Andrew Leckey

Q. I have a 403(b) retirement account and am not happy with its performance. Can I transfer the funds in this account to another 403(b) provider? Can I roll it...

The index also rises. Small-stock, growth-oriented indexes have made dramatic gains in the past 12 months, a turnaround from the dark days that followed the bursting of the technology bubble....

Q. I'm a 67-year-old retired schoolteacher on a state pension. What can you tell me about guaranteed investment contracts (GICs)? N.R., via the Internet A. Although GICs have been around...

Once telephones came only in the color black. But they worked. Once there was just one big telephone company. But it worked. These days, the telecommunications industry has its cords...

Q. My wife and I have some stock and reinvest the dividends. It seems like companies always choose a reinvestment date just before an earnings report. In our experience, the...

Stock investing is undergoing a transformation in 2003. More and more Wall Street analysts are telling investors to unload stocks with poor prospects. That's right, dump them. Say goodbye. Give...

Q. What do you think of Putnam International Equity Fund? I'm considering adding a foreign stock fund to my retirement portfolio. M.R., via the Internet A. It was whacked by...

It's just like the old days before all the brand-name, blue-chip stocks started throwing their weight around. A shift from big-time to small-time stocks means more intriguing investing choices, but...

Q. I'm confused about the term "laddering" that I've seen used with investments. How does one go about laddering a bond portfolio? M.H., via the Internet A. Laddering means buying...

`I'm going to buy a house, but first I'm meeting tomorrow with my financial planner," said the 30-something woman to an older co-worker in the department store. "Must be nice,"...