Can the economy survive the Fed?

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Business Week | By Anthony Mirhaydari, MSN Money Cheap money from the Federal Reserve has been the primary force keeping the market high and the economy on a recovery path. But can they keep it up when the stimulus ends? After the market turmoil of the last few days, the inevitable question is: Now what? Months of calm and upward momentum have suddenly been replaced by uncertainty, volatility and fear. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) has tipped into its worst sell-off since October....

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5 Buffett picks with big upside

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Business Week | By Meena Krishnamsetty and Matt Doiron, MarketWatch Here are the largest holdings by Berkshire Hathaway as of March 30 that had value-investor appeal due to their low P/E-to-growth ratios. Warren Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), filed its first-quarter 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month. We've found that 13Fs can be used to develop profitable investment strategies -- for example, the most popular small-cap stocks among hedge funds...

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6 high-priced loans and how they work

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Business Week | By Mitchell D. Weiss, Credit.com There are plenty of loan options available, even for low-income borrowers with iffy credit. Proceed with extreme caution, though. There are lots of cash-strapped consumers out there who, for all practical purposes, are closed out of many traditional credit product offerings because of the high default risk they’re presumed to represent. But that doesn’t mean the financial services industry hasn’t figured out ways to profit from their plight. After...

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You can have 6 resources for $500 or less

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Business Week | By Stacy Rapacon, Kiplinger Even with just a little seed money, you can find an attractive mutual fund to fit your needs. The entry fee for many mutual funds is often upward of $2,500 -- an amount a lot of folks might consider too steep a price to commit to a single investment. Young investors eager to get in the game might not have enough cash to afford those minimums yet. More-seasoned players might prefer to diversify their portfolios in smaller increments. Whatever your...

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10 tips on how to see lead energy stocks

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StockScouter the current list of 10 recommended stocks is loaded with oil - and gas-related businesses. Compiled from StockScouter ratings of Verus Analytics High-flying biotech stocks with momentum names such as Amazon.com (AMZN), down 22 percent on the year attracts the tech-heavy- NASDAQ ($COMPX) from the clouds this week investors should a more down-to-earth approach. Literally, they may want to drill down into the Earth: no less than five are oil and gas companies to observe the ten shares...

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The least expensive 2014 cars to insure

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Business Week | By Jeffrey Steele, Insure.com Most of the cheapest cars to insure aren't actually cars, they're SUVs and minivans. If you want to save money on auto insurance, spring for an SUV or minivan. Insure.com's annual ranking of the vehicles with the best car insurance rates is dominated by non-sedans. A few years ago, minivans held a good grip on our "least expensive to insure" rankings. But small and mid-size SUVs have been increasingly grabbing ranking spots. This year, minivans...

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Buy, hold and prosper: The power of patient investing

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Business Week | By James K. Glassman, Kiplinger It's behavior that determines your success or failure as an investor -- not knowledge, skill or luck. If you ever needed a lesson in the power of patience, let me remind you of a date in recent history: March 9, 2009. On that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) closed at a gut-wrenching low of 6,547. Stock prices had been cut in half in just 15 months. General Electric (GE) had plunged from $38 to $7, Cisco Systems (CSCO) from $29 to...

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The upside of down stock markets

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Business Week | By Kathy Kristof, Kiplinger Nobody likes a downturn. But play your cards right during a market crash, and you could avoid taxes on your stock gains for years to come. Tax season reminds me just how much I love a good stock market crash. When my accountant recently informed me that I wouldn't have to pay taxes on nearly $50,000 in profits I netted last year from the sale of stocks (including three in the Practical Investing portfolio), it occurred to me that I should share my...

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