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Busting a few myths about investing - Daily News and Analysis
What do you do when your entire stock market investment suddenly halves in value - as it has for many people since January last year? Curse fate? Rail against market manipulators? Abuse the government for failing to protect your wealth? You can do ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:07:00 GMT

Nine practical home-renovation projects for '09 - Pioneer Press
With existing homes sales and home prices in most regions of the country down, it makes sense for homeowners to think at least twice about investing in a renovation. What projects make sense, given the state of economic affairs? What improvements ...
Posted: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Readers have their say on investing in black youth - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
My column about investing in black boys didn't work for all readers but, overall, it was received better than I expected. Last week, I wrote about criminal justice professor James Alan Fox's disturbing research, which indicated a 39 percent rise in ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:13:00 GMT

Investing for hard times, not End Times - Los Angeles Times
This is not the way the financial Armageddonites wanted to start the year. A global stock market rally? Don't people know that an economic collapse is coming? All over the Internet, the idea of imminent cataclysm is a popular read nowadays. The issue ...
Posted: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:49:00 GMT

I should know: Investing in black kids will pay off - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Criminal justice professor James Alan Fox may have stretched the boundaries of plausibility when commenting on a recent crime study. His analysis was spot on, but the most important remedy he offered will probably go ignored. Fox and his partner ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:11:00 GMT

What Will These 3 Mistakes Cost You? - Motley Fool
One afternoon when I was 14, my father did something crazy. At the time, I thought I was being punished -- but looking back on it, I realize he was just trying to keep me from making two very costly mistakes. The most important thing in life For you ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:40:00 GMT

Crashing back to earth - Guardian Unlimited
Some compare financial markets to a casino, but investing in 2008 was hardly a game of chance. It was more like taking an antique vase and flinging it off a cliff: the only uncertainty was over the length of the drop and the extent of the damage. As ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:07:00 GMT

ITV buys 25% stake in Carbon Media - Guardian Unlimited
ITV has paid £1.1m for a 25% stake in independent production company Carbon Media, maker of Channel 4's Christmas Day special Decoding the Nativity. The company was established in 2004 by former Panorama producer Mike Smith and Mike Christie, and ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:34:00 GMT

ITV invests in Carbon Media - Variety
More Articles: LONDON — Blighty’s biggest private terrestrial web, ITV, has taken another stake in a shingle as the broadcaster attempts to beef up its global content activities. The 25% holding in U.K. indie Carbon Media, which specializes in ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Investment ideas for 2009 - Rediff.com
Is it healthy to invest in real estate in the present scenario? Is it better to invest in bank deposits or invest in equity mutual funds at present with a 2-3 year investment horizon? When will the market bottom out or when can you start investing in ...
Posted: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:38:00 GMT