Latest articles by Steven Goldberg
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Can Europe Muddle Through Its Economic Mess?
investing A top bond manager says the euro zone will (slowly) resolve its problems and offers his ideas for where to invest now.
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Blame Reckless U.S. Banks for Our Trouble with Greece
investing With more oversight from Washington, we wouldn’t need to care so much about the euro-zone crisis.
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5 Great Stock Picks and the Exchange-Traded Fund that Owns Them
investing A new ETF tracks the recommendations of Morningstar’s superb stock analysts -- just the thing for a nervous market.
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Earn Dividends in Emerging Markets with This WisdomTree ETF
investing This exchange-traded fund boasts a spiffy yield and should protect you in down markets.
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A Bright Forecast for Employment and the Economy
investing Economist Ian Shepherdson makes a compelling case for why we can expect 300,000-plus new jobs each month by this summer.
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The Bad News About IPOs
investing Investing in initial public offerings is a loser’s game. And the new JOBS law makes them even worse.
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FPA Crescent: A Great Fund for Uncertain Times
Kip 25 This Kiplinger 25 fund aims first to minimize losses, and only then tries to earn money for shareholders.
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Emerging Markets Are Still a Bargain
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets Expect crazy volatility to continue. But if you can hang on, you should be rewarded.
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The End of the Small Cap Boom
investing After trailing their small-cap brethren for years, it’s time for stocks of large companies to shine. The bigger the better.
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3 Reasons the Bull Market Will Continue
investing Jim Stack thinks the three-year-old market advance will continue for quite some time. Here's why.
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A Fund That Wins by not Losing
investing Preserving your capital is BBH Core Select’s first goal. That makes it my kind of fund.
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4 Tech Stocks to Sell Now
investing Technology companies either innovate or they stop growing. These firms are losing momentum.
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5 Old Tech Stocks to Buy Now
investing Many once-overpriced tech stocks are downright cheap. Meanwhile, the hot new merchandise looks very dangerous.
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Unpopular Funds Yield Surprising Returns
investing Here’s how to profit by buying after other investors have fled a market sector.
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Should You Invest in Akre Focus?
Kip 25 Chuck Akre has a long and superb record managing money. Can he keep it up at his new fund?
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An Economist's Prediction of Widespread "Financial Repression"
investing Savers and bond investors will suffer in the coming years as governments keep interest rates artificially low, says Carmen Reinhart, co-author of a well-received book called This Time is Different. Stocks will stay volatile but do better th
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American Funds Bounce Back (Sort of)
investing The number two fund family, behind Vanguard, boasts some superb funds. But others haven't done so well in recent years.
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Convertible Bonds Offer a Smooth Ride
investing They have produced better gains than stocks with less risk. For most people, the best way to ride converts is with Vanguard’s terrific fund.
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The 5 Best Load Funds for 2012
investing Great, low-cost funds to ask for if you use a financial adviser. You may also find some of these gems in your 401(k) plan.
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Goldberg's Picks: The 6 Best Exchange-Traded Funds for 2012
investing Funds that hold mega-cap, high-quality stocks are poised to do well. But don't give up on emerging markets.
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Goldberg's Picks: The 4 Best Bond Funds for 2012
investing For the New Year, look to intermediate-term bond funds for the greatest growth potential and the least risk of loss in case rates spike.
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This Bear Is Buying (Certain) Stocks
investing Jeremy Grantham sees deep-seated and long-lasting problems in the developed world. But he likes foreign stocks and high-quality U.S. stocks.
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5 Formerly Top-Performing Mutual Funds to Sell in This Market
investing The "new normal" will not be kind to these funds and others like them. Look at your funds for these danger signals.
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5 Great Dividend-Paying Stocks to Buy -- Even Now
investing These bulletproof blue chips are selling at dirt-cheap prices. Buy them, or buy the Vanguard fund that owns them.
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