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Striker Oil & Gas (SOIS)
Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment of the Week this week was Striker Oil & Gas (SOIS) ...

Low yielding money funds
Chuck says that investors in money funds paying less than 0.75 percent are punishing themselves, losing ground to inflat...

Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment Of The Week
Today, we picked on Vanguard Diversified Equity (VDEQX) ...

Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment Of The Week
Today it was a look at Fannie Mae (FNM) ...

Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment Of The Week
Today, Chuck looked at buying coins (regularly minted coins) on speculation of future increase in value as a Stupid Inve...

Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment of the Week
The Standard & Poor's Protected Retrun Fund - a new fund still in registration - was the Stupid Investment of the Week. ...

Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment Of The Week
Today, Chuck looked at the Bear Stearns Active ETF Fund (YYY) ...

Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment of the Week
Today we took a shot at Starbucks (SBUX) ...

Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment Of The Week
Today Chuck looked at the Surgeons Diversified Investment Fund (ACSFX) ...