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State Street Just Gave ETF Investors a Big Discount

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
State Street's latest salvo in the ETF fee war: major expense cuts in its SPDRs. And the best part? Everyone's a winner for it.

Stocks Finish Mixed Amid Whipsaw Day for Oil

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Shaky economic data, dropping earnings expectations and continued risk of a Greek exit from the eurozone kept markets on edge Thursday.

Stocks Finish Mixed After Confusing Fed Minutes

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
The latest Federal Reserve minutes seem to suggest that the Fed's conviction over raising interest rates may be weakening,

S&P 500 Ignores Grexit, Checks 2,100 Off Its Bucket List

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
This is a dangerous situation -- expectations are so high and separated from the situation on the ground that it won't take much disappointment for reality to come rushing back in.

Walking Through the 6 Steps of Financial Planning

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Why not plan for yourself like the professionals do it? Check out the 6 steps of financial planning.

Stocks Near Record Highs on Hopes for Greece

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Apple Inc. (AAPL) leads a wide swath of advancing stocks on Thursday on Greek optimism, though the eurozone is far from out of the woods yet.

5 ‘Double Threat’ Dividend Stocks That Offer Growth, Too

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Dividends are nice, but dividend stocks that also offer growth potential leave nothing to be desired. Here are five stocks that offer both dividends and growth.

AAPL Hits Record High, Stocks Jump Ahead of Greek Plan

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Investors ignored renewed weakness in crude oil and a worsening situation in Ukraine on Tuesday to bid stocks higher.

Stocks Droop as Greece Weighs

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Eurozone "Grexit" pain could be worse than anticipated -- and that realization helped to drive up gold and silver Monday.

Stocks Rocked as ECB Rejects Greek Debt

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
The European Central Bank roiled markets heading into the closing bell by announcing it would no longer accept Greece's sovereign bonds as collateral by Greek banks seeking low-cost funding.

Euro Rebound Powers Rise in Stocks and Crude Oil

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Oil prices and the stock market saw some growth on Tuesday due to continued indications that Greece and the eurozone will come to an agreement on Athens' massive debt.

Stocks Rebound on Support Despite Factory Slowdown

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
A slowdown in U.S. factory work moves stocks lower today, but the market rebounded quickly thanks to rising oil prices and a recovering energy market.

Stocks Bounce Back on Yellen’s Assurances

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
After a downturn, the stock market managed a rally today following assurances from the Federal Reserve chair that interest rate hikes wouldn't be immediate. Some big players had rough day, however.

Stocks Hit as Investors Worry About Fed Rate Hikes

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
While the initial reaction to today's Fed statement was positive, the overall impression was that the Fed sees plenty of signs of strength in the U.S. economy -- and that drove up fears of an interest rate hike.

5 Best Publicly Traded Stocks (For Workers)

By Matt Thalman, InvestorPlace Contributor
Companies like Chevron and P&G made their way near the top of the best companies to work for. But does such an honor mean anything to shareholders?

Greece Elects Syriza, Wall Street Shrugs

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Greek elections threaten to spark additional worry about the eurozone; meanwhile, back at home, majors like MSFT and UTX whiff on earnings.

Don’t Trade or Invest Based on the Northeast Winter Storm

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A winter storm makes home improvement retailers and airlines look like obvious trades, but past performance shows that they're not.

The Best Play in Biotechs: M&A

By Gregg Early, InvestorPlace Contributor
Investors in biotech stocks have much to look forward to as Big Pharma increasingly looks to shore up its pipelines via M&A.

3 Best Commodities Funds to Buy Now

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Looking past the short-term noise on oil, broad basket commodities funds can be a smart addition to a diversified portfolio.
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