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BEN BADEN | September 19, 2011 | 11:15AM
Market volatility is back with a vengeance. During the month of August, for example, the S&P 500 had an trading range of at least 1.5 percent every day, according to Schaeffer's Investment Research. The last time that happened was April 2009.
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Why Mutual Funds Make Sense in a Volatile Market
DAVID FRANCIS | October 27, 2011 | 10:16AM
Seemingly every day, world stock markets swing wildly. One day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 300 points over concerns over the European economic crisis. A few days later, the Dow rebounds on a better-than-expected job report.
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A Beginner's Guide to Understanding ETFs
DAVID FRANCIS | November 2, 2011 | 12:22PM
The causes of the current economic malaise that continues to grip most of the world seem too many to count. A financial crisis in Europe, unemployment in the United States, a global housing market that can't seem to recover, and corporations run amuck are just a few of the culprits.
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