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Art Dinkin - A Certified Financial Planner for Central Financial Group, writes informational blog posts on his blog "Moment On Money".
Information is gathered from sources deemed to be reliable. Opinions expressed are not those of CFG or their associates.
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Video: New Mutual Fund? Better Off Waiting T. Rowe Price introduced its new Large-Cap Core Fund this week. MarketWatch's Chuck Jaffe says there's no need for investors to jump in just yet.
Personal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of June 29-July 3:
Real Estate Weekly: Why those who can pay walk away from mortgages New research found that more than 25% of mortgage loan defaults are strategic -- that is, a quarter of homeowners who default on their mortgages are walking away from their homes even if they can afford to make their payments.
Realty Q&A: Using homestead laws to protect you from creditors A friend of mine asked me about homesteading as a way to keep credit-card companies and other creditors from placing liens against someone's home.
Mutual Funds: Fund investors go from rags to riches Learn how MarketWatch's 10 investing themes are doing and get the latest on which exchange-traded funds are on shaky ground, all in this week's Mutual Funds and ETF stories.
Video: Michael Jackson Memorabilia Not So Thrilling When a Cheeto that "looked like Michael Jackson" sold on eBay for $35.18, it was a clear sign that the collectibles market was about to take off. But that doesn't mean Michael Jackson memorabilia is a wise investment, says MarketWatch's Chuck Jaffe.
Top Ten: MarketWatch's top stories of the week MarketWatch's top ten stories of the week.
Personal Finance Daily: One good run helps, but nest eggs still hurting If you were to look just at second-quarter numbers in the stock market, you would think investors would be jumping for joy all over the place. Diversified U.S. equities mutual funds had their biggest three-month run-up since back in the days of the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. Ah, the happiness 20% returns can bring.
Low-quality stocks bring funds high-quality gains Given the surge that U.S. stocks have enjoyed, maybe mutual-fund investors should just call it a year.
Gender Gap: Why this recession is hitting men harder The current recession is hitting workers in just about every industry, but men are taking a much bigger hit than women.
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