving question marks about how they’ll save for retirement, and who can help them wade through the complications of being financially literate.

  • Bernie Madoff: Deceit Continues Even from Jail

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Bernie Madoff may be serving a life sentence for the $65 billion Ponzi scheme that destroyed the financial security of thousands of people, but he’s still as wily as ever. The Fiscal Times interviews...