Mark Hulbert: 3 lessons for stock investors from market’s wild ‘fear gauge’ spike in 2008
Contrarians couldn’t have been much more wrong nine years ago, writes Mark Hulbert.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B08FF5E0E-C91F-11E7-A714-3BEBB2542149%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Next Avenue: 10 of the best places to retire abroad
Europe, Mexico and Malaysia are improving for retirees, as parts of Latin America grow more expensive.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B40C8A632-7BB4-11E7-961F-F4B810E967A1%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Number One: Developer gets death threats from fans annoyed with new Star Wars videogame
Electronic Arts has received plenty of backlash from gamers ahead of its release of Star Wars: Battlefront II, due out on Friday, and it’s response isn’t helping at all.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BA589B264-C885-11E7-AC79-705A9782E729%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Uber doesn’t want its drivers to be employees — here’s why that matters
A U.K. tribunal ruled against Uber in an appeal case.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BB08740C4-C663-11E7-A93A-60B41892EE45%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Barron's: Here’s why investors look too complacent about the Powell Fed
Investors appear confident that the status quo of ever-so-slow monetary tightening will continue at the Federal Reserve when Jerome Powell takes over from Janet Yellen in February. But some observers see complacency in that stance.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B877C9430-C709-11E7-B48A-341B30BC4B8B%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
NerdWallet: How to make secure passwords you can actually remember
More than 1,000 data breaches happened in 2017 alone. It might be time to strengthen your passwords.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BA62E4002-C418-11E7-82FA-46AD101A9B0D%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Market Extra: U.S. will dominate oil and gas by 2025 after historic shale boom, IEA says
The U.S. is on track to become the leader in the oil and gas by 2025, boosted by an unprecedented boom in shale oil that is expected to continue to weigh on oil prices in the near term, the International Energy Agency says.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BE028E532-C918-11E7-AC79-705A9782E729%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Next Avenue: Should we allow mandatory retirement?
A law professor argues in favor of dismantling the part of our legal system that effectively bars retirement at a set age.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B86AFDF1C-C41B-11E7-82FA-46AD101A9B0D%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: An argument for putting water on the free market
To make good use of scarce water resources in a climate-stressed future, it will be critical to ensure that water flows to the highest-value applications.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B96635242-C4B4-11E7-A93A-60B41892EE45%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: Retirees should try this year-end tax saving strategy with RMDs
This tax-efficient strategy allows you to make a charitable contribution direct from an IRA.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B18367006-C415-11E7-82FA-46AD101A9B0D%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
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