Personal Finance Daily: Will housing 'misery' swing the election?

	Personal Finance Daily OCTOBER 19, 2012 Friday's Personal Finance stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Will housing 'misery' swing the election? Wealthy home buyers return to risky ARMs 10 lessons from the 1987 stock market crash Sales of existing homes drop in September Nevada and Florida have the highest scores on Trulia's housing misery index, due to the decline in home prices and the rise in delinquencies and foreclosures in the states. Michigan also ranks high. These states also happen to be key battleground states in the presidential election, as Quentin Fottrell reports today. Read that story in today's Personal Finance Daily, plus read why more wealthy home buyers are returning to adjustable-rate mortgages and learn 10 lessons from the 1987 stock market crash, which celebrates its 25th anniversary today. —Amy Hoak , assistant editor Will housing 'misery' swing the election? Pay Dirt: Three swing states with weak housing markets are battlegrounds for November. Will housing 'misery' swing the election? Wealthy home buyers return to risky ARMs Adjustable-rate mortgages can offer big savings over fixed-rate loans — at least for a period. Wealthy home buyers return to risky ARMs. Power 30: health-care honchos Part 6 of our annual list of the players shaping economic currents around the world. Power 30: health-care honchos. ECONOMY AND POLITICS Sales of existing homes drop in September Sales of existing homes fall in September, with declines in all regions but the South, according to data released Friday. Sales of existing homes drop in September. Countdown to change at the Fed Some analysts say Bernanke will step down in Jan 2014 no matter who wins the White House. The transition could be challenging. Countdown to change at the Fed. Critics say SEC rule enshrines failed model A proposal issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday requiring banks to hold more capital for their securities derivatives enshrines an approach that some regulatory observers believe has failed. Critics say SEC rule enshrines failed model. China official sounds caution on exports China's Ministry of Commerce sounded a note of caution on the nation's export sector. China official sounds caution on exports. INVESTING 10 lessons from the 1987 stock market crash The more things change, the more they stay they same, except they happen a lot faster now. Here's some wisdom from investors who were in the trenches 25 years ago when the stock market saw its biggest one-day percent drop. 10 lessons from the 1987 stock market crash. Remembering stocks' 1987 crash but not the loss Stock investors of a certain age remember where they were on October 19, 1987 — what they did, how they felt, how they reacted to the stock-market crash. What they don't remember are the losses, writes Chuck Jaffe. Remembering stocks' 1987 crash but not the loss. 1987 crash takes investors back to the future The week after the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost one-quarter of its value on October 19 that year, America's No. 1 song was "Bad," by Michael Jackson. Not exactly "Feeling Groovy." But not many investors were back then. 1987 crash takes investors back to the future. D.C. revolving door didn't protect hedge fund A hedge fund put a former SEC commissioner on its board, but that didn't protect it from getting sued in a fraud case, Al Lewis reports. D.C. revolving door didn't protect hedge fund. Individual investors are destroying their wealth The seven sins committed by individual investors and how to avoid them. Individual investors are destroying their wealth. Right investments can help next child soldier The story of a man who was forced to be a child soldier in the Congo shows the importance of the right investments in troubled regions, writes Thomas Kostigen. Right investments can help next child soldier. Stones' 'Doom and Gloom': Is that us? Are you just something trapped in your answers in a phone survey or in anonymous algorithms scanning Facebook, Twitter? Are you just a few bits of data in the cloud? Ask yourself: Are you more than a voter, worker, consumer? More than just bits and data to Washington, Wall Street?Stones' 'Doom and Gloom' — Is that us? Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111