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2023

Should we stay out of the market after a bad run for our investments? Or do outsized profits await those who wade in when things look bleakest?

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What caught my eye this week. Three years ago this weekend I began to write on Monevator about the new coronavirus, which by late February had gotten the attention of the markets: Things were definitely feeling freaky by the fourth day of 3-4% declines. When the US market bounced higher into the close on Friday [...]

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New home owners shouldn’t get too smug about leaving their renting days behind. They’re effectively renting money from the bank!

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What are money market funds?

Money market funds are touted as a ‘cash-like’ product which offer better interest rates than the banks. But they’re much riskier than that.

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