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But the IMF Will Bail Us Out, Right?

The expectation of a bailout by the International Monetary Fund has led investors to become increasingly blasé about the levels of risk they are taking in investing in emerging markets. This…

Dow 101

Five Fundamental Facts About the Dow Jones Industrial Average The Index Is Not Truly Industrial Though its name would lead you to believe it is composed of only industrial companies, in fact the…

Robert Vesco Biography

financier and fugitiveDied: November 23, 2007Best Known as: American financier who allegedly stole $200 million dollars from investors Deathplace: Cuba…

Elias Howe

Name at birth: Elias Howe, Jr.Elias Howe was an American inventor who won the first patents for a sewing machine in 1846. A tinkerer since his early youth, Howe worked his father's sawmill until he…

Stock Market Goes Decimal

Complicated fractions abandoned in favor of pennies by David Johnson Related Links Stock Market BasicsDow 101Most Active Stocks on the NYSETop Stocks by Market Value Dow Jones Industrial Average…

hedge fund

(Encyclopedia) hedge fund, in finance, a largely unregulated investment device with a relatively small number of investors that aims to outperform the markets. Originating in the 1950s, the funds “…

Financial Websites

American Association of Individual Investors www.aaii.com Mutual Funds Homepage www.fundsinteractive.com Foreign Exchange Rates www.money.cnn.com/data/currencies U.S. Securities and Exchange…

ABCs of Mutual Funds

Sound advice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Comparing Different Funds Terms To Know Buying and Selling Shares You can buy some mutual fund shares by contacting the…

What's the Payoff?

When you buy a share in a mutual fund, you're buying both a share in an investment company and a service from that company (or more accurately, the management company that sponsors it). The…