Upcoming earnings reports could quell investors’ fears
Stock investors are craving assurances as the unrelenting fall in oil prices has been stoking concerns that the global economy is weakening and the bull market's days may be numbered....
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Many college freshmen clueless about debt load
As many high school seniors decide in the next couple of months what college they will attend, most will be flying blind about what their decision will cost them next...
Investors who ignored predictions reaped big gains
It was easy to make money in stocks and bonds in 2014. You merely had to ignore the predictions made early in the year about the strength of the U.S....
Stretching your nest egg for a comfortable retirement
Are you ready for retirement? I'm not talking about the feeling that you'd like to chuck your job or the daily grind of commuting. Rather, do you know if you...
No bull: 2015 stock market expected to grow — just not as much
The stock market is expected to continue to be kind to investors in the new year but with more humble gains than the last three years. Some analysts anticipate that...
Dow, S&P power to new records
You can believe in Santa. He has arrived right on cue this year, even slightly earlier than usual, to deliver a Santa Claus rally that's lifted stocks to record highs...
Illinois small firms will need to set up IRAs to aid retirement savings
The Illinois legislature has thrown a life preserver to about 2.5 million workers in danger of discovering in retirement that they are going to be far short of money. Gov....
It’s beginning to feel a lot like tax-mess
Maybe it's time to coin a new song for the holidays, something along the lines of, "It's beginning to feel a lot like tax-mess." Like clockwork, as the holiday shopping...
Charitable giving on the rise among wealthy
Do you want to keep up with the Joneses? Then, give away some of your money. In fact, if you are affluent — with an income of at least $200,000...
Did ‘Santa Claus’ come to town early for the markets?
Did Santa sneak down your chimney earlier in November and drop so much candy into your investment stocking that he won't show up again between now and Christmas? He might...