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Investors learn lessons in ’11 on hot stocks, IPOs

  December 31, 2011

To paraphrase Yogi Berra, it’s tough for investors to make predictions, especially about the future. That was certainly the case in 2011 for investors whose portfolios were hurt by unforeseen developments - from Libya to Japan to Europe to Washington. Here are some investing lessons from this year:

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