Regardless of our dreams, we still must contend with the uncertainty of whether we will live one decade or three decades in retirement (the more the better in my view), as well as whether our family will need our financial support or whether we will need theirs.

You might have both regular taxable accounts and also retirement accounts, such as a 401(k) plans and Individual Retirement Accounts. But which invest...

Next time you're looking for investment advice, you might be better off asking the monkey at your local zoo rather than a fund manager, a March study ...

The trading risks of HFT may decimate the HFT operation and at the same time greatly affect other market participants. Particularly, in selected markets, unchecked HFT may quickly incur considerable losses, well in excess of any tolerable limits.

The democratization of information that was once held in the hands of the "experts" is fundamentally changing our ability to make decisions for ourselves. So, is it time now to democratize Wall Street? Perhaps.

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett has reloaded his elephant gun. The Berkshire Hathaway chief executive, who famously said in 2011 he was using an elephan...

If less than 1 percent of all advisers are legally obligated to hold your interests above their own, do you feel confident that your financial advisers are looking out for you?

Here's a message to just about every private equity shop out there. There's a really simple way for you to make the billions in all your funds work smarter, harder and faster.

Take a look at your 401(k) plan investment options. They are most likely predominately actively managed funds, with management fees of 1 percent or higher. Ask your adviser to justify including these funds in the plan. Don't accept the glib, patronizing response you are likely to get.

Mad Men, the wildly popular AMC TV show about the fictional 1960s advertising agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, is set in a haze of cigarette smoke...