Yesterday, the Dow Industrials blew through 26,000. If it seems like it happened in a heartbeat, that’s because it nearly did! It took 109 days for the Dow to climb from 21,000 to 22,000 ... but...

Over the span of the last few weeks, I shared all the ins-and-outs of variable annuities and the alternatives to them (including fixed annuities). You can read parts one, two, three, and four of...

Average. Mediocre. Run-of-the-mill. Middle-of-the-road. You don’t settle for that when you eat out, buy a car, or go on vacation. So why accept that when it comes to your stocks? I certainly...

The North Korea crisis finally got the market’s attention last week. On Thursday alone, the Nasdaq Composite Index tanked more than 135 points, the CBOE VIX Index surged 42%, and “safe haven”...

Rotation Nation. That’s where many stocks find themselves these days. Not too long ago, I wrote about the red-hot semiconductor sector. Those stocks have been outstanding performers in the past...

What do you get when you throw together rising inflation … promises of deregulation … looser lending standards … the potential for bigger dividend payouts … accelerating economic growth … and a...

Inauguration Day is here! That means Washington D.C. is in full celebration (or protest) mode, depending on which group of people you’re talking about. But while America as a whole may be...

If there’s one thing investors want in this low-rate world, it’s stocks with generous yields. If they can get nice capital gains at the same time, that’s even better. Now, Weiss Ratings can help...

It’s just a matter of time before the insurance firestorm that's spreading across disaster-prone states spreads to your state, too.

A Kansas bank was forced to close after scammers made off with some $8M-$12M.