Accomplished, veteran investor Guy Hands says he’s seen nothing like the new trading atmosphere in the Trump era.
Today's Stocks & Topics: New Investor, Oil Prices, GDP Numbers for the First Quarter, Cities with Most Millionaire CEOs, HBI - Hanesbrands Inc., BA - Boeing Co., MMM - 3M Co., SIFY - Sify Technologies Ltd., Cash Back Into the Market, What is an Index, DLTR - Dollar Tree Inc.

Does it ever make sense to take out a loan - say a second mortgage - to invest in stocks?
Today's Stocks & Topics: 403B, Bonds, Family Debt, Smart People & the Stock Market, the Travel Industry, JETS - U.S. Global Jets ETF, CVX - Chevron Corp., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., WFM - Whole Foods Market Inc., ACIA - Acacia Communications Inc., X - United States Steel Corp., MMP - Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.

So you want to start investing, but you’re new to the game and don’t think you have enough cash on hand.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Rollover a 401k to I-R-A, Nasdaq, Overseas Companies & the Trump Tax Plan, Morgan Stanley, IHI - iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF, the Wash-Sale Rule, IBM - International Business Machines Corp., QCOM - Qualcomm Inc., F - Ford Motor Co., Charts, Investing, TGT - Target Corp., TWTR - Twitter Inc.

What are the pros and cons of owning dividend paying ETFs?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Shorting vs. Put Option, Canadian Lumber Imports Tax, Roth I-R-A, TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., KBWY - PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio, REITs, SPG - Simon Property Group Inc., KIM - Kimco Realty Corp.

Avoid missteps or you could end up falling short of your retirement savings goals in the future.
Today's Stocks & Topics: WFM - Whole Foods Market Inc., RAD - Rite Aid Corp., Housing Market, Soft vs. Hard Data, MU - Micron Technology Inc., REITs.

Retirement, Buy & Rebalance, Retirement Contributions, 401k, I-R-As, Retirement Needs, Day Trading, Roth I-R-A.

Real estate offers tremendous opportunities, and varying degrees of investment risk, based on your comfort level. That’s one of our talking points.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Mortgage, Stock Market vs. Real Estate, Buying Foreclosures, Retirement Home as an Asset, 401k & Mortgage, Investing for Kids, Annuities, Dollar Cost Average, Upgrading, Personal Finance.

Should you say goodbye to your beloved classic 60% stock and 40% bond portfolio?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Tax Reform, 401k & Taxes, FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., CVX - Chevron Corp., Trading, TGT - Target Corp., Interest Rates, BP - BP PLC ADR.

Fixed-income investors are attracted to closed-end funds because many produce a steady stream of income.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing, Retirement, Gold, CMP - Compass Minerals International Inc., Earnings Per Share, SCHH - Schwab U.S. REIT ETF, LB - L Brands Inc., Taxes Mistakes.

Retirees are realizing that investing in stocks only for their cash flow carry significant risks.
Today's Stocks & Topics: TGLS - Tecnoglass Inc., Long vs. Short Investments, Inflation, Bottoms Up Investing, TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Gold, Banks & Car Sales.

There are more important things than chasing returns. There's a real power in having a plan and staying on course.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Fake Investing Schools, Technical Levels, Interest Rates, Game Stop, Derivative, 401k, I-R-A vs. the Stock Market, Trailing Stops, Stocks's Value, Load vs. Non-Load Mutual Funds, Over-The-Counter Stocks, Roth I-R-A, Life Insurance, Option Trading, Stock Evaluation.

Familiarity with the fundamentals is a key component to a successful strategy.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Mutual Funds vs. Individual Funds, One Hundred Days of President Trump, CCP - Care Capital Properties Inc., SBGL - Sibanye Gold Ltd. ADR, Dividends, Day Trading, MGM - MGM Resorts International, Roth I-R-A, F - Ford Motor Co., STI - SunTrust Banks Inc., WFC - Wells Fargo & Co., Retirement, Zero Coupon Bonds, 5 Things That Prove Rich People Are Cheap.

Do you know what dead money costs are? Have you read your prospectus? What you don’t know can cost you.
Today's Stocks & Topics: IPOs Shares, Earnings Season, Tesla, BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., LLY - Eli Lilly & Co., BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Mutual Funds, TXMD - TherapeuticsMD Inc., Real Estate.

Prepaying your mortgage, while it can save you money on total interest, may not make sense for you in the long term.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Federal Revenue from the IRS, BSCM - Guggenheim Bullet Shares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF, 5 Things That Prove Rich People Are Cheap, Moving Average, JNJ - Johnson & Johnson, QCOM - Qualcomm Inc., SFM - Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., STX - Seagate Technology PLC, GME - GameStop Corp., 50 Day Moving Average, CBI - Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V., Volatility, Investng in S&P 500.

In most ways when it comes to safety and security, IRAs are as safe as you make them.

Today's Stocks & Topics: The Dow Jones, Buy or Rent, Living Paycheck to Paycheck, BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., DPZ - Domino's Pizza Inc., Reverse Mortgage, SWN - Southwestern Energy Co., Hedging, MINDX - Matthews India Fund, QCOM - Qualcomm Inc., MRK - Merck & Co. Inc.

There are 'sell signals' from the DOW, but what if the Trump rally continues? Here's an inexpensive way to hedge market risk.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Jobs Report, Syria & the Stock Market, U.S. Credit Card Debt, TMUS - T-Mobile US Inc., Retire from First Career, ELY - Callaway Golf Co., When to Sell, BTI - British American Tobacco PLC ADR, Future Earnings Evaluation, AEE - Ameren Corp., CAB - Cabela's Inc.

The danger for millennial investors is emotion entering the decision-making process, being distracted by media.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement & Investments, UA - Under Armour Inc., LULU - Lululemon Athletica Inc., Stop Orders, When Stocks Reach New High, GLD - SPDR Gold Trust, TSLX - TPG Specialty Lending Inc., Leverage, RGR - Sturm Ruger & Co.

Foreign stock funds are up on their domestic counterparts in seven of the last eight weeks.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Stopped Out, Investments Mistakes, Avoid Spending Problems, IPHS - Innophos Holdings Inc., DFS - Discover Financial Services, RH – Restoration Hardware Inc., New Investor, Stock Evaluation, NAII - Natural Alternatives International Inc.

If returns are lower going forward, the challenge will be increasing returns without taking adding undue risk.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Where to Invest, Emergency Funds, Tesla, Debt When You Die, TGT - Target Corp., TOT - Total S.A. ADR, MLPs: Master Limited Partnership, BEP - Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., EPC - Edgewell Personal Care Co., CRZO - Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., MA - Mastercard Inc., Companies with Cash.

It’s easy to fall into retirement strategy beliefs that “seem” to be true.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Commodities, HOG - Harley-Davidson Inc., F - Ford Motor Co., Vehicles Sales, MYL - Mylan N.V., FL - Foot Locker Inc., Low Interest Rates & Retirement, Emerging Market.