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The market has been slowly (well, not so slowly in my case) coming down so I called my broker to find out what to do.

Different sources define value investing differently. Some say value investing is the investment philosophy that favors the purchase of stocks that are currently selling at low price-to-book ratios and have high dividend yields.

If you own some mutual funds, chances are you are paying a hefty marketing price.The annual fee not only reduces your earnings, but it may also jeopardizes whether or not your investment advice is unbiased or self serving.

A college degree is worth more than its weight in gold. In fact, the value of a college education is worth about $1 million, according to a 2002 study conducted by the US Census Bureau.

A fiduciary is required by law to always act in the best interests of their client, beneficiary, or retirement plan participant. Yet, many fiduciaries are not even aware of their legal responsibilities.

In less than four years, the price of oil has risen about 300%, or over $50 a barrel.

IShares have an extensive offering of ETFs, but they are still only one choice among many foreign investment products.

You want to invest either for the long term or for short-term gains, but you have no prior knowledge of investing, so where do you begin?

We’ve criticized hedge funds for their closures, compensation scheme, poor performance, illiquidity and tax inefficient.

Though no accurate reporting exists, studies suggest that Hedge funds often under-perform traditional mutual funds. Part of the drag on their returns is a result of their structure compensating hedge fund managers better than hedge fund investors.