The greenback is looking strong. If it gets stronger it will have an impact on your investments
Today's Stocks & Topics: Stop on a Stock, Headaches of a Strong Dollar, Jobs, Retirement Contributions, Investing at Old Age, Treasury Bonds, 529 Pan, 401k, Close End Funds, Roth I-R-A, Starting a Hedge Fund.

Companies and governments with billions hire them to make investment decisions. How do they invest their own money?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Trend Following, The 2000 Tech Crash, China’s Economy, Treasury Yield, Savings Plans, 200 Day Moving Average, Identity Theft, Investing for Kids, Stocks, Mutual Funds, Roth I-R-A, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds vs. ETFs, Bonds.

Socially responsible investing is growing in popularity, but most investors have only been able to buy stocks, equity-based mutual funds or exchange-traded funds.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing for Kids, Dow 30 Stocks Performance, Durable Goods Report, NVDA - NVIDIA Corp., WFM - Whole Foods Market Inc., Young Investor, Conservative Investor, MRVL - Marvell Technology Group Ltd., Carl Icahn, DBD - Diebold Inc.

Debt, it turns out, can be a kind of friend, even if it's just that flaky friend who can't really be trusted.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Rental Property Evaluation, 3rd Quarter GEP, Unions, Europe’s Economy, PFE - Pfizer Inc., AGN - Allergan PLC, KATE - Kate Spade & Co., CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., Taxes, Total Free Cash Flow, VTR - Ventas Inc., SUNE - SunEdison Inc.

The budget law is phasing out two popular claiming strategies, except for some lucky baby boomers opportunities. But not where you'd expect.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Moving Averages, The Death of American Mall, Earnings, XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., BP -
BP PLC ADR, Stock & Taxes, AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., PRTS - U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc.

Chinese authorities are under pressure. They inject money into the economy and slash rates, creating opportunities. But not where you'd expect.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Gold, College Fund, 529 Plan, Money Flow, Millennials vs. Generation X, T - AT&T Inc., CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., ETFs, Rebalancing, NKE - Nike Inc. Cl B, Bond Funds, SWI - SolarWinds Inc., EMC - EMC Corp.

India may seem obscure, but look again - you will find the same things you would expect from any promising market.
Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k Plan, AMC - AMC Entertainment Holding Inc. Cl A, Federal Reserve Balance Sheet, The Dangers of Short Selling, Arabian Oil Production, SWKS - Skyworks Solutions Inc., Dividends, BOO - Boohoo.Com PLC, IBB - iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF, SFY - Swift Energy Co., GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp., Trading.

We all lose money unnecessarily. Do you know when and how? Here's how to stop wasting cash.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Cash, Housing, Gold, The Stock Market, ATW - Atwood Oceanics Inc., Date Funds, AA - Alcoa Inc., MAT - Mattel Inc., IPHS - Innophos Holdings Inc., XLB - Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF, BEN - Franklin Resources Inc.

Soaring student loan debt, stagnant wage growth . . . it may seem like financial f
Today's Stocks & Topics:
Emerging Market vs. Bond Funds, Health Care & Inflation, Retailers & The Stock Market, WPZ - Williams Partners L.P., PX - Praxair Inc., Interview with Shevy Akason of Evergreen Realty - Top Orange County Realtor, BX - Blackstone Group L.P., BBL - BHP Billiton PLC ADR.

Dividend stocks are more stable than other types of equities, but have more risks than bonds.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Natural Gas, FCG - First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund, Income vs. Total Return, Bank Stocks, GPRO - GoPro Inc., FIT - Fitbit Inc., VUG - Vanguard Growth ETF, CAB - Cabela's Inc., NFLX - Netflix Inc., F - Ford Motor Co.

The interest rate on these investments is so low, people will have to save an extraordinary amount to build up the retirement money they'll need.
Today's Stocks & Topics: GPRO - GoPro Inc., Low Interest Rates, Retail Sales, the Wash Rule, P.E. Ratio, SKX - Skechers USA Inc. Cl A, NFLX - Netflix Inc., Diversification, Emergency Funds, DEO - Diageo PLC ADR, SWHC - Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.

The challenge is keeping it simple. Seeing through a blizzard of choices, and building a long-term investment strategy that will allow you to achieve your financial goals.
Today's Stocks & Topics: The Foreign Exchange Market, Oil Markets, Commodities, GOOG - Alphabet Inc. Cl C, Carried Interest, FB - Facebook Inc. Cl A, CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., IJR - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, IWM - iShares Russell 2000 ETF, Where to Invest?

They were highly touted - Commodity prices tended to move in the opposite direction of stocks, were less volatile and profitable during high inflation. So what went wrong?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Social Security, 5 Real Estate Mistakes Retirees Make, Carried Interest, VA Loans, VHT - Vanguard Health Care ETF, XLV - Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF, CPPL - Columbia Pipeline Partners LP, GGB - Gerdau S/A ADR, CBS - CBS Corp. Cl B, 403-B, (ADR) American Depository Receipts, SYK - Stryker Corp.

Investors wonder what they can do to help them tackle the investment risk mountain.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Terminology, 5 Real Estate Mistakes Retirees Make, Porter’s Five Forces, HLI - Houlihan Lokey Inc. Cl A, Carried Interest, MU - Micron Technology Inc., Trading System, 401k, WYNN - Wynn Resorts Ltd.

Most people fail to have a good experience with their mutual fund portfolios. There are three key problems.
Today's Stocks & Topics: GE - General Electric Co., U.S. Largest Trading Partner, OPEC, YNDX - Yandex N.V. Cl A, COP – ConocoPhillips, LCI - Lannett Co. Inc., Gold, AET - Aetna Inc., Rental Car Insurance, Jobs Report, EXC - Exelon Corp.

The greenback is looking strong. If it gets stronger it will have an impact on your investments
Today's Stocks & Topics: Stop on a Stock, Headaches of a Strong Dollar, Jobs, DIS - Walt Disney Co., RUN - SunRun Inc., HL - Hecla Mining Co., ABX - Barrick Gold Corp., GRMN - Garmin Ltd., SWN - Southwestern Energy Co., VOD - Vodafone Group PLC ADR, ETP - Energy Transfer Partners L.P.

Companies and governments with billions hire them to make investment decisions. How do they invest their own money?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Trend Following, X - United States Steel Corp., The 2000 Tech Crash, China’s Economy, Treasure Yield, Savings Plans, PRU - Prudential Financial Inc., WEC - WEC Energy Group Inc., 200 Day Moving Average, WU - Western Union Co.

Staying the course could be even more important than being smart.
Today's Stocks & Topics: I-Bonds, What We Learn From 2010 Crash, Gold, GGN - GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust, EA - Electronic Arts Inc., PZZA - Papa John's International Inc., BOFI - BofI Holding Inc., VGPMX - Vanguard Precious Metals & Mining Fund, Interest Rates, WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., Annual Percentage Rate (APR), Annual Percentage Yield (APY), KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc.

An investing strategy that even superinvestor Warren Buffett has endorsed: the SPY ETF.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Stock Market Measurement, Consumers and Christmas, U.S. Stocks vs China’s Markets, Tesla Numbers, SWKS - Skyworks Solutions Inc., KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc., WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., IBM - International Business Machines Corp., TM - Toyota Motor Corp., BIDU - Baidu Inc., MSFT - Microsoft Corp., MAT - Mattel Inc., Oil Stocks.

Individuals see money slipping away and figure they are holding a bad fund. But looks could be deceiving.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing in the Market, RIG - Transocean Ltd., Long Term Investment, YHOO - Yahoo! Inc., BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., CAT - Caterpillar Inc., IVR - Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., VNTV - Vantiv Inc, S7P 500 & The GDP, Options.