A New Approach to Bond Investing (KiplingerForecasts.com)
Making big-picture calls on the economy and bond market has proved problematic this year. Putnam says it's better to put the focus on individual bond selection.
Personal Finance: Parachuting into retirement (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deciding how much to save for retirement and where to invest it is just a small piece of what's called "retirement planning." And it turns out to be the easiest part.
Jim Cramer's Mad Money In-Depth Stock Picks, 7/12/07 (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Miriam Metzinger submits: Stocks discussed in the in-depth session of Jim Cramers Mad Money TV program, Thursday July 12. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis: Avoid Private Equity: Blackstone Cramer would not buy private equity firms and suggests staying away from the Apollo and KKR IPOs.
Should One Invest in Unethical Companies? (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance)
No longer shopping there adversely affects business, but not investing in stock will not.
Federal Diary Live (Washington Post)
The Post's Stephen Barr is the author of The Federal Diary , which runs Monday through Friday in the Business news section. Steve has been a reporter and editor at The Post since 1979, including stints as Federal Page editor, congressional editor and a National staff writer covering federal management and workplace issues. He began writing the column in May 2000, and takes the column live to ...
German Government: Record DAX Level Is Sign Of Strong German Econ (The Forex Market)
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- The German benchmark DAX stock index's record high is a sign of the good performance of Europe's largest economy, German government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm told reporters Friday.
At Columbia Acorn, It's About The Plan (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
For Charles McQuaid, a good business plan makes a good stock, more than almost anything else.
How One Stock Changes Everything (The Motley Fool)
Would a 4,400% gain really change your life?
Would you invest in pornography shares? (The New Zealand Herald)
Adult entertainment businessman Steve Crow is looking to float his company Vixen Direct on the NZX. Crow is seeking up to $5 million to expand the business, which mostly sells adult DVDs, into Australia and South Africa.
Growth-stock success comes in all shapes, sizes (Chicago Tribune)
Growth-stock investing, which focuses on companies whose earnings are expected to accelerate at an above-average clip, isn't playing favorites this year.
