Editor’s note: Each week, one of our investing experts answers a reader’s question in a Q&A column at our sister site, InvestingAnswers.com. It’s all part of our mission to help consumers build and protect their wealth through education. Read More

Working for StreetAuthority, I do a lot of different things. In the course of a day, I may be writing an article, discussing potential picks with our staff, researching the next investing hotspot — even going over… Read More

I once had a tenant secretly move 15 children into her 800-square-foot house. You can imagine the damage when she moved out. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many cute drawings of ponies, rainbows and stick figures in my life… and they covered every wall. Apparently, I had not… Read More

Michael Marcus turned a $30,000 investment into $80 million. He loves the technique I’m about to share with you. And he’s not alone. Bruce Kovner manages a $4 billion… Read More

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking most major stock market indexes are at or near all-time highs. The good news is that with such broad participation… Read More

A major surge in any given stock can help pump up a portfolio’s returns, and for many investors, holding tight on a winning stock pick seems like the right thing to do. After all, the news has been good (perhaps in the form of… Read More

“I just made $12,000 in the stock market today!” my friend exclaimed after a particularly difficult day in the markets for myself and most investors. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 80 points, the S&P 500… Read More

When most of us think of IRAs, we think index funds or ETFs, maybe even bonds.  But that’s not all you can keep in… Read More

With each passing year, the United States has lost its edge, a new report suggests. Whether it’s national education scores, health care efficiency, environmental stewardship or a host of other measures, the country has slipped down from the top of the leaderboard. But by… Read More

As investors gear up for another earnings season, all signs point to decent quarterly results. Analysts steadily lowered their first-quarter profit forecasts during the past few months, and in the… Read More