Why currency of information is important....

It's not uncommon for students to use information from the Web in research papers without closely evaluating it. One of criteria for evaluation should always be "currency" of the information. The Washington Post recently gave an excellent example of investors often make the same mistake.  It has real world consequences. Take a look at the following article:

2002's News, Yesterday's Sell-Off, Sept. 9, 2008

In these jittery times, let's hope that most investors are making decisions based on current, reliable information!