Buy and Hold Is Risky

Now more than ever, you need to maintain constant vigilance in monitoring your portfolio.

Emerging Markets Picks

Cash in by investing in companies that benefit from rising demand in their own domestic markets.

Overconfidence Game

Investors tend to overestimate the accuracy of their information and their skill in using it.

Mix It Up With ETFs

We put together a diversified bond portfolio using inexpensive exchange-traded funds.

Our Man Goes Undercover and Tells All

He spent days sitting through free seminars to become a super trader. Lesson number one: It’ll cost you.

The Little Bank That Could, But Didn’t

Shares of Smithtown Bancorp tanked because the bank’s bad loans soared.

Solutions to Real-Life Money Challenges

You have questions. We have answers.

How a Proposed Tax Could Hurt All Investors

Speculators won’t be the only ones who will pay the price if a proposed levy on stock trading passes, says Wall Street guru Burton Malkiel.

How to Take the Market's Pulse

The most useful price-earnings ratio.

Bigger Berkshire, Trimmer Price

The purchase of Burlington Northern plus a stock split are big deals.

6 Health-Care Reform Winners

More patients mean more profits. We found companies that will benefit from higher spending on medical care.

Spot Super Stocks

Start by looking at which ones performed the best over the past ten years. Here are 25.

Don't Bet on the Past

Make a Buck off a Sagging Dollar

The greenback’s long-term trend is down. We name funds, stocks and gold plays that should benefit.

Scoop Up Dividends

The evidence is overwhelming that dividend-paying stocks are still your best long-term bet.

Medevac Gets a Lift

Cribbing From the Best

For a fertile source of investing ideas, look at what other smart investors are doing.

Berkshire Stock to Rise on S&P News

The announcement that the company will be added to the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index will give the shares a bump, but they still will be cheap.

Super Bowl Stocks That Will Score Big

Dot-coms, the beverage industry and carmakers will be airing ads on February 7. But only a few names should make the cut for your portfolio.

10 Great Tech Stocks for 2010

Now is a good time to get back into this sector.

Profit From This Best-Picks List

Raymond James stock analysts have a great record of picking stocks that beat the market.

What Ails Treasuries

It’s getting harder for investors to ignore the government’s massive borrowing needs.

Coaxing 5% Returns, No Matter What

These two Pimco funds look like safe bets, whether you're a bull or a bear. Me? I'm bullish.

How Poker Can Make You a Better Investor

Learn to avoid emotional traps by playing a little Texas hold ’em.

How Deepak Chopra Helped Me Play Poker Better

A device featuring the wellness guru taught me to keep my emotions under control.

How Texas Hold 'Em Simulates Investing

Both are based on incomplete and unfolding information.

Munis’ Worthy Rivals

Build America Bonds sound like winners -- except for taxpayers, who get stuck footing the bill.

Know Your Limits

We've found a quiz recommended by experts that may help you get a handle on your own risk tolerance.

3 Faves for the Fearless

My picks are risky, but the opportunities are great.

Bonds: Time to Pull Back

With corporate and municipal bond yields down and interest rates likely to rise, the best buying opportunities are abroad.

Overseas Outlook

My Best Bets for 2010

I've chosen these stocks because I expect them to outpace the market over the next 12 months.

Ring Out the E Bonds, Ring In the I Bonds

The rate on I bonds gets a boost.

Our Take on Inflation

It's worth what reviewing what rising prices might mean for stock investors.

Outback Bonds

Kimberly Lankford explains how to buy Australian bonds, how to get a better tuition tax break and more.

What's in Store for the Next Decade

We expect increased inflation, higher interest rates and tepid home-price gains, but also steady advances in green energy and biotechnology.

Where to Invest in 2010

The long-term economic outlook remains gloomy, but stocks should still advance in the coming year.

A Winning Crop for 2009

IPOs Are Back

Now is a good time to consider initial stock offerings.

How to Protect Your Profits

From increasing your cash holdings to buying options, we show you how to defend against a correction -- or worse.