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  It's not your financial adviser's fault that the economy hit the skids in 2008, but he/she may deserve the boot if any one of the following is true... The adviser disappeared. Your calls wer

A New Law Makes More People Eligible   IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts) come in two flavors -- traditional and Roth. Many taxpayers would prefer the Roth variety, but they’ve been preven

  Shred unwanted credit cards or cut them into many small pieces, and dispose of the bits in separate garbage bags. The old recommendation to cut an old card in half is no longer enough. Reason:

Stung by the stock market’s collapse, many retirees and pre-retirees are turning to annuities to provide guaranteed income for life. Sales of immediate annuities -- contracts issued by insurance c

How to Invest You need look no further than the penny in your pocket for a metal that is an attractive alternative to gold or silver for investors. Copper is experiencing some of the greatest global

Interest rates on savings are painfully low…and the stock market is frighteningly volatile. But there still are wise things that investors can do to protect their money and take advantage of financi

Your retirement finances might not be as secure as you would like to think—and your employer might be to blame. This could apply to you if you are one of the 44 million Americans who have a defined

You may be tempted by dazzling offers to add another credit card to your wallet…and another…and another. But can adding too many—or canceling some of the cards you already have—ding your credi

Many clever quips first uttered by Wall Street legends provide more than just witty sound bites. They offer important financial advice distilled down to a single, memorable line. These words of wisdom

There are plenty of stock fund managers who rely on proven longtime industrial powerhouses for their investment gains. Not Henry Ellenbogen. He spends much of his time searching for upstarts—small,