CBS News - Markets & Investing

• Beware of this costly Wall Street claim
  A recent interview provides an example of how Wall Street tries to distort the realities of index funds
  
• The reasoning behind the market's rise
  Unemployment is still high, but here's why stocks reacted well to the latest figures
  
• You can't judge DFA advisors off fund returns
  Allan Roth's article on the performance of DFA advisors shouldn't be seen as conclusive evidence
  
• Why Facebook's IPO shouldn't excite you
  History shows that, as a whole, IPOs haven't been especially kind to investors
  
• History says home real estate is a bad investment
  While the housing bust crushed many investors, the pain could have been avoided if they knew the historical evidence
  
• Is China really the best place to invest?
  Here's why you can't expect high returns from countries with high growth rates, such as China
  
• Bias alert: Why you can't trust hedge fund returns
  A new study shows that hedge fund data can look better than they are
  
• Municipal bonds continue to rally
  Despite predictions of doom, the municipal bond market is on the upswing