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I happened to have Google Finance open on my computer last week when the “flash crash” happened. While the...

Morningstar warns investors against the false sense of security provided by stop-loss orders. As the flash crash has shown,...

Life insurance company creating stand-alone mutual fund company.

With domestic stock markets rising much slower than they did last year, it may be time to look elsewhere...

“Most actively managed mutual funds underperform the market.” Couch Potato investors sing this refrain all the time in defense...

If you’re a reader of MoneySense, you may have a noticed a new column in the May issue. I’m...

I may have angered an Atlantic community, but sparking debate and encouraging people to learn more about their hometowns...

In this final post in the series on why international index funds performed so poorly in 2009, it’s time...

Despite what you think of the Big Smoke, it's not going to top our list. And that's OK.