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By any measure, the first quarter of 2012 was a very good one for investors. Here’s an interactive slide show featuring the 5 best-performing Dow stocks so far this year.

Not every present a taxable one, according to the IRS.

Here's how advisors, brokers and firms can measure their return on investment in social media.

Here is a succinct list of ingredients for advisors and brokers who want to get seriously involved in social media.

If you’re getting serious about social media, here’s the regulatory landscape, as of March 2012.

Here’s an interactive slide show highlighting the 5 worst-performing Dow component stocks for February 2012.

Here’s an interactive slide show highlighting the 5 best-performing Dow component stocks for February 2012.

Here are acronyms you will need to keep track of as clearing of what can be considered exchange-traded swaps starts up.

The largest information industry transaction by private equity players was the purchase of GoDaddy. Com for $2.25 billion, according to investment bankers Berkery Noyes. Here's what was hot.

They call it the “January Effect.” Whether it’s the by-product of those Wall Street guys reinvesting their year-end bonuses or individual investors jumping back into the market after selling for year-end tax reasons, the Dow Jones Industrial Average historically gets a nice little (and sometimes huge) bump during the first month of the year. This January was no exception. The Dow rallied up 415.35 points, or 3.4%, in January – the best January percentage gain since 1997. But for some stocks, the year didn’t get off to a very auspicious start. Fortunately, there’s still plenty of time left this year to rebound. Here’s an interactive slide show highlighting the 5 worst-performing Dow component stocks for January 2012: