Is It Time to Dump Your Financial Adviser?

Your investment adviser is an important partner in your life — after all, who knows your intimate financial details better? It’s an intensely personal, yet professional, relationship. Here’s what to do when you discover that i…

Treasury TIPS: A Looming Disaster for Small Investors

Hoping to add some safety against inflation to their portfolios, many folks have been investing in Treasury inflation-protected securities — TIPS. So now that inflation is on the horizon, they should be sitting pretty, right? …

S&P Downgrades Ireland’s Debt to A-

Standard & Poor’s downgraded Ireland’s debt rating by one notch on Wednesday due to concerns over possible increased capital requirements by the country’s banks.
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New Variable Annuity Balances Stocks’ Profits and Bonds’ Safety [Video]

With stock markets rallying lately, cautious investors are looking to get some profits from equities while keeping conservative portfolios. Mark Caner, president of W&S Financial Group Distributors, discusses a new variable annuity product that aims to do exactly that.

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Social Security Is in Far Worse Shape Than You Think

For years, policymakers have reassured the public that Social Security will be solvent for decades. But outlay and income data from the Treasury reveal that Social Security is already deep in the red — by $76 billion in 2010 a…