Gail Marks Jarvis

The calendar beckons investors to tread lightly through the stock market, according to an old saying. "Sell in May and go away" is a popular slogan among pundits because, over...

Can you do it? Should you do it? As that college acceptance letter compels you to say "yes" or "no" around May 1, run through a few last considerations as...

Corporate earnings reports have pacified investors this week after a bout of selling followed renewed concerns about a global slowdown last week. It's not that companies have provided dazzling first-quarter...

It's Money Smart Week, a collection of free financial literacy programs offered throughout the week, aimed at helping people deal with virtually every money issue imaginable: from how to get...

After Monday's plunge of almost 266 in the Dow Jones industrial average, investors were buying again Tuesday, pushing up stocks more than 157 points despite an International Monetary Fund report...

More than a quarter of women earning $200,000 or more are afraid they are going to end up as bag ladies, and about half of women with paychecks around $100,000...

More than a quarter of women earning $200,000 or more are afraid they are going to end up as bag ladies, and about half of women with paychecks around $100,000...

Individuals who decided to close their eyes and try to ignore the excruciating losses in 401(k)s and other investments in 2008 and 2009 have to be feeling relieved now. The...