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Have No Fear
Written on 1 Aug, 2009 at 13:10 in Magazine | viewed 195 times | 0 Comments
Perhaps you’ve noticed recently that the investment landscape has been long on turbulence and short on stability. It’s in times like these that investors often seek out shelter in sound, conservative investments such as TIPS, or Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The... (Continue reading)
Black Enterprise Stock Picks Collectively Outperform S&P 500
Written on 23 Jul, 2009 at 11:41 in Investing | viewed 2,969 times | 0 Comments
Black Enterprise’s stock-picking experts for the first half of 2009 are experiencing higher gains than they would have if they’d invested in a fund that tracks the S&P 500 Index.... (Continue reading)
Investing in Africa and a New U.S.A.
While strife and instability may mark much of world’s perception of Africa, the continent is strengthening its efforts to be viewed as economically viable on a global stage. To further this goal, Senegal will host Fesman 2009, a two-week... (Continue reading)
Why America Needs Uncle Sam’s Financial Lessons
Written on 7 Jul, 2009 at 14:39 in Blogs | viewed 887 times | 0 Comments
One of the arguments conservatives are leveling against President Barack Obama’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) is that Americans need to be more self-reliant in guarding themselves against fraud. They also contend that consumers need to sharpen their own... (Continue reading)
Be Financially Fit!
Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 12:37 in Magazine | viewed 48 times | 0 Comments
Retirement planning is not just for the wealthy, says author Aaron W. Smith. ... (Continue reading)
The Globetrotter
Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 1:00 in Magazine | viewed 608 times | 0 Comments
Kenneth Holley cringed last winter every time he heard someone on the television news compare the current U.S. recession to the Great Depression of the 1930s. “They went too far,” says Holley. “Unemployment was 25% during the Depression, and there... (Continue reading)
Bernard Madoff’s Sentencing Ends Period of Secrecy
After hearing that Bernard Madoff received one of the highest-ever prison sentences for a white-collar crime, I cynically joked to friends that the judge must’ve mistaken Madoff for a black man. Madoff’s lawyers were hoping Judge Denny Chin of the... (Continue reading)
Dividends: The Gift That Keeps Giving
Written on 21 Jun, 2009 at 15:10 in Magazine | viewed 1,108 times | 0 Comments
Think dividends don’t matter? Think again: Since 1926, dividends have accounted for more than 40% of the total return of the stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500. ... (Continue reading)
Stocks for the Long Run
Written on 21 Jun, 2009 at 7:54 in Magazine | viewed 886 times | 0 Comments
The market’s message is mixed. A gloomy winter gave way to an early spring rally. A number of pundits say the economy has begun to put the brakes on its slide. ... (Continue reading)
A Bird in the Hand
Written on 12 Jun, 2009 at 15:58 in Magazine | viewed 732 times | 0 Comments
Even the best prepared seniors enter retirement facing a dilemma: Is it possible to live on savings and investments, and have enough left over to pass on to the next generation? ... (Continue reading)
