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Poll of the Week
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 18:34 in News | viewed 87 times | 0 Comments
One year ago this week, the Standard & Poor’s 500 hit a 12-year low of 672.88 as it reached its lowest point during the most recent economic recession. Since that time, the S&P 500 is up 69%. The Dow Jones... (Continue reading)
Happy Anniversary, Investors!
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 18:01 in Business News, Investing, News, Personal Finance | viewed 150 times | 0 Comments
Financial experts weigh in on why the S&P 500 market has bounced back so powerfully, whether the rally can continue, and how investors should proceed in the coming year.... (Continue reading)
Looking to Jump Back Into Stocks? Now May Be the Right Time
Lately, I’ve been feeling left out of the party. (And, no, it’s not because my bosses are busy whooping-it-up this week in Orlando at the Black Enterprise Golf & Tennis Challenge.) It has everything to do with not taking full... (Continue reading)
Black Enterprise Stock Picks Collectively Outperform S&P 500
Written on 23 Jul, 2009 at 11:41 in Investing | viewed 2,971 times | 0 Comments
Black Enterprise’s stock-picking experts for the first half of 2009 are experiencing higher gains than they would have if they’d invested in a fund that tracks the S&P 500 Index.... (Continue reading)
Dividends: The Gift That Keeps Giving
Written on 21 Jun, 2009 at 15:10 in Magazine | viewed 1,114 times | 0 Comments
Think dividends don’t matter? Think again: Since 1926, dividends have accounted for more than 40% of the total return of the stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500. ... (Continue reading)
