Gail Marks Jarvis – Page 38

Each year, Morningstar highlights the three most "unloved fund" types of the recent past so that investors can make sure they have some exposure to them.

Investing in ‘unloved’ mutual funds requires caution, patience

May 23, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

When people pick mutual funds, they are usually overwhelmed by the choices and often make the mistake of judging them as they would a beauty contest. They pick the most...

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, center, faces increasing pressure from international lenders to seek an extension of the country's bailout.

So far, markets calm despite more trouble with Greece

May 23, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

It's back to the future in the Eurozone with Greece's massive debt problems rising once again. It's a reminder that Europe stuck its finger in the dike of its debt...

Market rallies as earnings season nears end

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Earnings reporting season is approaching the home stretch, with assurances for investors that U.S. companies are still able to deliver acceptable profits despite a multitude of worries about global markets....

From credit card bills to student loan debt, money worries continue to be the top source of stress for most Americans.

Money anxiety continues to take a toll on Americans

August 7, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

Although the jobs massacre of 2008 and 2009 has come to an end and people are seeing the value of their homes and 401(k)s shoot up, Americans remain seriously stressed...

Gov. Bruce Rauner¿s State of the State address left out the budget and pension fixes ratings agencies say will be essential for the state¿s future.

Analysts wait for details of Rauner’s plan to fix Illinois finances

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

For advocates of major financial change in Illinois, Gov. Bruce Rauner spoke the right words in his State of the State address. "Today represents a turning point for the state...

Proposed pinch on your 401(k) looks eerily similar to Obama’s 529 idea

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

The Obama administration forgot the first rule of the jungle: Never threaten a mother protecting her young. And with that, an angry herd of moms (and dads) was unleashed when...

Specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday. U.S. stocks were weighed down by disappointing forecasts from big-name companies and an unexpected drop in orders of long-lasting goods.

Weak earnings by multinational U.S. companies pummel stock market

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

There's been a slugfest in the stock market since the beginning of the year. On one side are the optimists — investors emboldened by the conviction that cheap oil would...

Marsha Anderson, a tax adviser with H&R Block, works on taxes for Rosemary Robertson, left, and her niece, Roxanna Martin, in Marion, Ind.

Taxpayer clinics help fill void left by IRS budget cuts

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Just hope you don't have any questions when you try to figure out your taxes this year. If you need help and try to call the IRS, you will probably...

A Chinese worker waits for customers at a grocery store Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in central Beijing. China's slowing economy is one reason many analysts are providing caveats with optimistic predictions for U.S. stocks.

Stock market volatility won’t abate this year

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Get used to it. If the stock market's spasms, and especially the harsh plunges during the last few weeks, have been playing with your nerves and 401(k), expect more of...

Caterpillar stock paid the price for slowing growth in China and other global markets in 2014.

Cautious investors saw surprising results in 2014

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Last year didn't turn out to be what analysts thought it would be for stocks in Illinois or nationally, as surprise twists in the economy turned expected losers into winners...

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