Andrew Leckey

Q. I am new to investing and trying to pick a mutual fund to start my retirement savings. What do you think of Fidelity Asset Manager? L.C., via the Internet...

Home is where the money is in 2003. A sustained housing boom has given a dramatic boost to home builders, developers and housing-related companies. Individual investors are warming to the...

Q. I rolled over my 401(k) into an individual retirement account when I retired. How do I figure out the cost basis for these shares when it comes time to...

If you have a picture in your mind of intense scientists in lab coats working deep into the night trying to find ways to cure diseases and ward off infections,...

Q. I have saved $6,000 for my 8-year-old daughter's college education. Her father and I each contribute $100 a month to it. Given the size of the investment, would it...

Update your vocabulary: Technology and telecommunications are no longer considered dirty words by polite society. Faithful investors awaiting a recovery in stock mutual funds had their prayers answered in the...

Q. I am living on Social Security and a monthly distribution from my 401(k) retirement account, which is invested entirely in a bond index fund and an individual corporate bond....

Happy days are here again. Maybe. Even though a Pandora's box of problems can fly open from time to time, this year's stock market has generally been a pleasant surprise....

Q. I am a 75-year-old widow and have a $112,000 certificate of deposit about to mature in my individual retirement account. Is it possible to roll this amount into a...

`Neither a borrower nor a lender be." Though often attributed to Ben Franklin, the Bible or a wise neighbor your dad used to know, that advice was actually penned by...