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Banking may be the single-most important industry for any economy. Without strong, liquid, loan-making banks, capital flows would slow dramatically and the economy would grind to a halt. That’s...

President Trump upped the ante in the U.S.-China trade war this week, vowing to slap new tariffs on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods. The 10% levy will start September 24. Depending on how...

I was in Colorado recently, and all around me were reminders that I was in a state with a rich history of minerals — natural gas, silver, and especially gold. And it holds lessons for today’s...

There's an old Doors song that's particularly appropriate to the gold market right now. Jim Morrison sings: "I've been down so very damn long/ That it looks like up to me." I'm looking at gold...

I get it. It's a lot more fun to spend money than to save it. I often find myself daydreaming about a convertible sports car, a lake house, business-class airline seats and five-star hotels. But...

About 1,756 ETFs trade in the U.S. right now. Our Weiss Ratings ETF Screener, and our letter-grade ranking system, can help you see which to buy and which to cross the street to avoid. ...

Earlier this week, I wrote about the large divergence between the performance of U.S. stocks and stocks abroad. But I’m not sure I was truly able to convey how unusual and unprecedented the recent...

Back on Aug. 30, we shared our list of top-ranked life insurance companies — the ones that earned our highest Weiss Ratings. The goal? To point you toward strong insurers you can be confident...

Last month, I headed out west to speak with investors like you at the San Francisco MoneyShow. Next week I’m heading north of the border to talk to more at the Toronto MoneyShow. But regardless...

I've always been a saver. That's probably because my parents never had much money. In fact, I think most people would have described us as "poor" since my farmer father NEVER made more than...