Russia and China are entrenched oligarchies.

In these nations, a small group of powerful citizens controls the vast majority of a country’s resources, and also its political agenda.

Some would argue that Wall Street, too, is an oligarchy:

Certainly, for centuries, a handful of banks and brokers have kept an…

The market’s had a great run recently:

Since bottoming out in 2009, the Dow has more than doubled.

To celebrate, Wall Street’s been partying like it’s 1999.

But now the end is in sight.

How do we know?

Because you and all your friends just got invited to the party.

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Russia Prepares to Cut Itself Off

Credit is a critical part of our country’s economic engine.

Businesses and consumers use it for nearly every economic action they undertake—from leasing equipment, to buying a home, to paying for medical bills.

The consumer side alone currently makes up 20% of U.S. GDP.

While credit can make the wheels…

The Chinese stock market has taken investors on a wild ride recently:

In June, the Shanghai Composite Index was sitting at 5,000…

By August, it had dropped to 3,000—a nosedive of 40%.

To recoup their money, Chinese investors are looking to the U.S. markets.

But in an unexpected twist, they’re…

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Last weekend, I went on a family trip up the coast of Maine—there’s nothing quite like New England in the fall.

Early one evening, over a cold beer and a hot cup of clam “chowdah,” we started chatting about the recently announced merger between Dell and EMC.

Given that Dell…

Last Friday, a British entrepreneur named Cliff Dennett put on a well-pressed shirt and blazer, took a deep breath, and sat down for a painful interview.

During the videotaped interrogation, which we’ll link to below, Cliff opens up about why his start-up failed—and why his investors lost all their money.

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Netflix Nearly Blows $46 Billion

Matt shook his head. “This can’t be right,” he said. "Let’s check it again."

We were reviewing the latest findings from our research team, and one particular data point was sticking out like a sore thumb:

According to the data (which we eventually triple-checked), online private investing last quarter represented…