By Jason Zweig | 2:25 pm ET Oct. 24, 2014Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet Nothing is more important for investors than learning how much they can stand to lose. But nothing is harder to learn—before it’s too late. The stock market’s sharp swings earlier this month, after three years of steady profits, weren’t nearly steep enough to remind us all how much...
Read MoreBy Jason Zweig | 1:37 pm ET Oct. 17, 2014Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet Whenever the stock market turns turbulent, brokers and financial advisers trot out structured notes as an alternative. These short-term bonds are typically structured to limit or eliminate your exposure to losses while giving you a stake in potential gains, making them especially...
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Image credit: Wikipedia Creative Commons By Jason Zweig 6 pm ET Oct. 13, 2014 With the news today that Abigail P. Johnson will succeed her father Edward C. (“Ned”) Johnson as chief executive of Fidelity Investments, I’m posting an article I wrote in 2002 about the past and likely future of the company and the family. Fund...
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Image credit: Detail from French illuminated manuscript of Boccaccio, late 15th century, Bibliothèque Nationale de France By Jason Zweig 12:37 pm ET Oct. 10, 2014 This week’s market turbulence, in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 273 points, regained 275, then lost 335, is long overdue and should be utterly unsurprising. Other...
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Photo credit: Wikipedia Creative Commons By Jason Zweig | 6:02 am ET Oct 10, 2014 You would have to be crazy to think the stock market isn’t crazy. In three tumultuous days this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dived 273 points, then jumped up 275 points, then dropped 335 points. But you might be even crazier if you think you know exactly when to...
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