Retirement Solutions: Target Date Investing The aggregate performance numbers and evidence suggesting that most investors are holding inappropriate asset allocations foretell disaster for the investors who are relying on their 401(k) plans as the primary source of their retirement income. Read more on Business Insider Financial Advisors Do Not Add Value Bad news about ugly [...]

Question by some lonely guy: What is your favorite mutual company and why? I am with both Vanguard and Fidelity. Vanguard has lower expense ratio, but Fidelity seems to have more investment choices. What is your mutual fund company? Expense ratio is very important as mutual funds typically don’t accomplish that much. Paul, Thanks for [...]

Question by Robs: What Is A Subsequent Investment? I see this on mutual funds where it says 0 minimum investment and subsequent investment. Best answer: Answer by MVD34Later investments — after the first one. What do you think? Answer below!

Charles Schwab to Launch New Platform for Active Traders Charles Schwab today announced a new flagship platform for active traders, designed to simplify complex trading activities and provide a more intuitive experience. StreetSmart Edge™ was built to think like a trader, based on feedback from clients and Schwab’s extensive research on trader preferences and behavior, [...]

Question by Max: great return on investment? I need some good ideas on where to invest my money..gold, real estate, bonds, mutual funds…good ideas welcome.. Best answer: Answer by juologyget in touch with an ivestment bank – they will advise, depending on how much you have to invest! Give your answer to this question below!

Question by Eric K: Are there micro-finance investment vehicles for the common investor? I’m interested if there are ETFs, mutual funds, or other investment vehicles that allow a common investor in the US to invest in micro-finance instruments or companies offering micro-finance. I understand there are organization like Keva, Prosper, and other low-interest “giving networks” [...]

New Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Commentary Offers Insight Into January Hedge Fund Performance A new Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index monthly commentary offers insight into January hedge fund performance. Hedge funds, as measured by the Index, successfully capitalized on opportunities across most global markets as equities, credit and commodities markets [...]

by Zane Selvans Question by 1swing4all: Do you add the year to date return plus the yield to get the total return on investment on a bond mutual fund? The investment mutual fund is a PIMCO total return fund that says it’s year to date return is one figure and it’s yield is another figure. [...]

Question by Griffin L: 15 Year Old Looking to Invest With Small Capital. Looking for the best (ROI). Can I make any money? I’m a 15 year old that currently holds a blogging position that pays around -10 an hour. Over the last year the stock market has interested me greatly and I would like [...]

Groundbreaking Spread ETFs Launch on the NYSE Arca Factor Advisors, a New York-based asset management firm, announced today the launch of FactorShares, the first family of spread exchange traded funds that allow sophisticated investors to simultaneously hold both a bull and a bear position in one leveraged ETF. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! [...]