Investment

Making a Big Money Move? Why You Should Probably Consult a Financial Adviser

By Beth Pinsker, Reuters

People hire financial advisers with the very obvious goal of getting advice on how to handle their money. So why do investors often cut advisers out of consequential decisions? Some advisers say...
Women Are Better Investors Than Men. Here Are 3 Reasons Why

By Beth Braverman

Female investors outperform males on average, and new report attributes the better performance to three traits more common in female investors.
Here's How Much You Would Have Made If You Invested in Amazon 20 Years Ago

By Akin Oyedele, Business Insider

On May 15, 1997, Amazon , then an online bookstore, went public. The company's stock has seen a stunning 36% compounded annual gain since then. Amazon closed at $961.35 on Friday, giving the company...
Intimidated by Investing? Five Simple Rules That Help Newbies Get Started

By Janna Herron

When speaking with Alice Finn about her new book Smart Women Love Money –a call to action for women to get serious about investing—the conversation inevitably touched on the gender wage gap, a big...
After This Guy Won a Jet.com Contest, Walmart Made Him a Multimillionaire

By Jillian D'onfro, Business Insider

Eric Martin is still processing his big news. The 29-year-old marketer from York, Pennsylvania just became a millionaire thanks to a smart investment in Jet.com, which Walmart is buying for more than...

Why Raiding Your Kids' 529 College Savings Plan Is a Bad Idea

By Kelli B. Grant, CNBC

Cringe-worthy as it is to dip into your kid's piggy bank, it's probably the nicer financial move compared to raiding his or her 529 college savings account. Nearly half of parents with college...
Does Passive Investing Make Sense for Your Portfolio?

By Jeff Spross, TheWeek.com

Very quietly, the way that many Americans invest their money is changing. And it's changing in a way that could upend the way Wall Street does business. When you think of investment, you probably...
Mark Cuban: Here’s What You Need to Do Before You Start Investing

By Libby Kane, Business Insider

Billionaire Mark Cuban doesn't mince words. When Entrepreneur asked him on the set of "Shark Tank" for his best advice to make money investing, he replied: "Don't." "The market could go up for years...
3 Ways the Brexit Affects You

By Beth Braverman

After years of debate and speculation, last night’s vote confirmed that Brexit is actually happening and the United Kingdom is going to withdrawal from the European Union. The actual process of...
19 Retirement Mistakes You’re Making Other Than Not Saving Enough

By Janna Herron

It’s conventional wisdom by now that Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. Recent studies have shown that many Baby Boomers might have to live on a mere $7,000 to $9,000 a year during their...

Hedge Funds: Fewer Winners as More Roll the Dice

By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

Several years ago, a trader of my acquaintance, who had just begun working for a hedge fund, informed me that there were more hedge funds in the United States than there were Taco Bell outlets. His...
Too Many Hedge Funds, Too Little Alpha

By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

There are more hedge funds in the U.S. than there are Taco Bells. Can all these funds survive and prosper?
The U.S. Economy Is About to Get 3 Percent Bigger

By Jason Lange, Reuters

Beginning on Wednesday, the U.S. government will add Research and Development as part of the GDP numbers, making the economy about 3 percent larger than its current state.
Obama’s Big Pitch for Infrastructure Falls Short

By Eric Pianin and Brianna Ehley

Since the darkest days of the financial crisis, President Obama has portrayed spending on bridges, roads, waterways, schools and other forms of infrastructure as a silver bullet that could help the...
Traders Will Watch Fed for Slightest Taper Tweak

By Patti Domm, CNBC

For the dead of summer, the week ahead couldn't be livelier. "Taper talk" should pick up again as the Federal Reserve gets set to meet Tuesday and Wednesday

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