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7 scalpers' methods that still work in today's high-speed digital markets Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas including investing, insurance ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...

Mike Cetera is the editor in chief of Forbes Advisor. He has written and edited articles about consumer finance for more than a decade. Prior to joining Marketplace, his work appeared on Bankrate, The ...