How To Measure Performance
It's not just about numbers, to make a real comparison you have to dig deeper. Today's Stocks & Topics: Bernard Madoff, Mortgages, Cash & Retirement, Greece, Driverless Cars, MSFT - Microsoft Corp., PHK - PIMCO High Income Fund, Mutual funds vs. Individual Stocks, 529 Plan, LAZ - Lazard Ltd., Books to Read.
48m Jun 16, 2015
48m
10 Ways Index Funds Could Save Your Retirement
A simple step to help you retire earlier, with more money in the bank and more money to spend. Today's Stocks & Topics: ATRI - Atrion Corp., Bond Prices, Retirement & Cash, Discount Brokers, 401k, WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CVX - Chevron Corp., New Investor, Day Trader, BWLD - Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., Dividends.
45m Jun 13, 2015
45m
How to Diversify 'Correctly
More than a variety of stocks and funds, diversifying is spreading your investments among asset categories. Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A Transfers, May Retail Sales Report, China Markets, Greece, CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp., SBUX - Starbucks Corp., Commodities, The Big Secret About Mortgages, Real Estate, 401k Calculations, PBYI - Puma Biotechnology Inc.
45m Jun 12, 2015
45m
A 401(k) Rip-off?
Insurance companies have managed to build a better mousetrap to profit from retirement accounts. Today's Stocks & Topics: Nuclear Power Plants, Retirement, Spending vs. Income, China Solar Stocks, 403B, Junk Bonds, New Investor, PEG Ratio, Trading, Statistics, Natural Gas Index, I-R-A.
47m Jun 10, 2015
47m
Is It Time To Dump Your Bonds?
What is the outlook for bonds in the next three to five years? Today's Stocks & Topics: INSY - Insys Therapeutics Inc., Greece, I-R-As, Bond Funds, Active vs. Passive Funds, Retirement, TVIX - VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN, CVS - CVS Health Corp., TCB - TCF Financial Corp., QIHU - Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., DOW Jones.
45m Jun 10, 2015
45m
How Poor Decision-Making Affects Your Returns
Can we tweak our mindset to improve our ability to invest intelligently? Today's Stocks & Topics: QQQ - PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1, TQQQ - ProShares UltraPro QQQ, INTC - Intel Corp., Apple Music, Greece, Financial Advisor, PG - Procter & Gamble Co., Dollar vs. Euro, Gold, FFRHX - Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund;Fid Flt Rt Hi Inc.
46m Jun 09, 2015
46m
How Much Should I contribute to My 401(k)? Investing in What?
Are you worried about having enough money in your 401(k) to last throughout your retirement, or confused about your plan's investment options? Today's Stocks & Topics: MJNA - Medical Marijuana Inc., Interest Rates, Greece & The Euro, Apple Inc., GOOG - Google Inc. Cl C, Falling Stocks, AMBA - Ambarella Inc., MYN - BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Inc, New Investor.
47m Jun 06, 2015
47m
Do Doubting Investors Signal Danger or Opportunity?
A new study shows equity ownership is at its lowest level since 1959.  In a record breaking market? Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement Accounts, M&A - Mergers and acquisitions, Inflation, Mortgage Bankers Association, Long Term Care Insurance, Earnings Per Share, I-P-Os, Triple-Double Tops, Mutual Funds, Investing for Kids.
47m Jun 04, 2015
47m
Alarm Bells Getting Louder for Bond Funds
Because of their ever growing popularity, there's the potential for a serious problem. Today's Stocks & Topics: COST - Costco Wholesale Corp., Interest Rates, 401k Plans, Roth I-R-A, Shorting, BPT - BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust, BBY - Best Buy Co. Inc., 401k.
47m Jun 04, 2015
47m
Dividend ETFs: Yield, Quality Or A Blend?
Dividend investors have realized that it’s not all about the yield. Today's Stocks & Topics: GOLD - Randgold Resources Ltd. ADS, FNV - Franco-Nevada Corp., Inflation in the Eurozone, Automakers: May Sales, Retirement, LL - Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., Diversification, Master Limited Partnership, DISH - DISH Network Corp. Cl A, GGN - GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust, GPRO...
45m Jun 03, 2015
45m
Sustainable Momentum Investing: Doing Well By Doing Good
The application of ethical as well as financial considerations in making investment decisions. Today's Stocks & Topics: LCI - Lannett Co. Inc., Estate Planning, Retirement & Investing, Investing School, Distribution & I-R-A, SDRL - SeaDrill Ltd., RDSA - Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Cl A, Elon Musk.
45m Jun 02, 2015
45m
Happy 100th Birthday! I Think.
Major breakthroughs in reducing heart disease or cancer will significantly boost average life expectancy.  But, can we afford it? Today's Stocks & Topics: Gold ETFs, U.S. Oil Producers, U.S. Profits, Largest Organic Retailers, After Hours Market, CNW - Con-way Inc., DISCA - Discovery Communications Inc. Series A, Oil, SBUX - Starbucks Corp., 401k & Current Market.
45m May 30, 2015
45m
Do You Know What Your 401(k) is Doing Right Now?
There are a lot of moving parts in a typical 401k program, and most of us have only a vague idea of how it works. Today's Stocks & Topics: Commodities, EXPE - Expedia Inc., Retirement, Median Household Income, Stocks to Own for the next Decade, VRA - Vera Bradley Inc., LEN - Lennar Corp., ETFs, 401k.
45m May 29, 2015
45m
3 Symptoms of a Poorly Diversified Portfolio
Every investing decision must be consistent with maintaining a high degree of diversification. Today's Stocks & Topics: Universal Life Index Fund, Social Security, Apple Watch, U.S Savings Rates, House Prices, 401k, SDLP - Seadrill Partners LLC, UCBI - United Community Banks Inc.
45m May 28, 2015
45m
Building Your Custom Made ETF
Akin to ETFs, Motif investments exist as baskets of stocks that mirror certain themes or motifs. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Durable Goods, House Prices, KMT - Kennametal Inc., ETFs, Bond Funds, 403B, The DOW Theory, Stock Value.
45m May 27, 2015
45m
Time to Invest in Mexico?
Consider the bull and bear case for buying the "most interesting" exchange traded fund in the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: 1st Quarter Earnings, Trade Deficit, Earnings, EWW - iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF, The Stock Market, Dividends, Option Expiration, Book Value, Preferred Stocks, New Investor, Retirement, Mutual Funds, Life Insurance.
47m May 25, 2015
47m
4 Ways To Get Millennials To Save For Retirement
They've got other issues - career, school loans, establishing credit, so many young adults don't consider retirement a top priority. Today's Stocks & Topics: EOX - Emerald Oil Inc., Summer Rally vs. Summer Correction, 401k Solution, I-R-A, GOOG - Google Inc. Cl C, XRX - Xerox Corp., Dollar Price Averaging, Stock Evaluation, ETFs, UUP - PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund.
45m May 23, 2015
45m
When To Walk Away From An Investment
Investors tend to get emotional, selling on impulse rather than strategy, and thinking they can time the market. Today's Stocks & Topics: Home Sales, Peter Schiff & Gold, Wall Street vs. Main Street, PG - Procter & Gamble Co., SHAK - Shake Shack Inc. Cl A, CLF - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Portfolio, HA - Hawaiian Holdings Inc., The Dollar, UUP - PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund,...
45m May 22, 2015
45m
A 401(k) Rip-off?
Insurance companies have managed to build a better mousetrap to profit from retirement accounts. Today's Stocks & Topics: Nuclear Power Plants, URA - Global X Uranium ETF, Retirement, Spending vs. Income, China Solar Stocks, 403B, UUP – Power Shares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund, NXPI - NXP Semiconductors N.V., Junk Bonds, AXAS - Abraxas Petroleum Corp., APA - Apache Corp.
45m May 21, 2015
45m
Can Real Estate Fit Into Your IRA?
It's emerging as an alternative to stocks, bonds and mutual funds for IRA investors. Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing, Money Won’t Make You Happy, Retail Sales, Housing, WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., VZ - Verizon Communications Inc., Dividends, Mutual Funds vs. ETFs, TBT - ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury, LNKD - LinkedIn Corp. Cl A.
45m May 20, 2015
45m
Investor Or Trader... Which Are You?
Most of the really big winners on Wall Street list themselves as "traders." Today's Stocks & Topics: Strong & Weak Dollar, Summer & The Stock Market, Social Security, I-R-A Distribution, Investments & Taxes, ECL - Ecolab Inc., How To Pick Stocks, 401k.
45m May 19, 2015
45m
Easy Steps for Building a Bond Ladder
When it comes to investing in bonds, we know this is a common strategy used when building a portfolio, but exactly how do you do it? Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement Money, Weak Dollar, FCNTX - Fidelity Contrafund, VTSAX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, Dow Futures, COW - iPath Bloomberg Livestock Subindex Total Return ETN, FTI - FMC Technologies Inc., TASR - TASER International In...
45m May 16, 2015
45m
Meet the Financial Advisers to Very Wealthy
From people with lots of money and no money skills to the rich and savvy. Today's Stocks & Topics: Annuities, Money Skills, Warren Buffett Reads Up To 6 Hours a Day, Retirement, Maximize Social Security, CLH - Clean Harbors Inc., VGK - Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF, FFTWX - Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund, Uptick Rule, SLV - iShares Silver Trust, ETN - Eaton Corp. PLC, New Investor.
45m May 15, 2015
45m
What's Ahead For ETFs?
Top ETF Players debate the future - a look at what's in store for investors. Today's Stocks & Topics: After-Hours Trading, European Bond Market, IPXL - Impax Laboratories Inc., NOV - National Oilwell Varco Inc., GRPN - Groupon Inc., SH - ProShares Short S&P500, FL - Foot Locker Inc., Dividends, Preferred Stocks.
45m May 14, 2015
45m
Investing In Real Estate - The REIT Way
Most Americans own homes, but having a single property or a few rentals doesn't offer true real-estate diversification. Today's Stocks & Topics: Charts, Asset Bubble, Workers Quitting Their Jobs, Greece, GEVO - Gevo Inc., Tax Liens, HES - Hess Corp., GIG - GigOptix Inc., OMI - Owens & Minor Inc., Plan 529 Plan, LCI - Lannett Co. Inc.
45m May 13, 2015
45m
Should You Be Adjusting For A Coming Downturn?
Using historical comparisons, this money manager believes we are most likely in the latter third of this bull market. Today's Stocks & Topics: Apple vs. IBM, Stock Buy Backs, Bond Yields, Uber, BX - Blackstone Group L.P., Muni-Bonds, GBX - Greenbrier Cos. Inc., WFM - Whole Foods Market Inc.
45m May 12, 2015
45m
10 Great Investing Sites and Apps for Millennials
These tools can help young adults invest with confidence and start building wealth. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k Restrictions, Jobs Report, Chinese People, Myths About Getting Good Gas Mileage, TCPC - TCP Capital Corp., Asset Allocation, WFM - Whole Foods Market Inc., Trading, PFE - Pfizer Inc., QIHU - Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., MRK - Merck & Co. Inc., GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF...
46m May 09, 2015
46m
The Case For Global Currency Investing
Are there still opportunities for dollar- based investors to potentially achieve gains in non-U.S. currencies? Today's Stocks & Topics: The Stock Market & Employment, Credit Cards, Apple Watch, LYB - LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A, CRC - California Resources Corp., GPE Ratio.
45m May 08, 2015
45m
The Two Sides of Social Network Investing?
There was sharing before the internet, but now social media has broadened its appeal. The question is: Are you getting good advice? Today's Stocks & Topics: ETJ - Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund, Annuities, The Stock Market, FB - Facebook Inc. Cl A, PSEC - Prospect Capital Corp., CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp., The REITs, BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Portfolio Mana...
28m May 07, 2015
28m
Cinco De Mayo: Time to Invest in Mexico?
Consider the bull and bear case for buying the "most interesting" exchange traded fund in the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: RKUN - Frakuten Inc., 1st Quarter Earnings, Trade Deficit, EWW - iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF, The Stock Market, Penny Stocks, GPRO - GoPro Inc., Dividends, Option Expiration.
45m May 06, 2015
45m
Are There Smarter Places to Park Your Cash?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Bull Market Super Cycle, McDonalds needs a change, A better 401(k), 6 Reasons to Invest Internationally, CLR - Continental Resources Inc., Consumer Index, CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., Market Order
46m May 05, 2015
46m
Millionaires In The Making: Are You One?
Today's investors who are working toward a million are different from people who are already millionaires. Today's Stocks & Topics: Bonds, Made in the U.S.A., Risk Management, Housing Costs, CMP - Compass Minerals International Inc., PANW - Palo Alto Networks Inc., TWTR - Twitter, Impact of Student loans on economy, INTC - Intel Corp., Stock Reports
46m May 02, 2015
46m
Mutual Funds vs. Stocks: Which Is Better for Your 401(k)?
If your 401(k) plan does give you the option to invest in individual stocks, it would be wise to consider the pros and cons. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Foreign Investments, VGK - Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF, Interview with Scott Cooley – Morningstar, JNJ - Johnson & Johnson, JCI - Johnson Controls Inc.
44m May 01, 2015
44m
5 Rules Warren Buffett Wants You To Follow
The 50th annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter included some important lessons for individual investors. Today's Stocks & Topics: 529 Plan, GDP Numbers, Oil Prices, Home Buying This Spring, MU - Micron Technology Inc., NVTA - Invitae Corp., CNC - Centene Corp., TWTR - Twitter Inc., JNJ - Johnson & Johnson, Bonds vs. Dividends, RYE - Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF, XLE - Sele...
44m Apr 30, 2015
44m
How To Create Retirement Income For The Long Haul
Only 38 percent, have analyzed how their savings would translate into a regular “paycheck” in their golden years. Today's Stocks & Topics: Leverage, Chinese Stocks, Interest Rates, Neutral Money Managers, Before You Retire, IPHS - Innophos Holdings Inc., DG - Dollar General Corp., MBLY - Mobileye N.V., FSLR - First Solar Inc., Social Security.
44m Apr 29, 2015
44m
Annuities ARE Tempting
Baby boomers are buying annuities in record numbers, but they may not fully understand what they're buying. Today's Stocks & Topics: Compounding, The Chinese Stock Market, Interest Rates, Buy Backs, SBNY - Signature Bank, SLCA - U.S. Silica Holdings Inc., Investing, XLE - Select Sector SPDR-Energy, FB - Facebook Inc. Cl A, AAPL - Apple Inc., BRK.B - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
45m Apr 28, 2015
45m
Worried About Bond-Fund Risk?
Tips on using past performance, portfolio data, and yield to gauge your holdings' potential trouble spots. Today's Stocks & Topics: Mutual Funds, Myths of Retirement Planning, Greece, Most Popular Places to Retire, Undervalued Cyclical Stocks, GE - General Electric Co., KSU - Kansas City Southern, NKA - Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC.
45m Apr 25, 2015
45m
How the Cheap Euro Is Eroding Your Investments
It may be good for U.S. consumers, but it has taken its toll on certain mutual funds. Today's Stocks & Topics: Interest Rates, Portfolio, Oil Prices, Interest Rates & Bonds, Capital Gains, Index Funds vs. ETFs, TNH - Terra Nitrogen Co. L.P., Over Priced, NFLX - Netflix Inc.
45m Apr 24, 2015
45m
Gimmick or Moneymaking Investing Tool?
OPTIONS have the potential to return big gains - greater than owning shares of stock, BUT . . . Today's Stocks & Topics: Levels of Support and Resistance, Ways To Retire Early, Home Sales Report, Investing Internationally, Millennials Getting Help From Parents, Bonds, 403B, Roth I-R-A, KO - Coca-Cola Co., FOLD - Amicus Therapeutics Inc., On-Balance Volume.
45m Apr 23, 2015
45m
When Not To Open A Roth IRA
The traditional version of the IRA has some advantages of its own. Today's Stocks & Topics: Entry Criteria, Oil, UWTI – Velocity Shares 3x Long Crude ETN linked to the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Index Excess Return, Ways to Retire Early, 4% Rule, Market Volatility, BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADS, Mortgage, Student Loans.
46m Apr 22, 2015
46m
Why Are ETFs Good -- or Bad?
Think of an ETF as a cross between mutual funds and stocks. But there's more. Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement, Junk Bonds, Dividends, Mortgages, ALK - Alaska Air Group Inc., RRC - Range Resources Corp., KRFT - Kraft Foods Group Inc., RCL - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
45m Apr 21, 2015
45m
The Bulls Are Running Toward Europe
Most fuind managers believe Europe is the best place to park money in stock over the next year. Today's Stocks & Topics: PRLB - Proto Labs Inc., The Stock Market, Retirement Income, Buying Currencies, ETFs vs. Mutual Funds, SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Long Term Investments, UPS - United Parcel Service Inc., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., Investments.
45m Apr 18, 2015
45m
Why Active Managers Like Volatility
Active management is likely to become increasingly important to achieving sufficient returns. Today's Stocks & Topics: NSC - Norfolk Southern Corp., Technology ETFs, Early Social Security, Housing Statistics, Buying Currencies, Interview with Peter Dunn a.k.a. Pete the Planner, MWE - MarkWest Energy Partners L.P., New High.
45m Apr 17, 2015
45m
Case Study: One Sick Portfolio
How to tell a healthy investment portfolio from a sick one. Look at how each deals taxes, investment cost, diversification, risk, and performance. Today's Stocks & Topics: REITs Evaluation, Investing, Beige Book Report, Housing Market Recoveries, GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, GLD - SPDR Gold Trust, DLTR - Dollar Tree Inc., Property Taxes, EWU - iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF, RCL - Ro...
45m Apr 16, 2015
45m
The Good and Bad of Debt
When borrowing, you may have more options than you think. Today's Stocks & Topics: WYNN - Wynn Resorts Ltd., U.S. Economy, Retiring? Why you will need less money than you think, Where Tax Dollars Go, UTG - Reaves Utility Income Fund, Asian Currency, UUP - PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund, BP - BP PLC ADS, PSA - Public Storage, Dividends.
45m Apr 15, 2015
45m
Should You Be In A Hedge Fund?
Hedge funds are kind of a 'double or nothing' game - big returns and high risk. Today's Stocks & Topics: NKE - Nike Inc. Cl B, UA - Under Armour Inc. Cl A, Economic Numbers, 401k Millionaires, QE Cost, SCHH - Schwab U.S. REIT ETF, SZY - MSolazyme Inc., FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
46m Apr 14, 2015
46m
5 Signs That Your Investments are Too Risky
Many investors' portfolios are too aggressive for their age, investing horizon and risk tolerance. Today's Stocks & Topics: MINDX - Matthews India Fund, Leading Indicators, The Dollar, Bonds & Income, States with Lowest Property Tax, CAM - Cameron International Corp., CY - Cypress Semiconductor Corp., Energy ETFs, CAB - Cabela's Inc., WU - Western Union Co., KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc., GE - Gene...
45m Apr 11, 2015
45m
Which Investments Will Rise with Interest Rates?
A look at asset types that would hold up reasonably well--or even benefit--in a rising-interest-rate environment. Today's Stocks & Topics: A-Shares, ASHR - Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 Index ETF, ASHS - Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, Jobs Report, Apple Watch, The Market, GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, GDXJ - Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF...
45m Apr 10, 2015
45m
3 Smart Ways to Invest Your Tax Refund
It’s not exactly found money. You earned it, so apply financial common sense. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, 1sr Quarter GDP, Best Managers, 401k & I-R-As Costs, SPWR - SunPower Corp., KO - Coca-Cola Co. vs. CCE - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., MSFT - Microsoft Corp., GEVO - Gevo Inc., Mutual Funds, AAPL - Apple Inc.
45m Apr 09, 2015
45m
How To Smooth Out The Ups and Downs of the Market
Above Average Investing Through Dollar Cost Averaging. Today's Stocks & Topics: TOT - Total S.A. ADS, China, Payroll Numbers, GDP Growth, TM - Toyota Motor Corp. ADS, AXP - American Express Co., VDSI - Vasco Data Security International Inc., MEI - Methode Electronics Inc., Investing in Germany, Mortgage.
46m Apr 08, 2015
46m