2011Â was an eventful year for the American economy, and it seems to be slowly getting back on track. The last few weeks of 2011 started seeing some positive activity in consumer spending. Banking is...
There are many indicators in the economy that can illustrate and determine market trends, with the price of oil, unemployment rates and geopolitical issues being the most common. Some of these...
Recently, while kayaking on Lake Windermere in Cumbria, England, Tom Pickles and Sarah Harrington caught sight of something cutting swiftly through the water nearby. What they saw is uncertain, but...
The markets seem to be starting off the New Year in style, with more optimism and higher gains; however, they're still tempered with the conflicting news from companies and government reports. There...
Your financial situation is a combination of every financial decision you've made up to this point. If you're like most people, you have had very little or no coaching, and you will learn the most...
The latest government case against Goldman Sachs, and possibly other brokerage firms, regarding alleged conflicts of interest around Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO), bears an eerie resemblance...
The stock market has rallied hard off of the bottom that was reached in March 2009, when the S&P 500 closed at 676.53 in a selling panic over the stability of the financial system. This 75% rally has...