More people are selling their life insurance policies for much-needed cash while they’re still alive. But are these “life settlements” a bad deal? Here’s why they can come with a high cost, both for investors and for sellers –…
Prices for copper, gold, wheat, corn and oil are soaring. But how can small investors can take advantage of this growth without taking on way too much risk? That’s a good question, indeed. And here are some good answers.
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Among Tuesday’s top online stories for investors: Internet ad revenue is now higher than newspaper revenue; Facebook stock is likely trading at a 300 P/E ratio; 20 world records that were set in 2010.
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With analysts expecting the stock market to rally, investors are feeling bullish. But are they too bullish? High investor confidence has often signaled a market turn for the worse in the past. Other indicators also show cause f…
The S&P 500 has rebounded 20% since its July 2010 low, which comes as bad news to perma-bears like Nouriel Roubini, Gary Shilling and Bill Gross, all of whom predicted the opposite. This raises several questions about how stock…