After vaccine euphoria drove several major indices to all-time highs earlier this week, COVID realities led to a more mixed session heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. The […]

The biggest barrier between people who want to invest, and actually investing, isn't money. With funds and apps that let you get started for as little as $1, you can start […]

My paralegal, Anne, buzzed me: “You have a woman on the phone who is crying. Her car was stolen from the parking lot of a motel, and she can’t get anyone to help her.” I […]

Investors will get some time off from the stock market on both Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, but don't call it a perfect four-day weekend. It's closer to a three-and-a-half. […]

Let’s talk about debt baby.  Let’s talk about you and me.  Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be.  Let’s talk about debt.   Do I have you […]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 30,000 threshold for the first time Tuesday as investors seemed to cheer what they hope will be a less politically tumultuous next […]

Though U.S. investors have had little reason to look abroad for opportunities lately, it’s prudent to keep some of your portfolio in foreign stocks. And if that prudence led you […]

The zero-commission trading app Robinhood, which has become popular with millennials, has emerged as a pandemic success story in 2020. And thanks to the well-documented success of […]

The past year was full of highs and lows in the stock market overall. But for midsize company stocks, 2020 was less extreme. “I would put it smack in the middle,” says […]

If you're feeling the holiday spirit and your Costco membership is up to speed, you'll find plenty of opportunities to score holiday goods, from gifts to house-party foods, at […]

The initial public offering (IPO) market overcame a lightning-quick bear market in 2020 to bounce back to levels not seen since the dot-com boom. But there's still a laundry list […]

David Muhlbaum: Like so many things in 2020, Black Friday and its associated discounts will be different this year. DealNews consumer analyst Julie Ramhold joins us to talk about […]

Profile Who: Larkin Martin, 57 What: Farm owner and manager Where: Courtland, Ala. How big is your farming operation? We have about 12 employees who help farm owned and rented […]

There was a lot of discussion around tax increases in the run-up to the election.  On one side, raising taxes on corporations and on ultra-high net worth individuals.  The other […]

Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth can shield your retirement savings from future tax increases, but there are pitfalls and trapdoors, too. You’ll owe taxes on a conversion, […]

The stock market put up some gains on Election Eve, but it was a broadly uneven affair that refused to give anxious election-watchers much of an idea what to expect tomorrow. […]

Gross Domestic Product Gross domestic product is the broadest indicator of the economy, measuring the value of final goods and services produced in the U.S. in a given time […]

Gross Domestic Product Gross domestic product is the broadest indicator of the economy, measuring the value of final goods and services produced in the U.S. in a given time […]

GDP growth in the upcoming first quarter of 2021 is likely to slow significantly. Any fiscal stimulus deal in Congress will not be in time to impact the first quarter much, and […]

Capital spending is still on a roll, rising 2.3% in October. Spending is now 4.9% above its prepandemic level, and new orders are 5.4% higher. Computer and communications […]