Read more investor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26255/investor.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69852/dont-let-the-recession-rule-out-retirement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetirement savers have been facing grim truths, like the fact that a 50% portfolio loss requires 100% in earnings to recover. But middle-of-the-road investors could recover in as little as 2 years if they make contributions, receive a company match, and see fair long-term portfolio returns, writes Linda Stern in...http://www.newser.com/story/69852/dont-let-the-recession-rule-out-retirement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 16:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69715/sec-moves-to-ban-lightning-fast-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe SEC is seeking a ban on the financial technique known as flash orders, a controversial method in which powerful computers survey other investors' trades and adjust strategies within milliseconds to turn a profit. SEC head Mary Schapiro said that flash orders "may create a two-tiered market" since only those...http://www.newser.com/story/69715/sec-moves-to-ban-lightning-fast-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 5:16:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven Warren Buffett had a bad financial crisis: The Omaha sage personally lost $25 billion in 2008, enough to put him behind Bill Gates on the worldwide rich list. But while many investors hunkered down as markets tanked, Buffett recalibrated, pouring billions into companies—Goldman Sachs, GE, BofA, Amex—that...http://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 6:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65491/jailed-financier-stanford-wants-cell-with-better-ac.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAccused financier R. Allen Stanford is demanding he be moved from his current jail to a nicer facility in Houston, on grounds that his current cell is not comfortable enough, the New York Post reports. Stanford, charged with swindling investors out of $7 billion, complained through his lawyer that the...http://www.newser.com/story/65491/jailed-financier-stanford-wants-cell-with-better-ac.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 14:15:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62991/lunch-with-buffett-sells-for-168m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLunch with Warren Buffett is a little cheaper this year. The anonymous winner of an eBay auction for a steak lunch with the Oracle of Omaha paid $1.68 million, down from last year’s record of $2.1 million. It’s still the second highest bid in the 10-year history of...http://www.newser.com/story/62991/lunch-with-buffett-sells-for-168m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 13:09:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60595/gm-close-to-hummer-sale-that-would-save-3k-us-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM has selected an unnamed investor to buy its hulking Hummer brand, in a move aimed at saving more than 3000 US jobs, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. They say the company hopes to seal the deal, rumored to be in the $200 million range, by September. An official...http://www.newser.com/story/60595/gm-close-to-hummer-sale-that-would-save-3k-us-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 10:14:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54136/investors-hire-gumshoes-to-snoop-on-fund-managers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestors are increasingly hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on fund managers in hopes of avoiding the next Madoff-style fraud, Bloomberg reports. Background checks are expensive—depending on the firm, they may cost $1,000 per company or individual investigated—and can take weeks, but investors say they are...http://www.newser.com/story/54136/investors-hire-gumshoes-to-snoop-on-fund-managers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 16:24:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49248/fla-developer-offers-investors-green-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForeigners still interested in the American dream can get permanent residence in the US by investing $1 million in a Florida condo-hotel project starved for credit. The government-approved offer gives investors a conditional visa in exchange for the investment, the Orlando Sentinel reports. If the foreigners can prove within two...http://www.newser.com/story/49248/fla-developer-offers-investors-green-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 19:12:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46940/madoff-ruse-exploited-palm-beachs-clubby-ways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou have to give it to Bernie Madoff: The Ponzi pirate wasn’t your average fraudster, Daniel Gross observes in Slate. Look no further than Palm Beach, which was "ground zero" of his scheme. Madoff got where he did by “fiendishly exploiting the unique, clubby culture" of the place—"and of...http://www.newser.com/story/46940/madoff-ruse-exploited-palm-beachs-clubby-ways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Jan 2009 15:08:15 CST