A rally in a stock or bond market is not different from a rally in a baseball game. Things go from quiet to exciting, and for a variety of reasons. … Read more →

The news recently has been crammed with very surprising stories about negative interest rates in Europe. Trillions of dollars in corporate and government debt has turned negative. Bond prices and … Read more →

A no-load mutual fund is a fund that does not charge a fee to investors for buying the fund. While mutual funds have a variety of fees, a load is … Read more →

You see the sign at nearly every bank teller window and ATM screen — “FDIC insured.” But what is the FDIC and is it important to know a bank has … Read more →

The headlines range from mildly frightening to downright gruesome. Stocks drop hundreds of points in the morning just to rise back up by afternoon. Words like “crash” and “recession” tumble … Read more →

A penny stock is any stock that trades for less than $5 a share. Generally, these stocks trade off the major exchanges in marketplaces that specialize in small company investments. … Read more →

In early July, as the country geared up for a week of fireworks and grilling out, an interesting milestone whizzed by us — 121 months of unbroken economic growth. That … Read more →

A bond maturity is the date upon which all of the initial investment plus interest will have been paid out. That can be as short as a few months and … Read more →

You send them to good schools, try to teach them the value of a buck and then — your grown kids just aren’t financially ready to leave the nest. Push … Read more →

A limit order is any kind of investment purchase that is set with specific conditions. The “limit” requires those conditions to be met before the order is executed. Short-term stock … Read more →