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		<title><![CDATA[Wall St Gains in Choppy Trade; Tech Lifts Nasdaq]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Stocks rose on Friday in choppy trade as quarterly results from Oracle and Research In Motion lifted the Nasdaq more than 1 percent, but the U.S. dollar's climb curbed gains in both the Dow and the S&P 500.The Nasdaq was led higher by Oracle...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:30:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wall St Breaks 4-day Winning Streak After PPI and GE]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Stocks fell on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 moving off 14-month highs, as a climb in producer prices raised inflation concerns and economic bellwether General Electric issued a flat outlook for 2010.Tuesday's slide broke a four-day winning streak for both the Dow...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:50:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dubai Bailout, Exxon Deal Push Wall St to 14-month High]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Stocks closed at 14-month highs on Monday as Abu Dhabi's $10 billion in aid to help Dubai avoid default eased concerns and a takeover deal by Exxon Mobil Corp raised optimism about mergers and acquisitions activity.Citigroup Inc's plan to repay the U.S. government about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:52:43 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P 500, Nasdaq End Down as Banks, Tech Weigh]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Angela MoonNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended slightly lower on Monday and the Dow was flat, reversing earlier gains, after comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked jitters about the economic recovery.Financial and technology shares were among the biggest drags on the market. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:18:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks May Climb, But Beware of Scrooge]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - If the bulls have their way, Wall Street's rally will keep going this week on signs of stability in the labor market. But concerns about penny-pinching consumers during the holiday shopping season and the specter of higher interest rates may be a hurdle to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:48:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks End Higher as Jobs Data Brightens Outlook]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as data showed the economy shed far fewer jobs than expected last month, brightening the outlook for the economy and profits.Economically sensitive sectors like industrials, technology, consumer and financials made the day's best showing. The S&P financial index ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks Slide on ISM Services Data, Jobs Anxiety]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after data showed the vast U.S. services sector unexpectedly shrank in November and investors worried that Friday's non-farm payrolls report may show the recovery is sluggish.Stocks sold off going into the close, led by a slide in financials, as...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investing Reality Check: Why You Think You're Above Average]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individual investors and professionals typically consider themselves above average portfolio managers, but they?re often deluding themselves. Sometimes, they inadvertently use the wrong yardsticks to measure their performance. Sometimes, their boasts are just plain deceitful.                Driving...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks May Sputter With Black Friday Eyed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2407-14061_23-367483.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Stocks could sputter this week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.Investors will also get a glimpse of how holiday shopping could shape up with "Black Friday," which traditionally...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:45:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks Could Sputter With Black Friday Eyed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2407-14061_23-367407.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.Investors will also get a glimpse of how holiday shopping could shape up with Black Friday, which...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks Dip as Investors Fret About Recovery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ellis MnyanduNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell DELL and homebuilder D.R. Horton DHI as a further sign that the recovery would be anemic.Following the S&P 500's gain of more than 60 percent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:45:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beware of the Differences Between S&P 500 Index Funds]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think all S&P 500 Index funds are equal? Think again. There is a huge difference in the fees that these funds charge. And despite what some experts say, a seemingly small difference in expenses can add up to huge differences in wealth over time. by Nathan Hale]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Was the Lost Decade Really Lost?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade, the S&P 500 had a negative annualized return. But investors who had a diversified portfolio fared much better. by Larry Swedroe]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Only Five Percent on Stocks? Pimco&#39;s Bill Gross Overdoes the Gloom]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following his insightful and profitable predictions on the mess in the U.S. mortgage market, bond manager Bill Gross is trying to sour investors on the stock market. The founder of the giant bond firm Pimco expects stocks to return no more than five percent for the intermediate term, as Americans...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:09:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks Versus Bonds: One Market Is Out of Whack]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/macro-view/stocks-versus-bonds-one-market-is-out-of-whack/1034/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though they rely on the same economic data and news reports in their investing decisions, the players in the U.S. stock market have a much more optimistic view of the world today than bond investors. The stock market's valuation is not outlandish, but it does anticipate strong earnings growth...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:53:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P 500 Tops 1,000 Again - Time to Sell!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/irrational-investor/sp-500-tops-1000-again-time-to-sell/505/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why you shouldn't be feeling good about the stock market, even though I do! by Allan Roth]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:00:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Corporate Earnings: Something Good Must Be Happening]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tis the season for public companies to report quarterly profits, and in keeping with the rest of the U.S. economy, the picture is "less bad" than six or 12 months ago. (It's still a limited sample, however, based on results of about one-fifth of the S&P 500.) Few companies are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:32:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bill Miller: Regaining His Touch or Getting Lucky Again?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Miller, the man who beat the S&P 500 for 15 straight years, has been on fire recently. But is his performance the result of luck or skill? by Larry Swedroe]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:21:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Active Management Will Likely Get You Nowhere]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/wise-investing/active-management-gets-you-nowhere/546/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems like a never-ending battle. Active management continually tries to sell you on the hope of outperforming the market. And despite volumes of evidence that active management is a loser's game, some of you may still cling to that hope. There's a great Forbes article that will hopefully show...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:59:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Future of Investing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/article/the-future-of-investing/314096/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to pick a date for the stock market to get back to its 2007 high? You may need a calendar that goes to 2017.                         ...]]></description>
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