stock market

It was a foregone conclusion that 2014 was not going to be as good as 2012 or 2013 when it comes to the stock market. The Federal Reserve has been…

“I am more concerned with the return of my money than the return on my money.” — Mark Twain Talk to people about their financial adviser, and the very first thing you’ll…

The year 2014 is shaping up to be a tougher year for small investors, after five years of easy money in equities. Fueled by sky-high corporate profits and low wages,…

The porn industry is still healthy, with guesstimates ranging into the billions for how much revenue and profits this wide-ranging but financially murky industry generates. But the larger companies in…

Most people think you need a large amount of money to start a portfolio. Sure, it is nice to have more money to play around with and invest, but you…

We hear the name “ETF” floated around a lot in the financial world. However, most people don’t know exactly what an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is or how it works? Are…

Once the stock market moved into record territory, it was predictable that the financial infotainment complex would unleash a parade of fear mongers claiming another crash was imminent and the…

Every so often a column on personal finance comes along that’s a little like the scene from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy when the civilization that built the giant…

Here in Florida we have private jets flying overhead at fairly regular intervals, so we jokingly call them the Key Biscayne Air Force. Every time I see one flying over,…

The number of people invested in the stock market is the lowest since the late 1990s and, despite a recovery that’s seen market valuations return to record high levels, Americans…

Investing in the stock market is now more hit or miss than at almost any other point in history. While stocks have been climbing recently, the market is directly tied…