In the past few weeks, I’ve told you about the five assets that could save your portfolio. I’ve shown my favorite gold and oil plays, how to protect a portfolio with commodities, how real estate provides safety in good and bad times, and how owning gold coins… Read More

Every sentient market watcher is well aware of the huge upside we’ve seen so far in 2013. Just a little more than seven weeks into the year, the S&P 500 index has… Read More

He’s not as well-known as Warren Buffett, but he’s of the same ilk: A successful mega-investor who’s looking for value — and finding it more often than not. And as with Buffett, when he talks, people pay attention. Jeremy Grantham co-founded… Read More

“Beware the Ides of March.” This famous line uttered by a soothsayer in William Shakespeare’s 1601 play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” warned the ruler of his pending demise on the 15th day of March. Well, we all know what happened to Caesar.#-ad_banner-# We could apply this same warning to… Read More

Editor’s note: Each week, one of our investing experts answers a reader’s question in a Q&A column at our sister site, InvestingAnswers.com. It’s all part of our mission to help consumers build and protect their wealth through education. This week’s question… Read More

We’ve all been through this drill before. As if living through the effects of the 2007-2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession wasn’t enough, investors continue to sit by and watch as officials in Washington wrangle over the question of how to get the… Read More

When Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) shelled out $16.7 billion this month to acquire the half of NBC Universal still owned with partner GE (NYSE: GE), analysts suggested the deal would provide the nation’s largest cable company with another path to growth. Frankly, the deal… Read More

As investors scour the financial media, they come across investment ideas that appear to be winning moves. It’s hard enough to know which of the ideas hold merit, but even when you decide to pull the trigger and buy a… Read More

Editor’s note: Each week, one of our investing experts answers a reader’s question in a Q&A column at our sister site, InvestingAnswers.com. It’s all part of our mission to help consumers build and protect their wealth through education. This week’s question… Read More

In the summer of 2015, both political parties will begin the search for their next presidential candidate. By that time, the whole tenor of political positions will have sharply changed. At least, we can only hope so. #-ad_banner-#That’s because our… Read More