The Top 11 Market Stories of 2011

These headlines dominated financial news outlets this year

Dec 13, 2011, 7:00 am EDT | By Jim Woods, Editor-at-Large, The Wealth Shield

#11: Occupy Wall Street

The malcontent movement started in New York City but quickly became a nationwide and even global phenomenon. Although the movement’s message is far from cogent, protestors did unite around issues such as the unfairness of bank bailouts, growing income inequality and the prevalence of crony capitalism.