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“If you owe somebody or love somebody, the answer is ‘Yes.’” Marvin Feldman, President and CEO of nonprofit insurance education organization, Life Happens, provided that simple, all-inclusive answer to Benzinga’s question recently as part of a wide-ranging discussion on the subject of retirees...

It's never too soon to start trading. Rachel Fox, a 17-year-old actress and musician who is best known for her roles in Dream House and Desperate Housewives, could have waited a few years to start trading. She could have pursued her other interests and turned to trading if they didn't pan out. But...

What fuels traders? Why do they buy and sell particular stocks? What inspires them to take some risks while avoiding others at all costs? These are the kinds of questions that Victor Ricciardi, Assistant Professor of Financial Management at Goucher College, attempts to answer in his book, Investor...

When your sink is clogged, you call a plumber. When Wall Street gets clogged, you might want to talk to Joe Saluzzi, partner and co-founder of Themis Trading and co-author of Broken Markets: How High Frequency Trading and Predatory Practices on Wall Street are Destroying Investor Confidence and...

Veteran investor and former OptionsXpress EVP Vlad Karpel recently told Benzinga about the most important lessons he learned early on in his career. "I think the most important [lesson], especially for people who begin trading, is position sizing -- managing your portfolio properly," Karpel,...

Alphatrends founder Brian Shannon has a clever strategy for using candles. Instead of drilling down to a time frame of 60 minute candles, he uses 65 minutes. "The market is open from 9:30 to 4:00 each day," Shannon told the Benzinga crew this week on Benzinga's PreMarket...

M. Grier Eliasek, co-founder, president and COO of Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC), offered insight into the company's success, including 12 percent dividend yield for shareholders, in an exclusive interview on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep morning show. 2014 marks Prospect Capital's...

It happened again. Careless investors, thinking they were buying shares of Nest Labs, the thermostat company Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) just spent $3.2 billion on, scooped up the penny stock of a bankrupt red-light traffic camera company called Nestor. As a result, Nestor shares jumped 1,900...

You can save money, and even find a job, if you follow the right Twitter feeds. Kiplinger's Lisa Gerstner outlines some tips and tricks in her piece "6 Things You Must Know About Twitter," including skipping the celebrity fluff, snagging great deals, and making the most out of your networking...

Few people recognize the growth that is occurring in Detroit and its surrounding cities. Between the auto industry layoffs and the plethora of decaying buildings, the mainstream media has painted a picture of disaster and despair. Contrary to those reports, there are thousands of individuals...