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If you avoid investing in the "sin" stocks - cigarettes, alcohol, and casinos, can you still make money, letting your conscience be your guide?Today's Stocks & Topics: The Market, China: Labor Market, Economic Numbers, Best Paying College Degrees, Secular Bear Market, (F) Ford Motor Co., 529-Plan, Roll Over, (TNH) Terra Nitrogen Co. L.P., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, (AAPL) Apple Inc.

The performance of Mutual funds vary based on portfolio selections as well as timing for entry and exit decisions. But did you know performance also depends on the TYPE of fund and how that classification performs? Today's Stocks & Topics: T-Mobile, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., (UNP) Union Pacific Corp., How Not to Run Out of Money, (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, Dangers to the Financial Stability, (SNH) Senior Housing Properties Trust, (EBAY) eBay Inc., Social Security.

Value investor or growth investor - You can use them both. After all, that's what the world's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, has done. Today's Stocks & Topics: (AAPL) Apple Inc., Home Prices, Growth in the First Quarter, REITs, Price Range, (NEM) Newmont Mining Corp., (BASFY) BASF SE ADS, 401k.

These investment products, appealing on the surface, are exceptionally complicated, featuring a host of contractual elements and terms that will be unfamiliar to most investors. And even when you spend the time, it's extremely difficult to be sure a given annuity is a good one. Here's a checklist.Today's Stocks & Topics: (ES) Energy Solutions Inc., Europe, Estate Planning, Next Financial Crisis, Investing, (AMZN) Amazon.com Inc., (WTW) Weight Watchers International Inc., Financial Advisor, (SWC) Stillwater Mining Co.

Long-term investors today should not own bonds. And if you do own them, you probably ought to move out of them. Is it that urgent? Some predict that when interest rates pop up... bond holders could loose 25%.Today's Stocks & Topics: Bond Funds, Google Predictions, Loans, (DFS) Discover Financial Services, (QCOM) Qualcomm Inc., (TOT) Total S.A. ADS, Sectors, Safe Investments, S&P 500 & The DOW, (CLNY) Colony Financial Inc.

Investors want in on renewable energy investments; however, the types of investment vehicles available today are limited. But now there are some new tools that could help to get some institutional capital off the sidelines and into play.Today's Stocks & Topics: (CHRW) C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., (UNXL) Uni-Pixel Inc., ETFs for Market Correction, Earnings, Bonds, GDP report, (GLW) Corning Inc., (OAS) Oasis Petroleum Inc., (RTN) Raytheon Co., Term Life Insurance, (COH) Coach Inc., (TIF) Tiffany & Co., (T) AT&T Inc., (VZ) Verizon Communications Inc.

There's more to retirement readiness than being financially fit. Your mindset is critical too. Are you really ready to quit work? Here's a 6 point checklist to help you gauge your fiscal and emotional fitness. Today's Stocks & Topics: Pension Benefits, European Central Bank, Shell Oil Growth, Japan, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Iran & Oil Companies, (NFLX) Netflix Inc., P.E. Ratio.

There's a reason for owners of mutual funds to be vigilant as ETFs become more and more the investment vehicle of choice. This popularity could cost you dearly. Today's Stocks & Topics: Stock Evaluation, China, Earnings, Bill Gross - Pimco, Volatility Protection, Pension Plans, (LUK) Leucadia National Corp., (HLF) Herbalife Ltd., I-R-As.

Self-Directed IRA can include Real Esate, local businesses and precious metals, and still enjoy the tax advantages. But there is a down side. Today's Stocks & Topics: Home Builders, Too much Apple and Gold in your Portfolios?, Retirement Plans, Real Estate: Second Home, Straddle, Trading the S&P 500, New Investor, The 60/40 Strategy, (RIG) Transocean Ltd., 529 Plan.

Today's Stocksand Topics: Caps, Bank Stocks, Technology Rust Belt, Singles & Retirement, Gold, (CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Roth I-R-A, (FDX) FedEx Corp., (AAPL) Apple Inc.

Exchange Traded Funds are still gaining popularity. But now they go beyond just being tied to an index, this newer breed is actively managed like a mutual fund, but still trades like a stock. Todays Stocks and Topics: (XIN) Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd., Economic Numbers, Strong Dollar, Singles and Retirement, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Balance Income Fund, (FHCO) Female Health Co., 401k, (IBM) International Business Machines Corp.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Gold, Modern Portfolio Theory, Greece & Germany, (ABC) AmerisourceBergen Corp., Emerging Markets, (PF) Pinnacle Foods Inc., Commodities, (SLV) iShares Silver Trust, The Stock Market, (CVX) Chevron Corp., (F) Ford Motor Co.

We track the cost of milk and gasoline, but do we know what the mutual funds in our IRAs are really costing? Some funds may generate larger returns for the money, but frequently any performance advantage is erased by the fees that are shaved off investors' returns. Today's Stocks & Topics: (WLL) Whiting Petroleum Corp., Digital Age, the Soda Business, Japan's Currency, Consumer Sales Report, (PSE) Pioneer SouthWest Energy Partners L.P., Retirement Contribution, Real Estate or The Stock Market?, (IMO) Imperial Oil Ltd., Management Fee, (XLE) Select Sector SPDR-Energy, (VIX) CBOE Volatility Index, (UTX) United Technologies Corp.

Today's Stocks & Topics: (GGN) GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust, Microsoft, The IPO Market, Facebook, (ABX) Barrick Gold Corp., (FCFS) First Cash Financial Services Inc., 529 Plan, (CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Financial Advisor, Is the PC Dying?

Today's Stocks & Topics: (HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Co., IRS Audits, The Solar Business, Japan Currency, Press Release, Reverse Mortgage, (MPW) Medical Properties Trust Inc., (HES) Hess Corp., Index Universal Life Insurance, Gold, (BGT)BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc.