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Impulse shopping may be fun, but it's no joke.

Couch Potato investors try to capture the returns of entire asset classes rather selecting individual securities. And we do...

Vanguard announced last October that it would be ending its relationship with MSCI, one of the largest index providers...

Double-digit returns and a good income stream is what mortgage investment corporations offer.

Let’s face it, Baby Boomers haven't set the greatest example for those who are just starting out.

One of the first rules of buying and selling ETFs is to always use limit orders, never market orders....

Should financial advisers be banned from collecting commissions on mutual funds? That’s been hotly debated for years, and in...

Wikipedia now makes the distinction between retirement and financial independence, or what I like to call findependence, crystal clear.

Sales and marketing tactics are becoming so sophisticated that retailers can predict what you're going to buy.