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  • Kenneth RapozaKenneth Rapoza
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    Aug 06, 2011
  • Zack O'Malley GreenburgZack O'Malley Greenburg
    Forbes Staff
    Aug 06, 2011
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  • Chris MackeChris Macke
    Contributor
    Aug 06, 2011
    Great Speculations

    S&P U.S. Debt Downgrade: Implications For Commercial Real Estate

    To understand the implications of Standard & Poor's lowering the credit rating of U.S. government debt by one notch to AA+, we first have to understand why U.S. debt was downgraded, and maybe more importantly what was not part of the reason for the downgrade. Let’s start with the latter. read »

  • Peter CohanPeter Cohan
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    Aug 06, 2011

    S&P Downgrades U.S. to AA+: So What?

    Late Friday evening, S&P downgraded the U.S.'s long-term debt rating to AA+ with a negative outlook. If that downgrade has no economic impact, it will fade from the headlines. And that is the most likely scenario. read »

  • Steve SchaeferSteve Schaefer
    Forbes Staff
    Aug 05, 2011
  • Greg Troccoli
    Aug 05, 2011

    How to make money in this market while reducing your risk

    Friday 8.5 at the Close Are we heading into another Bear Market? – Relieve your Anxiety; Focus on out-performance via “Pair Trading”. During the last few weeks, being long individual stocks has most likely had a negative impact on your portfolio by a margin of anywhere from negative 7% -15%. Dynamically speaking, this is due to the fact; being long stocks in your portfolio has a strong correlation to the Dow Jones and S&P 500 Index, in general. In other words, as the broad markets (Indices)[...] read »

  • James S. HenryJames S. Henry
    Contributor
    Aug 05, 2011

    The Political Economy of Jobs

    As the politicians in Washington DC take time off for their summer vacations, many of us on the Left and Right alike believe that it's pretty hard to make their recent handiwork look like much of an achievement. Not only did the stock market continue its miserable performance today, but we also learned that the official US unemployment rate for July 2011  remains stuck at 9.1 percent. Indeed, the 117,000 net new jobs recorded last month lagged way behind the 200,000 that we need just to keep pace[...] read »

  • Chris BarthChris Barth
    Forbes Staff
    Aug 05, 2011

    Rob Arnott Is Beating Jack Bogle At His Own Game

    “Fundamental Indexing is really a very simple idea,” says Rob Arnott, the founder and chairman of Research Affiliates. Arnott is the forefather of fundamental indexing, a strategy that refines the indexing pioneered by Vanguard founder Jack Bogle. Rather than using market-cap to determine the weight of each equity in the index, fundamental indexing looks at the economic footprint of companies in the index. The strategy, which has been around for five years, has outperformed over the past half-d[...] read »

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    Aug 05, 2011
  • Weekly Market Wrap: 8/5/2011
  • Steve SchaeferSteve Schaefer
    Forbes Staff
    Aug 05, 2011

    Stocks Come Off The Ledge On Jobs Report, Italy Debt Plan

    Wall Street swung between gains and losses Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average trading in a 416-point range as the market sorted through July’s jobs report, rumors of a cut to America’s credit rating and the latest bid to stem the tide of Europe’s debt crisis. read »

  • Deborah L. JacobsDeborah L. Jacobs
    Forbes Staff
    Aug 05, 2011

    Smart Moves For Battered IRAs

    Did your retirement assets take a beating in this week’s stock market nosedive? If so, you may be able to turn adversity into advantage by converting a traditional IRA to a Roth, or undoing a Roth conversion done previously. read »

  • Shah GilaniShah Gilani
    Contributor
    Aug 05, 2011
  • Trefis TeamTrefis Team
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    Aug 05, 2011
    Great Speculations

    Defense Cuts Loom Large Over Boeing After U.S. Debt Deal

    Boeing may well have to bear the brunt of the U.S. debt deal, which plans to cut government spending by $2.1 trillion over the next 10 years. This includes a planned cut of $350 billion in the U.S. defense budget, a figure that many speculate will rise further. For Boeing, this can translate to reduced government contracts and more stringent Federal procurement policies both of which can hurt revenues and margins for its defense, space and security division. Boeing competes in the commercial aircraft[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    Gladstone Commercial Passes Through 9% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Gladstone Commercial Corp (GOOD) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its monthly dividend (annualized to $1.50), with the stock changing hands as low as $16.00 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000[...] read »

  • Trefis TeamTrefis Team
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    Aug 05, 2011
    Great Speculations

    No RIM Turnaround Before 2012, New BlackBerry Phones Fall Short

    Research in Motion recently announced plans to launch 5 new smartphones based on BlackBerry 7 operating system in a bid to revive its declining fortunes. Although these smartphones have some advanced features like HD video recording capability and 1.2 GHz processor, it may still not be enough to make a meaningful run at Apple iOS and Google Android in the battle of smartphone operating systems. read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    NACCO Industries Passes Through 3% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of NACCO Industries Inc. (NC) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.13), with the stock changing hands as low as $69.63 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000 ETF[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    Investors Real Estate Trust Passes Through 9% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.69), with the stock changing hands as low as $7.57 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    Golar LNG Ltd Passes Through 3% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Golar LNG Ltd (GLNG) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.00), with the stock changing hands as low as $29.12 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    Southwest Gas Passes Through 3% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Southwest Gas Corporation (SWX) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.06), with the stock changing hands as low as $35.16 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    SNH Dividend Yield Pushes Above 7%

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.48), with the stock changing hands as low as $20.69 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    Digital Realty Trust Passes Through 5% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.72), with the stock changing hands as low as $53.62 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    Thomson Reuters Passes Through 4% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.24), with the stock changing hands as low as $30.62 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000 ETF[...] read »

  • Kenneth RapozaKenneth Rapoza
    Contributor
    Aug 05, 2011

    Is Brazil The Next Italy?

    CNBC's Strategy Session segment Friday focused on Italy's equity market decline of 20% year-to-date and then juxtaposed that with the performace of Brazil's market, down even more in local currency terms. Is Brazil the new Italy? read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
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    Aug 05, 2011

    TECO Energy Shares Cross 5% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of TECO Energy Inc. (TE) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.86), with the stock changing hands as low as $16.87 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) back on[...] read »

  • DividendChannel.comDividendChannel.com
    Contributor
    Aug 05, 2011

    Hartford Financial Services Group Shares Cross 2% Yield Mark

    According to Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.40), with the stock changing hands as low as $19.88 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the S&P[...] read »

  • Halah TouryalaiHalah Touryalai
    Forbes Staff
    Aug 05, 2011
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