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Lump Sum vs. “Dollar-cost Averaging”

Since stocks can fluctuate in value constantly, some investors spend time trying to figure out when is the best time to buy or sell. “Dollar-cost averaging” can help reduce risk. You have…

Charles Kindleberger 2003 Deaths

Charles KindlebergerAge: 92 economist whose 1978 book, Manias, Panics, and Crashes, chronicled the history of bubbles in the stock market. He theorized that when investors buy stock in hot…

Lamar Hunt

Lamar HuntBorn: Aug. 2, 1932Football/Soccer Founder of the Kansas City Chiefs (formerly Dallas Texans); instrumental in forming the AFL in 1959 and merging the league with NFL in 1966;…

Complaint Resources

Source: The Federal Citizen Information Center. Here's a list of federal agencies where you can file a complaint against a company. The topic areas are arranged alphabetically. Airline…

Slovenia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Slovenia Index: Geography and People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations and Regional Cooperation U.S.-…

James Tobin 2002 Deaths

James TobinAge: 84 Nobel Prize–winning economist and Yale professor who was an influential adviser to President Kennedy, serving on his Council of Economic Advisers. Tobin won the 1981 Nobel…

George Hearst

Near the end of the 19th century, George Hearst was one of the richest men in the United States and a U.S. Senator from California who had made his fortune in mining. He grew up in Franklin County,…

Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. Biography

publisherBorn: June 17, 1918Died: February 15, 2009 (New York City, USA) Best Known as: publisher Alfred A. Knof, Jr.'s father, Alfred A. Knof, was the…

J.P. Morgan

John Pierpont Morgan was a wealthy industrialist who emerged from the 19th century as one of the most powerful financiers of the 20th century -- he formed U.S. Steel, America's first billion-dollar…

Guinea Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Guinea Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Guinean Relations GEOGRAPHYGuinea is…