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INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 02, 2012
What Yelp's CEO had to say after stock surged 60% in debut

Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp's CEO, saw shares of his company spike as much as 73% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
'Ideal' conditions for stocks, but investors won't take the plunge

Chart of the day: Apple v. the S&P 500 — what a difference a decade makes
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
Chart of the day: Apple v. the S&P 500 — what a difference a decade makes

Shares of Apple Ticker:(AAPL) crossed the $500 mark today for the first time in the company's history.

BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities

World not going to fall apart, says BlackRock big; Treasuries a losing proposition

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 21, 2012
How a graffiti artist tagged Facebook for a $200M payday

David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Should investors care if the markets are over-valued or under-valued?

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Separately managed accounts: What drove the 4Q markets

Fidelity takes a global approach to dividends
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Fidelity takes a global approach to dividends

The Fidelity Global Income Fund will seek to provide more yield than the MSCI All-Country World Index by investing in dividend-paying equities both in developed and emerging markets.

Buffett hits jackpot with 'all-in wager' on U.S economy
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 15, 2012
Buffett hits jackpot with 'all-in wager' on U.S economy

Oracle's acquisition of Burlington Northern a bet on recovery; thriving railroad paid $1B distribution to Berkshire last month

Don't believe the hype of Facebook IPO: Asset manager
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 15, 2012
Don't believe the hype of Facebook IPO: Asset manager

The timing of Facebook's IPO could hardly be better, but one asset manager thinks the first few years of appreciation are already priced in, a lesson learned from Google's IPO.

This fund's dividend hunting ground is the Russell 3000
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 15, 2012
This fund's dividend hunting ground is the Russell 3000

Smaller but equally attractive dividend payers, often offering the additional boost of faster capital appreciation, can be found in the Russell 3000, said Paul Hogan, co-manager of the $175 million FAM Equity Income Fund.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 15, 2012
Barton Biggs big on U.S. stocks

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 13, 2012
Laszlo Birinyi: Stick with marquee stocks

Laszlo Birinyi said that he knew in October that it would be hard to make predictions for 2012 when he saw a headline suggesting that markets would rise or fall depending on whether the tiny nation of Slovakia approved a bailout plan for Europe.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 07, 2012
Focus portfolios in the middle of the investment risk spectrum

U.S. economic engine is humming, but sustainability is still in question; investors can find the most attractive risk-reward opportunities in the center of the risk spectrum, and gain protection in high quality and/or dividend growth equities.

Historic dividend yields have this fund manager singing equities' praises
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 06, 2012
Historic dividend yields have this fund manager singing equities' praises

Scott Schermerhorn, chief investment officer at Granite Investment Advisors, is so enamored with stock valuations in relation to the strength and direction of dividends that he believes portfolios should be tilted strongly in favor of stocks over bonds.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 06, 2012
Berkowitz loses again as Sears slumps

Bruce Berkowitz, whose $8 billion Fairholme Fund is suffering its second-worst year on record because of bad bets on financial firms, may have lost about $180 million today on Sears Holdings Corp.

Fairholme Fund dumps Goldman, Morgan Stanley while keeping BofA
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 06, 2012
Fairholme Fund dumps Goldman, Morgan Stanley while keeping BofA

Bruce Berkowitz, suffering from redemptions after loading the Fairholme Fund with financial stocks, sold his stakes in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley while keeping Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 30, 2012
Rethinking risk: Market cycles - Are your portfolios prepared?

This white paper from Invesco explores why it's critical for advisers to prepare their clients for market cycles and periods of risk, and how investors can position their portfolios to hold up in any economic environment.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 29, 2012
Challenges abound

In hunt for dividends, small-caps offer big surprise
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 26, 2012
In hunt for dividends, small-caps offer big surprise

Plenty of less sizable businesses make substantial payouts to shareholders, says Heartland fund manager