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Betting with Bernanke on the Dollar

Aug 15, 2008

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been talking up the dollar lately by saying that the Fed would be working with the Treasury Department to "carefully monitor" currency markets. That's prompted speculation among currency traders that the United States would lead an orchestrated intervention to increase the value of the beaten-down dollar.

Bernanke's comments echoed earlier statements from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that he was "committed to promoting policies that ... ensure that the dollar remains the world's reserve currency."

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What Buffett Learned from Philip Fisher

Aug 07, 2008

Warren Buffett has told audiences that his investment style is 85 percent Benjamin Graham and 15 percent Philip Fisher.

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Foreign Investing According to Bill Gates

Aug 01, 2008

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation manages more than $35 billion in assets working on behalf of the philanthropic efforts of the Gates' and their friend, Warren Buffett. Our analysis of the foundation's holdings reveals that the equity portion of the portfolio has easily beaten the market.

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Bargain Shopping with Retail Whiz Eddie Lampert

Jul 23, 2008

Edward Lampert has been delivering annual returns averaging more than 30 percent a year to investors for two decades.

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