Are You Prepared for the Inflated Market to Burst?
The second quarter GDP numbers are out and they're not good. Why is the stock market still riding high—and will you get caught when it crashes?
The World’s Biggest Pension Fund is Shrinking
Workers and retirees in Japan are waking up to the sobering reality that the old-age financial security they depended on may not be there for them. Sound familiar?
The Wreck of the 1733 Spanish Treasure Fleet
On your next vacation, try Florida. It's beautiful, welcoming, chock-full of treasure. It can also be deadly...
Fed Wimps Out on Another Rate Hike Opportunity
As we fight to extricate ourselves from the quicksand of our economy, the Fed once again fails to come to our aid.
Déjà Rear View or Who’s Subprime Now?
The debt bomb that blew our lives apart in 2008 was fueled by trillions in subprime loans. Now lenders are at it again.
Stocks, Gold and Today’s Defensively Diversified Portfolio
Traditional wisdom has often positioned gold in opposition to stocks, and safety in opposition to profit. But in these perilous times do we need to reexamine the meaning of risk?