An ETF investing strategy can sound like heavy lifting, something best left to a pricey money manager. But the facts are simple: You can learn and put into play a … Read more →

Banks on the ropes. Millions out of work. Foreclosures block after block. Yet the stock market has been rising. Safe retirement investing has rarely been more complicated, even for the … Read more →

One of the most effective marketing tactics on earth is the power of mystery. How Wall Street works is by playing on our deepest fears of inadequacy. Wrapped up in … Read more →

So you fired your mutual fund manager and bought a bunch of ETFs. Now what? Who will be doing your ETF portfolio management? “Nobody” is a truly dangerous answer. You … Read more →

If there was ever a market made for tactical asset allocation, it would be the market we have now, right? Not that many years ago, we all knew which way … Read more →

The retirement advice industry, like any growth business, is chock full of competitors. People write books offering seven rules, three steps, 10 commandments and so on. What tends to get short … Read more →

Earnings season expectations are always stressful — for companies, investors, analysts and the media. A lot of ink is spilled in the days and hours before a big, blue-chip firm … Read more →

Hard on the heels of a decision to slash the already low expense ratio of its own exchange-traded funds (ETFs), money manager Charles Schwab is out with a detailed survey … Read more →

Here’s a low stress investing test: How often do you check your investments? Daily, weekly, every few months? Nonstop? (Admit it…) Investing in the markets can be unnerving, the urge to … Read more →

Bond mutual fund risks are one of the more subtle ironies of investing. Mutual funds in general are part of an industry in which few things are what they seem: … Read more →