Andrew Leckey

Banks are a hot investment ticket of late. We're not talking certificates of deposit or money-market accounts, but the rising stock of banking companies because of worldwide merger-and-acquisition activity. Everybody...

Q. What do you think of my shares of Gap Inc.? It hasn't been the greatest year for them. C.M., via the Internet A. This decade has not been great...

Q Do you think my shares of TiVo Inc. are headed upward? C.T., via the Internet A It is never easy to be a pioneer, even a tenacious one with...

Q. I was thinking of adding a European fund and wondered what you thought of Mutual European Fund. R.R., via the Internet A. It ventures where other European stock funds...

Q. Should I hold onto my shares of Saks Inc.? Has the company turned the corner? R.C., via the Internet A. Image is everything in retailing. The retailer's stock is...

Q. Would the Fidelity Stock Selector Fund be a good choice for my Fidelity holdings? I am reallocating my funds with the company. R.R., via the Internet A. This blue-chip...

Q. I don't know what to make of the future of my shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. Any suggestions? A. How was your Valentine's Day? The snarled travel because of...

Cool as a cucumber. That's how Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke comports himself. Yet the nuance in his words can quickly be transformed to fire or ice when heard by...

Q. I have retirement money in the T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund, which seems to keep changing. Is it still a good bet? R.P., via the Internet A. Changes...

Q. Is the Marsico Growth Fund as good as it used to be? C.M., via the Internet A. It has lately hit a rough patch. For example, its top holding,...