By ROLFE WINKLER and SCOTT AUSTIN
March 3, 2016 5:24 p.m. ET

Although the market for private investments (like Uber, SnapChat, and Evernote) skyrocketed in 2015, many mutual funds are cutting the value of their startup investments at an accelerating pace. This article goes through the impacts of these valuation cuts.

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Kari recently judged the CFA Institute Research Challenge sponsored by BSAS, a competition in which undergraduate students pitch a publicly-traded stock to a panel of judges.

By Morgan Housel

The Motley Fool’s Morgan Housel breaks down why pessimism sounds smarter than optimism and how this manifests itself in the world of investing.

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By Robin Lewis , CONTRIBUTOR

Costco represents the “experiential” retail experience consumers crave, the same “high” that many get from online shopping. Costco and TJ Maxx let you get out of the house and have that fun.

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Karen Firestone joined CNBC’s The Halftime Report to talk about a new investment opportunity in the beaten-down energy sector.

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Discussing her firm’s bet on Schlumberger is Karen Firestone, Aureus Asset Management President, CEO and co-founder.

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Energy may currently be one of the most battered and beaten down sectors, but that’s not stopping one fund manager from finding value. Aureus Asset Management’s Karen Firestone believes the only risk right now is not buying the sector. The Halftime Report experts debated whether there is gain–or more pain–on the horizon.

By Jon Chesto
GLOBE STAFF FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Karen Firestone was quoted in the Boston Globe, speaking about the community-like following of HBR online.

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By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
FEB. 5, 2016

After a mixed jobs report last Friday, the Fed will be met with a dilemma in March. Though job market indicators continue to trend upward and wage growth accelerated, inflation has yet to pick up. Will the Fed raise again after these mixed indicators?

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By ALAN S. BLINDER
Jan. 20, 2016 7:28 p.m. ET

The S&P 500 is off to a horrible start in 2016. However, the market’s drop may represent investors’ overreaction to China and misinterpretation of oil’s drop in price.

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