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FYI: Being a winner in 2014 was easy. Being a loser took a particular combination of bad timing and bad luck. From a massive oil crash that nobody saw coming, to a bond-market rally that nobody saw coming either, to corporate squabbles and nefarious hackers, losing money took a particular skill in 2014 Happy New Year, Ted http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2014/12/31/5-losers-from-2014/