The stock market is soaring but it's a little early to sing, “Happy days are here again.” Uncertainty and risk surround us. We face chronic high unemployment, pervasive under-employment, expanding income inequality, and a perverse failure to fix the banking system that...

One of the Great Recession's lasting legacies has been record low interest rates. Good news for borrowers, bad news for savers. In search of higher returns many people, especially seniors on fixed incomes, have turned to promissory note investments. But, be advised, pr...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( FINRA ) , created by the consolidation of the NASD and parts of the New York Stock Exchange, is the new cop walking the Wall Street beat. Recently, FINRA raised an alarm over investment sales practices to seniors and those...

Whether investing for a new home, college funding for a child or investing for retirement, creating a sound financial portfolio to suit a person's needs can be a daunting task. While some people are confidant investing on their own many others need help from an investm...

As I write this article gas hovers around four dollars a gallon, the cost of heat is expected to go up this winter, and the presidential candidates are dueling over energy policy. Whether it's global warming, the insatiable worldwide hunger for oil, or the ever unstabl...

Since our current economic meltdown hit us, it seems as if almost daily a new financial scandal is uncovered. Swindles in progress are exposed because in times of financial crisis victims try to sell their investments to get cash. New frauds emerge as investment thieve...

As I write this article the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Chinese government is taking the first direct action to curb a surge in its stock market. More and more, their stock market has been the investment choice for China's growing middle class. Over the p...

The mortgage meltdown is rippling through the economy inflicting pain on large institutions and small investors alike. The once proud Bear Stearns has been humbled. Almost daily we hear of billion dollar losses from banks and brokerage firms. The average investor is no...

Each year investors who have lost money file thousands of complaints against their brokers. While many of these complaints go no further than an angry phone call, many of them turn into arbitrationas and regulatory actions. In just the past few years we have seen the t...

As baby boomers plan for and reach retirement the need for sound investment advice is growing. The tech wreck of 2000 and the stock market's roller coaster ride since then have shown many people that they can't go it alone when investing for the future. Which financial...