Mutual Funds

Getty Images NEW YORK -- So you think a private equity fund can do more for your money than a mutual fund? Give it some more thought. Paul Jacobs, chief investment officer of Palisades Hudson Financial Gro...

Getty Images Americans are saving more, just not in their employer-sponsored retirement plans, according to a new analysis by retirement market researcher Hearts & Wallets. Average annual household sav...

Alamy What if there was a way to buy Apple (AAPL) -- recently trading near $568 a share -- for just $500? It's not an outlandish scenario. That's essentially what investors buying into Tri-Continental (TY) are ...

Getty Images Here's good news for time-strapped investors: You can ignore your investments and still get rich. You don't have to spend endless hours conducting research, developing watch lists, trading sha...

Getty Images Investing in real estate isn't only for property owners and speculators. Investors get can get the benefit of diversification and earn income by investing in a real estate investment trust, or ...

Getty Images/Hemera Portfolio rebalancing is a topic investors come across often. The advice may vary depending on whom you ask, but most financial advisers tend to touch on two main issues: how often to re...

Getty Images/Cultura RF With the end of the year fast approaching, there's no better time to review your portfolio's performance and, if need be, take some steps to ensure that your returns for 2014 are the b...

Shutterstock The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) may be older and better known, but the Standard & Poor's 500 index (^GPSC) is where the action is. Market pros say it is much more representative of th...

Getty Images NEW YORK -- Target date funds remain a darling among some financial advisers for managing risk, but other retirement experts find its drawbacks make them a poor investment option. The funds we...

TijanaM/Shutterstock Sustainable, responsible and impact investing -- often called socially responsible investing, or SRI -- has gained popularity in recent years as investors weigh environmental, social an...

Alamy Last week, I introduced my concept of the six circles of wealth, and discussed the first circle, cash flow. The second circle is investing. Simply defined, an investment is an asset whose value can grow...

Alamy The securities industry has a vested interest in making investing as complicated as possible. If you're dazed and confused, you are more likely to trade too frequently and purchase complicated, high-com...