There was a time when it was easy to know which funds were on top.  Today, it is more complicated.  Most funds offer three or more share classes.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Investments & Taxes, Twitter, Top 10 Business Stories of 2013, Best U.S. Housing Markets, Preferred Shares vs. Common Stocks, Dividends, Retirement, Dow Futures.

This strategy leads to investors buying yesterdays winners at high prices and selling yesterdays losers at low prices.
Today's Stocks & Topics: GLL - ProShares UltraShort Gold, Things Not To Buy In 2014, Large Banks, Japan, P - Pandora Media Inc., Gains, 529 Plan, CLH - Clean Harbors Inc., ETN - Eaton Corp. PLC.

This Democratizing of fundraising allows those outside the traditional investor groups and lenders to join in on the process.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Student Loans, QE, The Fed, After Hours Trading, Bond Market, Is The Economy Improving?, Investments, Retirement Contributions, College, 529-Plan.

2013 was a stair step up for stocks in the U.S. and other developed markets, so what opportunities await in 2014?
Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Retail Sales, Things in 2014 that may Surprise You, Chinas Debt Delinquencies, Volatility, Asset Allocation, CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., INTC - Intel Corp.

The year can be measured in ups and downs. Interest rates crept up, bonds went down. Stocks flew higher, and so did income tax rates. So what did we learn?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Who Are Tomorrows Consumers, Dividends, Home Sales, Auto Industry, Consumer Confidence Index, Market Order, The Down Jones, Life Insurance, I-Bonds.

Investing in your 401k does not have to be that complicated or frustrating, provided you follow the rules.

Today's Stocks & Topics: JBL - Jabil Circuit Inc., 2013 Review, Buyout Bubble, Mortgage Fees, Fund Manager, CMP - Compass Minerals International Inc., NUS - Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. Cl A.

For an increasing number of Americans, their retirement reality is likely to be a step-down process.
Today's Stocks & Topics: MA - MasterCard Inc. Cl A, Earnings Downgrade, Triple Top?, Bond Allocation for 2014, IBM - International Business Machines Corp, Interest Rates, XLE - Select Sector SPDR-Energy, AAL - American Airlines Group Inc., Europe, FCEL - FuelCell Energy Inc, Hilton IPO.

Smart money is increasingly finding it is way into Africa, and it is getting big returns on relatively small investments.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Volcker Rule. Mutual Funds, Is The Market Exceeding The Triple Top, Economics, Statistics, 529-Plan, Level 2, Retirement, Insurance, Stock Market vs. Real Estate.

Technology stocks are up for the year, but recent reports call into question how some vendors will fare next year.
Today's Stocks & Topics: OMI - Owens & Minor Inc., Housing, Reverse Mortgage, Portfolio Management, Roth IRA, G-P-E, HES - Hess Corp.

The year can be measured in ups and downs. Interest rates crept up, bonds went down. Stocks flew higher, and so did income-tax rates. So what did we learn?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Dividends, Home Sales, Auto Industry, ONVO - Organovo Holdings Inc., Consumer Confidence Index, Market Order, The Down Jones.