Our nation has just enjoyed one of its most popular annual rituals: the Super Bowl. One can draw many lessons from the drama on the gridiron and all the hoopla surrounding it.

If you are new to investing, mutual funds will make it easy for you to have a balanced portfolio

Corporate Restructurings appear as a separate line on many income statements. The author questions this practice.

It's vital that your nest egg last longer than you do. The only way for that to occur is if the nest egg continues to grow over time.

I've disliked variable annuities for many years because of their high fees and onerous surrender penalties. Now, low-cost variable annuities are available that slash fees and do away with the surrender penalties.

It's tax time again! This is the time that we anxiously watch our mailboxes for the arrival of the documents we need to complete our income taxes. For most, their interest income is reported on a 1099.

As more companies do away with their pension programs, the insurance industry and the media are heavily promoting the use of immediate annuities to provide a dependable income stream during your retirement.

Millions of seniors are sold equity-indexed and variable annuities with promises of guaranteed returns with little or no risk.

There's nothing more frustrating than receiving a corrected 1099 a few weeks after you've filed your tax return. Must you amend your return? Read on to find out.

Sometimes it is the little things in life that really make the difference. That's especially true then when it comes to dealing with financial matters.

If you were nearing the edge of the cliff and didn't know it, would you want someone to warn you before it was too late? Of course you would. That's been the guiding principle of this column, to inform everyday investors of the pitfalls that could cause them and their nest egg irreparable harm.

Prices of properties in Monaco have reached new heights, but a long term answer could be a new development proposed off the shores of Monte Carlo.

Bonds are often classified as a fixed-income investment instrument, but is it possible for your bonds to actually decrease in value?

A good understanding of volatility is important to option trading. A misunderstanding of this topic could leave a trader with losses and frustration as to why their trades that and go as planned.

There are many fine points to review when you look at building a residual income investment portfolio, especially if you are looking for residual income to outlast your original capital investment...