This year, the stock market is teaching new investors an important lesson, with many sectors losing value. Instead of hoping for the next big run-up, I will show you a diversified portfolio example ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and educator with over 35 years of diverse ...

Learn how using ETFs for diversification can reduce risk and build a balanced portfolio with simple strategies for beginners.

Despite the unresolved European debt crisis and America's fiscal cliff, stock markets remain buoyant. With politicians bickering, that is mostly due to aggressive action from central banks. Yet ...

With index investing, there's no escape from a roller coaster ride. For most people, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. Retirees and conservative investors ...

Fund management, portfolio management, active and passive management and, unfortunately, mismanagement are all familiar to those associated with the field of investment. But what exactly does ...

This article is for retirees and income investors. If you are young and have many decades away from retirement, you probably have better choices. However, income may be needed not only for retirement ...

If you have significant investments in the stock market, you have probably watched the recent volatility with trepidation, as the values of some indexes have retreated by 10% or more from their recent ...