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  • Investing: How to Get in on the Gold Rush

    By LAURA BRUCE, Bankrate.com

    With Gold prices soaring over debt concerns, investors who might not ordinarily dabble in commodities have starting wondering if precious metals should be part of their portfolio. How to invest...

  • Investor Alert: S&P Downgrade Could Be Good News

    By Georgette Jasen The Fiscal Times and Kathy Deveney, The Fiscal Times

    Standard & Poor’s warning about U.S. debt could ultimately be good news for financial markets, if the move leads to real efforts to rein in the U.S.’s massive federal deficit.

  • Investors Could Benefit from NYSE Bidding War

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    Despite antitrust concerns and regulatory scrutiny, investors could benefit from a New York Stock Exchange merger with another exchange.

  • Japan Crisis: Experts Weigh Economic Impact

    By Kathy Deveney and Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    The human toll of last week’s earthquake and tsunami is undeniably vast, but the economic toll is still uncertain. The Fiscal Times reached out to an array of experts for their take on what this all...

  • The Big Market Worry: Investor Overreaction

    By Nancy Miller, The Fiscal Times

    Higher oil prices, debt problems in Europe and now the horrifying earthquake and tsunami in Japan have markets worried. But individual investors should be careful not to overreact.