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October 19 marks the 29th anniversary of the infamous "Black Monday" stock market crash of 1987. On that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: DJI) fell 508 points, or 22 percent. This remains the largest percentage drop on record. Charts Can Be Deceiving With the stock market currently...

This article was originally published on Quora. We are getting to the point that not even mighty James Altucher with all the chocolate in the world can save this market. 1) Liquidity drives markets swings, not valuation The stock market is more subject to liquidity flows than either company...

According to most analysts and pundits, reasons for the latest market sell-off include the following: China, low commodity prices, energy default rates, or an old-fashioned technical correction. However, one issue that's flying surprisingly under the radar is high-frequency trading....

“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...