Major breakthroughs in reducing heart disease or cancer will significantly boost average life expectancy.  But, can we afford it?

Today's Stocks & Topics: Gold ETFs, U.S. Oil Producers, U.S. Profits, Largest Organic Retailers, After Hours Market, CNW - Con-way Inc., DISCA - Discovery Communications Inc. Series A, Oil, SBUX - Starbucks Corp., 401k & Current Market.

There are a lot of moving parts in a typical 401k program, and most of us have only a vague idea of how it works.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Commodities, EXPE - Expedia Inc., Retirement, Median Household Income, Stocks to Own for the next Decade, VRA - Vera Bradley Inc., LEN - Lennar Corp., ETFs, 401k.

Every investing decision must be consistent with maintaining a high degree of diversification.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Universal Life Index Fund, Social Security, Apple Watch, U.S Savings Rates, House Prices, 401k, SDLP - Seadrill Partners LLC, UCBI - United Community Banks Inc.

Akin to ETFs, Motif investments exist as baskets of stocks that mirror certain themes or motifs.

Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Durable Goods, House Prices, KMT - Kennametal Inc., ETFs, Bond Funds, 403B, The DOW Theory, Stock Value.

Consider the bull and bear case for buying the "most interesting" exchange traded fund in the world.

Today's Stocks & Topics: 1st Quarter Earnings, Trade Deficit, Earnings, EWW - iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF, The Stock Market, Dividends, Option Expiration, Book Value, Preferred Stocks, New Investor, Retirement, Mutual Funds, Life Insurance.

They've got other issues - career, school loans, establishing credit, so many young adults don't consider retirement a top priority.

Today's Stocks & Topics: EOX - Emerald Oil Inc., Summer Rally vs. Summer Correction, 401k Solution, I-R-A, GOOG - Google Inc. Cl C, XRX - Xerox Corp., Dollar Price Averaging, Stock Evaluation, ETFs, UUP - PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund.

Investors tend to get emotional, selling on impulse rather than strategy, and thinking they can time the market.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Home Sales, Peter Schiff & Gold, Wall Street vs. Main Street, PG - Procter & Gamble Co., SHAK - Shake Shack Inc. Cl A, CLF - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Portfolio, HA - Hawaiian Holdings Inc., The Dollar, UUP - PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund, DIS - Walt Disney Co., ADT - ADT Corp.

Insurance companies have managed to build a better mousetrap to profit from retirement accounts.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Nuclear Power Plants, URA - Global X Uranium ETF, Retirement, Spending vs. Income, China Solar Stocks, 403B, UUP – Power Shares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund, NXPI - NXP Semiconductors N.V., Junk Bonds, AXAS - Abraxas Petroleum Corp., APA - Apache Corp.

It's emerging as an alternative to stocks, bonds and mutual funds for IRA investors.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing, Money Won’t Make You Happy, Retail Sales, Housing, WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., VZ - Verizon Communications Inc., Dividends, Mutual Funds vs. ETFs, TBT - ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury, LNKD - LinkedIn Corp. Cl A.

Most of the really big winners on Wall Street list themselves as "traders."

Today's Stocks & Topics: Strong & Weak Dollar, Summer & The Stock Market, Social Security, I-R-A Distribution, Investments & Taxes, ECL - Ecolab Inc., How To Pick Stocks, 401k.