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The Demise of the IPO—and Ideas on How to Revive It

The Demise of the IPO—and Ideas on How to Revive It

Posted by on Jun 28, 2010 in Articles & Advice, Blog, Columns, Featured |

Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet   By Jason Zweig |  June 25, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET     Where have all the companies gone? The number of U.S. firms with publicly traded stock has dropped by half in the past decade. Ten years ago, around 9,100 companies filed annual proxy statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last year, roughly 6,450...

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So That’s Why Investors Can’t Think for Themselves

So That’s Why Investors Can’t Think for Themselves

Posted by on Jun 22, 2010 in Articles & Advice, Blog, Columns, Featured |

Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet   By Jason Zweig |  June 19, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET From February through May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than 1000 points in an almost uninterrupted daily march upward. Then came the “flash crash” of May 6 and day after day of losses through May. Now, in mid-June, the market has been up six of...

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The 11-Year Itch: Still Stuck at Dow 10000

The 11-Year Itch: Still Stuck at Dow 10000

Posted by on Jun 15, 2010 in Blog, Columns, Featured |

Image Credit: Willem van de Velde the Younger, “Ships Near the Coast During a Calm” (ca. 1660), Rijksmuseum  By Jason Zweig | June 12, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET Will Dow 10000 turn out to be a long replay of Dow 1000? Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 10000—again. Since March 16, 1999, when it first touched 10000 in intraday...

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Hey, Money Managers, Stop Putting the Squeeze on Investors

Hey, Money Managers, Stop Putting the Squeeze on Investors

Posted by on Jun 8, 2010 in Articles & Advice, Blog, Columns, Featured |

Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet   By Jason Zweig |  June 5, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET With the markets serving up nothing but lemons, it is high time Wall Street started helping investors make lemonade. Stocks have gone nowhere for a decade, bond yields are near record lows and you couldn’t find the return on your money-market fund if you put it under an...

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