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Tara Kalwarski

Tara Kalwarski is the department editor of the Numbers section for Bloomberg BusinessWeek. She also writes for the Personal Business section.

Previously, Kalwarski was assistant managing editor of Financial Week, a position she assumed in January 2008. Prior to that, she was the data editor of the publication. Kalwarski began her journalism career at Money Magazine, where she held numerous roles, including special projects editor and senior reporter.

Kalwarski graduated from Fordham University with a BA in English literature.

Recent Articles by Tara Kalwarski

April 8, 2010

Real Estate: Riding the REIT Rebound

It's hard to believe that any asset class could top the 76% runup in equities since the stock market bottomed last March, but real estate investment trusts have done ...

March 25, 2010

Small-Cap Sprint

Little guys do win, at least during a recovery. Small companies are often more nimble—with less burdensome balance sheets and lower fixed costs—than larger rivals, ...

March 25, 2010

CEO Pay Drops, but…Cash Is King

Here's a bit of good news for the Washington finger waggers who think executive compensation has gotten out of hand: A survey of 81 big companies shows that CEO pay ...

March 3, 2010

Why Tech Has Room to Run

The S&P 500 information technology index rose 61% in 2009, so it's reasonable to ask if, in 2010, tech stocks have anywhere to go but down. Dig into the data, though, ...

February 24, 2010

Finding Investing Pearls in PIIGS Countries

Swelling budget deficits and widening trade imbalances in Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain have earned these nations the unflattering name "PIIGS," as well ...

February 3, 2010

How to Fix Your Bond Mix

If the Federal Reserve raises interest rates later this year to keep the economy from overheating, hip, hip hooray, right? That means the Great Recession really is in ...

January 20, 2010

Why M&A Funds Are Hot

Anyone seeking green shoots in this economy should look at global M&A, where you can actually spot a few saplings. The value of deals in November hit $323 billion, the...

January 20, 2010

Market-Mover-in-Chief: Democrats Outperform Republicans by Wide Margin

U.S. stock performance in the year following the inauguration of a new President

January 13, 2010

Where The Bears Are Placing Their Bets: A Rise in Pessimism

The U.S. stock market’s short-interest ratio—a measure of how many investors are betting on a fall—has increased by almost 50% since March

January 6, 2010

In The Last Decade, Stocks Flopped and Commodities Rocked: Predictions For ...

Most major commodity groups rallied in 2009, completing a decade in which both commodities and bonds outperformed stocks. Economists see further gains in 2010 for ...