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TD Ameritrade Investor Poll: Younger Investors More Likely to Invest "More" in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In fact, nearly half (46%) of investors age 18-34 expect to increase the amount of money they invest in the stock market in 2012, compared to 20 percent of those age 35 and older, according to a recent survey from TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation ("TD ...

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Globe and Mail (blog)

Obama's re-election odds rise with stock market
Globe and Mail (blog)
The stock market tells us all sorts of things about where investors feel the economy and corporate earnings are headed. Does it also point the way to political support? Bespoke Investment Group has a fascinating chart, combining the S&P 500 and ...

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Bloomberg

Stocks Least Loved Since '80s as US Scales Wall of Worries
Bloomberg
'Never Happened' “The stock market has effectively doubled since the March '09 low, and we're still in redemption territory for equity funds,” Liz Ann Sonders, the New York-based chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab Corp., said in a Feb.
Stocks Least Loved Since '80s as U.S. Scales Wall of WorriesSan Francisco Chronicle
Why Stock Values Still Sag So MuchCFOworld
Buying Shares – Chapter 5: Stock MarketsFX Empire
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Business Insider

Oppenheimer: Stock Market Correlations Have Plummeted To 25-Year Lows
Business Insider
However, after hitting historic highs in 2011, correlations within the stock market have plummeted to historic lows. This is according to new research published by Oppenheimer's Chief Investment Strategist Brian Belski. From a note to clients this ...




Bloomberg

China's 'Sunshine' Trusts Miss Hedge-Fund Slump as Assets Triple
BusinessWeek
Hedge funds -- investment pools that can wager on or against any assets -- lost 5 percent in 2011, according to Chicago-based data provider Hedge Fund Research Inc., as global stock markets slumped and the European debt crisis worsened.
TPG raises $635 mln China funds in tough marketsReuters
Funds still seek capital after losing US$79bEastDay.com

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US HOT STOCKS: Sysco, Humana, Alpha Natural, Hasbro
Wall Street Journal (India)
Goldman Sachs raised its stock-investment rating on AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV, $30.37, +$1.61, +5.60%) to buy from neutral, noting the likelihood of a merger and acquisition, an above-average cash return, the company's exposure to growth markets and an ...

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Franklin Templeton Investments Ranked #1 for 10-Year Performance in Barron's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
(1) Barron's rankings are based on asset-weighted returns in five categories -- US equity funds; world equity funds (including international and global portfolios); mixed equity funds (which invest in stocks, bonds and other securities); taxable bond ...

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Russia & India Report

Russians wary of investing
Russia Beyond The Headlines
A class of Russians with the money and interest to invest in the stock market emerged in the 2000s. Yet, a decade later, they still represent less than 1 percent of the population. The percentage of Russians who personally invest in the stock market ...
Getting a bargain in the Russian marketsRussia & India Report
Mechel Premium Swells as U.S. Jobs Buoy Metals: Russia OvernightBloomberg

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The Nation

Emerging markets solid: investment guru
The Nation
The dividend yield for stocks is more than double that amount, at 2 or 3 per cent, and some stocks can get you a yield of 5 or 6 per cent. So stocks are not expensive and we find a lot of opportunities in the equity markets.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Tyson Foods, Weyerhaeuser, American Axle ...
Sacramento Bee
Subscribe to this free newsletter today: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5517 Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978 by Leon Zacks. As a PhD from MIT Len knew he could find patterns in stock market data that would ...

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