Latest articles by Lawrence Carrel
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5 Stocks to Dump Right Now
investing Our list includes four companies facing major problems, plus one that’s vastly overpriced.
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Get a Boost with Medical Stocks and First Trust Health Care Alphadex Fund
investing A souped-up health care index tilts toward midsize firms.
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When Exchange-Traded Notes Trump Exchange-Traded Funds
investing ETNs offer access to unusual strategies, but be aware of their special risk.
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4 Funds for Investing in Energy
investing Buying into energy through mutual funds may be safer and more convenient than purchasing individual stocks.
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ETF Pioneer Focuses on Big Tech
investing The fund known as Qubes tilts toward large growth companies by tracking the Nasdaq 100.
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Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
investing This low-cost fund lets you own all of the energy stocks in the S&P 500.
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5 Excellent ETFs for Emerging Markets
investing Developing-markets stocks have been struggling in 2011, but that’s no reason to avoid investing in them.
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6 Cult Stocks to Buy and Sell
investing Do these fan favorites still deserve their huge followings and your investing dollars?
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3 Higher-Risk, Higher-Reward Ways to Earn Dividends
investing Get tasty yields from a smorgasbord of investments, from tankers to trusts.
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Internet and Telecom Companies Top Today's IPO Market
investing Scoop up the initial offerings of such hot investments as LinkedIn and Skype, if you can.
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Don't Give Up on This Kiplinger 25 Fund
Kip 25 Baron Small Cap has struggled recently, but its long-term record is good.
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How to Buy Into Facebook Before It Goes Public
investing You can invest in the social-networking giant (and other private companies) through two Web sites offering secondary-market services. But should you?
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Don't Buy the Hype, or GM
investing Once again public, the streamlined auto giant still faces roadblocks.
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Flying High With Airline Stocks
investing The notoriously cyclical sector is booming, but it always comes back to earth.
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5 ETFs for the Dividend Investor
investing Put more cash in your pocket investing in these dividend-focused exchange-traded funds.
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Big Dividends From Telecom Stocks
investing You'll find some of the market's juiciest yields from Verizon, AT&T and Windstream.
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11 Stocks Poised for Gains in 2011 and Beyond
investing Our picks include familiar names, but most will surprise you.
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Is General Motors a Good Buy?
investing The Detroit auto giant's initial public offering drove up a lot of hype. But if you look under the hood, you'll find some worrying problems.
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Value Investment Picks From the Pros
investing Bargain-hunting investors need to look a little harder for deals after the market's recent run.
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Apple, Google and Microsoft: Buy or Avoid?
investing Milllions use their products. And the shares of two of these three tech titans look attractive to investors as well.
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