George Soros may have made a billion dollars by short-selling the pound sterling (earning him the title of 'The Man Who Broke the Bank of England'), but what he really wanted ...

From time to time, I get feedback from readers wondering why the yields listed on one financial website can be entirely different from the figures given on another. This ...

Here are five things a successful investor must consider before investing in a newly public company:1. Is the company raising enough money? Many companies raise money in an ...

In his book, 'The Behavior Gap,' financial planner and blogger Carl Richards makes no bones about the damage overconfidence can cause even the most experienced investors.'It ...

When I first decided that these super-popular investments might have a place in my portfolio, I spent about six months learning about them and then another six months ...

While most securities pay their dividends quarterly (every three months), you might see others paying monthly. Although quarterly payments are far more typical, more frequent ...

Partnerships are a critical component of success. Great partners help people achieve great results, but a weak link can be a huge drag on performance. That applies to ...

As the stock market plunged in 2008 (for the second time in less than a decade), many people concluded that the world of investing was just too risky.Yet since the market ...

Bill Gates once told his professors at Harvard that he would be a millionaire by the age of 30. As it turned out, he became a billionaire at 31.Despite an early interest in ...

I want to let you in on a secret...Wall Street doesn't make most of its money from the stock market.While trading equities constitutes a large part of 'big banking,' if you ...

Here's a fun fact to try at a party:A recent COLLOQUY study found Americans throw away $16 billion in rewards points and miles each year out of $48 billion disbursed—$205 in ...

For many decades, investors had a simple choice: stocks or mutual funds. If you lacked the time or expertise to pick stocks, mutual funds offered an easy way to play the ...