If there's a single word that best sums up investors' views toward stocks heading into 2010, it's probably "wary." ...more

December 13, 2009

On Monday, for the first time this October, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day higher than it began: 963.42 points higher, to be exact, making for the biggest single-day percentage gain in 75 years. ...more

October 14, 2008

Just for a minute let's set aside all the bad things plaguing the financial world. Even in these gloomy times, there's some good news worth checking out. ...more

July 31, 2008

Every January, my husband and I update our finances, but this year's review nearly sent me over the edge. ...more

February 3, 2008

Investors weren't at their finest Tuesday. A tsunami of selling drove the Dow Jones average down 464 points, only to bounce back and end the day off 128 points. Big rises and falls continued through the week. ...more

January 27, 2008

Even after last year's market mayhem and this year's turbulent start, investment bargains are difficult to come by. ...more

January 13, 2008

Investors are voting with their dollars, favoring exchange-traded index funds over index mutual funds. I think they're making a mistake. ...more

November 18, 2007