What’s behind the recent market drop?
The year began with a kick in the gut for investors who were soothed by the enormous climb in the stock market in 2013. Although the Dow Jones industrial average...
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Illinois companies delivered in 2013
You had to try hard to lose money in Illinois stocks in 2013. Like the overall market, a wide array of Illinois-based company stocks provided sweet rewards to investors last...
Illinois companies delivered in 2013
You had to try hard to lose money in Illinois stocks in 2013. Like the overall market, a wide array of Illinois-based company stocks provided sweet rewards to investors last...
How to handle a windfall
What if you are lucky enough to get a windfall? Maybe a small inheritance from a long-lost cousin, or even something modest like a $2,000 tax refund or the $10,000...
World economies pose biggest risk in 2014
The prevailing view for 2014 is that the world is a safer place for investors than it's been for the past six years. The U.S. economy is in a sustainable...
World economies pose biggest risk in 2014
The prevailing view for 2014 is that the world is a safer place for investors than it's been for the past six years. The U.S. economy is in a sustainable...
MarksJarvis: Lessons learned from the stock market in 2013
2013 was the best year for the stock market since 1997 and a reminder of the sweet time at the end of the 1990s when 30 percent annual gains seemed...
MarksJarvis: Investors won’t have to go cold turkey
Even addicts know they can't keep overdosing without doing themselves horrible harm. And that's how investors responded Wednesday when they learned from the Federal Reserve that they eventually are going...
MarksJarvis: Investors won’t have to go cold turkey
Even addicts know they can't keep overdosing without doing themselves horrible harm. And that's how investors responded Wednesday when they learned from the Federal Reserve that they eventually are going...
MarksJarvis: Cash-flush companies resort to buybacks, raised dividends
Despite their ongoing struggle to get customers to buy their products and services, large U.S. companies flush with cash are handing it out like candy to win investors' affections. Corporations...