5 huge funds failing your 401(k)
It's been a lousy year for the market, but some of the best-known mutual funds are doing even worse. Should you sell? Here's a review of funds that are stuffed into many retirement plans.
Archive for November 3, 2008
Global economy depends on China
The Beijing government knew how to fight its last big slowdown: Spend big on infrastructure. Its solution this time won't be so simple, and we all have a lot at stake.
Stocks that might win with Obama
Markets in the US and abroad might jump if Barack Obama comes out on top in today's election. I've devised a screen that flags stocks that could soar.
When times are tight, there’s ramen
Many people -- students, prisoners or the just plain broke -- equate instant noodles with empty pockets, but this cheap food can be a source of comfort amid economic discomfort.
Auto sales plunge; stocks slip
All automakers report 'grim' October sales; fears grow that some may run out of cash. The Dow and S&P pull back ahead of US elections; the Nasdaq ekes out a gain. Manufacturing contracts at its fastest pace in 26 years. Crude oil moves lower.
Can I Operate my Business as a Non-Profit?
Probably not, but it's important to understand exactly what one is.
Sales and Marketing: Separated at Birth?
Whether you believe it or not, one is nothing without the other, and here are four steps to merge them.
5 Steps to Customer Loyalty Surveys That Work
It's a great way to keep your business moving forward in any economy.
Survive the Small-to-Big Transition
No man's land is territory many growing businesses encounter--too small to be big, too big to be small. What you do when you're there could determine whether your business will succeed or fail.
50 stocks for November
StockScouter, MSN Money's stock-picking tool, identifies companies capable of helping investors move beyond a tumultuous and painful October.
Your piece of the bailout
Lucrative government contracts are up for grabs as the Treasury Department scrambles for vendors to fulfill the provisions of the bailout bill passed earlier this month. Will small businesses get a piece of the contracting action?
Turning the right way: up
October was a rough month for the market and my portfolio, but we made up some ground at the end. I've got 12 new names as we enter a new month.
Capt. Stanley’s shark dives
Karl Stanley is a very happy man: he just found a dead horse.
SOS to Congress: Help our failing businesses
Riemeier Lumber weathered every economic crisis since 1925, including the Great Depression, but it isn't surviving the latest one. The Cincinnati building materials company will shut its doors November 6, laying off more than 100 employees.