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How Many ‘Greater Fools’ Does It Take to Make a Bubble?

How Many ‘Greater Fools’ Does It Take to Make a Bubble?

Posted by on Sep 30, 2013 in Blog, Columns |

By Jason Zweig | Sept. 27, 2013  7:18 p.m. ETImage Credit: Christophe Vorlet Where do market “bubbles” come from? A team of neuroscientists and economists has produced the first scientific evidence for what prudent investors have long believed: Paying attention to what others are doing is the easiest way for traders to get carried away. This...

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‘Fee-Only’ Financial Advisers Who Don’t Charge Fees Alone

‘Fee-Only’ Financial Advisers Who Don’t Charge Fees Alone

Posted by on Sep 23, 2013 in Blog, Columns, Featured |

By Jason Zweig | 5:17 pm ET  Sept. 20, 2013Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet You might think a “fee only” financial adviser will never charge you commissions or other sales charges that could induce him to favor selling you something that is better for him than for you. Think again.  Consider the coveted “certified financial planner” designation, which...

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Too Much Financial Help?

Posted by on Sep 23, 2013 in Articles & Advice, Blog, Featured, Posts |

By Jason Zweig Sept. 20, 2013 10:58 a.m. ET Image credit: Jan Brueghel the Elder, “Visit to the Farmstead,” ca. 1597, Wikipedia Creative Commons     You know what they say about too many cooks. Is your financial kitchen getting overcrowded with advice? A recent academic study of families with an average net worth of $90 million, based...

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What We Learned From the Financial Crisis

Posted by on Sep 16, 2013 in Blog, Featured, Posts |

Image credit: David Shankbone, Wikipedia Creative Commons   By Kelly Greene, Liam Pleven, Laura Saunders, Dawn Wotapka and Jason Zweig Sept. 13, 2013  4:41 p.m. ET   There is nothing quite like living through a financial cataclysm to teach you what really is important when it comes to your finances. Or is there? It has been five years since the...

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Why the Dow—Quirks and All—Is Beating the S&P 500

Posted by on Sep 16, 2013 in Blog, Columns, Featured |

By Jason Zweig | Sept. 13, 2013  7:32 p.m. ETImage credit: Christophe Vorlet This coming week, the dowager gets a makeover. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which turned 117 years old this summer, will get three new members as Nike, Visa and Goldman Sachs Group replace Alcoa, Hewlett-Packard and Bank of America. Should you care? There will be no immediate...

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