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Trader Mario Picone works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this June 1, 2012 file photo.Reuters

Inside the Market's weekend roundup of some of this week's best investing reads on the Internet, which are highlighted every morning in our Before the Bell report.

Trends

A record number of U.S. companies say they're looking at a bad third quarter.

In a surprisingly bearish finding, nearly 50 per cent of chief financial officers think the stock market is overvalued.

The decline in stock listings is worse than you think.

U.S. mutual funds are crushing hedge funds this year.

U.S. companies will pay out 50 per cent more in dividends this year than in 2010.

Eight reasons why the Russell 2000 has become the most popular index over the past few days.

Remember that the seasonal weak period does not end until late October.

Insight

Why you should invest in whatever Wall Street hates.

Why most traders fail.

A revealing Barry Ritholtz presentation on why you are not wired to make intelligent financial decisions.

How market bubbles get created and how to avoid the next one.

It's way too premature to declare it's the end of the commodities bull market.

Be cautious about jumping into the crowdfunding investment trend.

Reasons for not selling stocks even if you think a crash is looming.

ETFs

The cheapest U.S. ETFs for building an index portfolio.

The three biggest lies about bond ETFs.

A look at a few of the more famous defunct ETFs and the lessons we can take from their demise.

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