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Sears Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SHLD), a company that has been around for more than 130 years, was at one time the largest mail-order retailer to rural America. In 1931 it accounted for more than 53.4% of total mail-order sales. It survived through not only one but two world wars and the Great Depression.

In its early years, Sears transformed the middle class by giving it access to products people couldn’t previously afford, like dresses, shoes, sewing machines, and even ready-to-build homes.

But now, Sears tells a different story, one much less successful.

Sears’s....More>>>

SA Interview: Merger Arb Investing With Uncorrelated Returns

Uncorrelated Returns manages a global long/short equity hedge fund with particular focus on special situations. We emailed with Uncorrelated Returns about bitcoin, the AT&T (NYSE:T)/Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) deal and an emerging markets internet pair trade.

Seeking Alpha: You focus on special situations in your long/short fund – as special situations investing has been discussed a lot recently in the PRO Weekly Digest, what are examples of the special situations you focus on and more importantly how do you identify and evaluate them?

Uncorrelated Returns: I define special....More>>>

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As my regular readers know, I’ve been a big fan of John Bogle, the founder and now-retired chairman of The Vanguard Group, for many years. This spring, I got to meet him in person for the first time, and I learned a lot.

This is the second article based on my 90-minute conversation. (You’ll find the first article here).

Vanguard’s mutual funds are well known for their low expenses which of course is a very good thing for investors. Many of the company’s most popular funds charge investors less than 0.2% a year, while the average equity fund charges more....More>>>

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Most people have jobs. They faithfully go to work each morning, do their best to execute their duties, come home tired, and look forward to weekends and vacations.   They do this to make ends meet, hoping something better will come along. And better things do come now and then, along with setbacks. But the drudgery continues. Week in. Week out. Forty years pass. Life has been half miserable. But it's time for retirement.   Retirement means getting out of job jail. No more hated work. It's now time for relaxation and fun…   Just kidding!   As it turns out, retirement....More>>>

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Retirement Is Lifes Most Expensive Purchase

OMB Looks Ready to OK Delay of Fiduciary Rule

CFPB Barred, for Now, From Naming Company Under Investigation

As the nation anticipates President Donald Trump’s first budget, which will inevitably detail tax measures that will take a hit, new research by the Investment Company Institute finds that Americans value the current tax incentives for retirement saving and “overwhelmingly” oppose changing them.

ICI, a trade group for mutual funds and ETFs, reports that U.S. households favor preserving retirement....More>>>