There’s a better way to bankroll your retirement that they won’t tell you about: municipal bonds.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Roth I-R-A, BBBY - Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., MU - Micron Technology Inc., The Fed, What is The Stock Market Missing, Retirement & Your Mental Health, NRZ - New Residential Investment Corp., PAC - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. de C.V. ADR, Municipal Bonds, Puerto Rico Muni Bonds, ALB - Albemarle Corp., GIS - General Mills Inc., CWH - Camping World Holdings Inc. Cl A.

It's basically buying a security in one market and simultaneously selling it in another market, profiting from a temporary difference in prices.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Long Term Investing, ROIC - Retail Opportunity Investment Corp., ALB - Albemarle Corp., The Fed's Balance Sheet, Puerto Rico, STX - Seagate Technology PLC, MRVL - Marvell Technology Group Ltd., CY - Cypress Semiconductor Corp., Diversification, M - Macy's Inc., NVDA - NVIDIA Corp., CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., International Mutual Funds.

Most advisors recommend holding some foreign stocks in a diversified portfolio. Fortunately, there are several easy ways to invest there.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Industries to Invest In, The Euro, Cloud Computing, Roth I-R-A, College Savings, I-R-A, Equity Index Annuity, Roll Overs to I-R-As, Stock Limits, Caps, The Stock Market.

Do you need to go through a broker to buy a mutual fund? What's the difference between a mutual fund and a brokerage account?
Today's Stocks & Topics: ETFs, SCHW - Charles Schwab Corp., Millenials & The Economy, Inflation, Dividends, STZ - Constellation Brands Inc. Cl A, Treasury Bond – T-Bonds, AMAT - Applied Materials Inc., Risks To Owning Municipal Bonds, Buying Apps, Municipal Bonds, BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., LYG - Lloyds Banking Group PLC ADR.

In recent weeks $30 billion left U.S. stocks, the longest streak of outflows since 2004. Investors have turned to emerging markets, Europe and Japan.
Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A vs. Roth I-R-A, Millenials & Investments, Economic Recovery, Jamie Dimon: Bitcoin a Fraud, UNG - United States Natural Gas Fund L.P., BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Leveraged Buyout – LBO, New Investor, SJM - J.M. Smucker Co., CWB - SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF, Cold Hard Cash, Gold, LYB - LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Unit Investment Trust.

This is a lazy person’s investing approach. It also works out pretty well because it’s hard to make many mistakes. But there is a downside.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Stock Evaluation, SYF - Synchrony Financial, SHPG - Shire PLC ADR, TIF - Tiffany & Co., GPM - Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund, COST - Costco Wholesale Corp., EFX - Equifax Inc., AAPL - Apple Inc., LC - LendingClub Corp., Social Security, BAC - Bank of America Corp.

More than any other concern that is especially critical for senior investors - protecting their life savings.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Buy & Sell, MU - Micron Technology Inc., CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., AAOI - Applied Optoelectronics Inc., PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc., UTX - United Technologies Corp., RDSA - Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR Cl A, China vs. Bitcoin, Apple Inc., CAKE - Cheesecake Factory Inc., SYF - Synchrony Financial, SQ - Square Inc. Cl A, Retail Sector.

Our world is more digital. More of our lives are online. It's no surprise that a digital currency option would be ready to change the landscape.
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Thinking has been you should shift your assets out of stocks. But, there are safer, smarter ways to enjoy the potential benefits of staying in stocks.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Compounding, AKAM - Akamai Technologies Inc., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., TNK - Teekay Tankers Ltd., VCIT - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond, Equifax, SNP 500, V - VISA Inc., MA - Mastercard Inc., Social Security, MCY - Mercury General Corp., Parallel Investing.

Stocks have rallied sharply, so many people will be sitting on gains and wondering whether to stay put or cash out. It is not an easy choice.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Bonds, BBX - BBX Capital Corp., NKE - Nike Inc., Debit Cards, Mario Draghi, The Stock Market, LUV - Southwest Airlines Co., STX - Seagate Technology PLC, QQQ - PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1, DIS - Walt Disney Co., AMPH - Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc., ADRs – American Depository Receipts, NUE - Nucor Corp.