Read more investments stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3075/investments.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:13:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72120/bailout-is-bad-news-for-savers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot fed up enough with just putting your taxpayer dollars directly on the line to bail out the nation’s banks? Allan Sloan has latched on to some insidious “collateral damage” from the government’s rescue plan, those trillions spent “to keep interest rates down to support the economy and prop up...http://www.newser.com/story/72120/bailout-is-bad-news-for-savers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 12:17:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52067/buffett-has-worst-year-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot even legendary investors can escape this mess. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway posted its worst year ever in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reports. A key indicator, book value per share, fell 9.6%, only the second loss since Buffett took control of the company in 1965. Berkshire reported fourth-quarter...http://www.newser.com/story/52067/buffett-has-worst-year-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Feb 2009 10:11:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44039/cramer-shares-obama-portfolio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica isn’t out of the economic woods, but savvy investors should drop some kindling on their investment fires, James Cramer writes in New York . “Obama’s swift transition and desire to spend trillions to get us moving could prove that happier days will eventually beckon, at least for a handful of...http://www.newser.com/story/44039/cramer-shares-obama-portfolio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Dec 2008 12:47:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40286/time-is-ripe-to-pass-cash-to-heirs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSinking stocks offer a window of opportunity when it comes to passing your money on to heirs without incurring huge taxes, Anne Tergesen writes in the Wall Street Journal . Transferring struggling assets to the next generation can mean a big payoff for the heirs when conditions improve—without the estate...http://www.newser.com/story/40286/time-is-ripe-to-pass-cash-to-heirs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Oct 2008 12:05:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26933/obamas-play-it-too-safe-with-personal-finances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack and Michelle Obama invest their own money “very, very safely”—perhaps too conservatively, say Sam Grobart and Tara Siegel Bernard in Slate. The Democratic frontrunner and his wife only began rolling in the money recently and their portfolio—“for the most part, a collection of run-of-the-mill mutual funds"—shows...http://www.newser.com/story/26933/obamas-play-it-too-safe-with-personal-finances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 May 2008 18:37:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22166/credit-suisse-warning-revives-rogue-trader-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestment banks got a brief lift from Wall Street results this week, but surprising reports from Credit Suisse are likely to send their confidence back into the basement, the Financial Times reports. The Swiss firm issued an unexpected first-quarter profits warning yesterday—and said “intentional misconduct” from its own traders...http://www.newser.com/story/22166/credit-suisse-warning-revives-rogue-trader-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Mar 2008 8:28:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17579/rosy-realtor-ads-omit-pesky-housing-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApparently, real estate is a can’t-fail investment right now. Or at least, that’s the questionable gospel the National Association of Realtors is preaching, in a blitz of new commercials claiming that home values, on average, double every 10 years, and that a home is “the key to building long-term wealth,...http://www.newser.com/story/17579/rosy-realtor-ads-omit-pesky-housing-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Jan 2008 19:58:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14500/gay-plays-well-for-maverick-vc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn Silicon Valley, where "like funds like," Valleywag thinks it's important to note that Peter Thiel, "the smartest VC in the world, is gay." Why mention it? Thiel's Founders Fund, which just raised a $220 million financing round, could reinvent the way entrepreneurs get paid, and Valleywag attributes his contrarianism...http://www.newser.com/story/14500/gay-plays-well-for-maverick-vc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Dec 2007 12:18:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12099/atlantic-city-takes-on-las-vegas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAtlantic City is about to get a $9 billion makeover, with four companies slated to build as many new mega-casinos by 2012. The luxury resorts constitute the biggest burst of investment in the city since the start of casino gambling in 1978, the AP reports. As Atlantic City bids to...http://www.newser.com/story/12099/atlantic-city-takes-on-las-vegas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Nov 2007 16:11:40 CST