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New research shows that 70% of affluent US investors have made an investment decision based on information they have learned from social media; 34% use social media specifically to help inform their personal finance and investment decisions. Even for High Net Worth individuals with more than $1m in investable assets, 25% seek investment advice from social media.

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The markets tumbled, retirement savings dissolved, and home values evaporated as every principle and presumption about individual investing was called at least into question, and more likely to account. Now financial services firm Vanguard is promoting the answer: stop investing, and start Vanguarding.

by: Dominic Basulto

The recent economic turmoil has started me thinking about being on the "buy" side and the "sell" side of innovation. Almost any industry has a "buy" side and a "sell" side -- but the term is really a staple of the financial services industry. Get two investment professionals into a room, and they'll inevitably start discussing whether they're on the "buy" side or the "sell" side.

by: Roger Dooley