Mutual Funds Weekly: Here’s what Black Friday and Cyber Monday really say about the stock market’s future — plus more top investing tips

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U.S. stock market trading on the Friday and Monday after Thanksgiving may give investors something to be grateful for — if the market declines on those two days, that is. When that has happened, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has tended in recent years to rise over the rest of the year.

Read about this market trend, and check out other tips about money and investing including: U.S. momentum stocks that stand to do well in December; differences between how men and women invest, and how to avoid some all-too-common retirement investing mistakes.

— Jonathan Burton

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