Recent studies provided more evidence that the failure of active management in beating their benchmark index is replicated across almost all categories, not only U.S. stock funds but also bond funds and even emerging-markets funds. What's more, those [More...]

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The pace of the American economy decline is waning as the U.S. gross domestic product fell at a seasonally adjusted 1.0% annual rate April through June in the first estimate of second-quarter GDP. It fell 6.4% in the first quarter and 5.4% in the fourth [More...]

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Is bull market under way? After stumbling for a couple of weeks, Wall Street's rally got its steam back. By July 24 the S&P 500 found itself up a lofty 45% from its Mar. 9 low, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 39% after breaking through and [More...]

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The certain champ of doubling your money is that matching contribution you receive in your employer's defined contribution retirement plan. In the defined contribution plan, you and your employer contribute money to your individual account in the plan. In [More...]

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You Don’t Allow a Dude to Be a Dude… It doesn’t matter if he “likes Oprah” and admits to enjoying an occasional pedicure, a man wants and needs to feel like a man.

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In the current economic malaise, people save every penny they can. Homeowner, specifically, should take advantage from mortgage interest tax deduction. But be careful, because some tax pros say taxpayers' mortgage interest deductions had just been [More...]

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Ponzi schemes, also known as pyramid schemes, work essentially by bringing in new investors to pay off old ones. In its pure form, there’s never any actual business activity; instead, the money just rolls backward from ever-increasing numbers of investors [More...]

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The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to an all-time low of 38 in December from a revised 44.7 in November. The record drop reflects the worsening U.S. economy, raising unemployment, deteriorating housing market, falling stock markets, and [More...]

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The U.S. economy, measured by gross domestic product (GDP), contracted at a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

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Will stocks pay off in the long run? This question is the most relevant in the current market meltdown. Statistics show stocks have paid off in the past, but it all depends on how long you're willing to wait.

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