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On Wednesday afternoon last week the FTSE 100 ticker on my computer moved above 6,091. To most normal people, this random-looking number won't mean much. To a nerd like me, however, it felt like a watershed moment.

On Wednesday afternoon last week the FTSE 100 ticker on my computer moved above 6,091. To most normal people, this random-looking number won't mean much. To a nerd like me, however, it felt like a watershed moment.

The first full week of 2013 was a quiet one for equity investors, and there are a few more of those than in late 2012 judging by an $18 billion inflow to stock mutual funds in the first week of January.

A controversial bet on Ireland is boosting returns for Templeton Global Bond Fund manager Michael Hasenstab--even as investors head for the exits.

Keeping track of your finances in retirement can be a job in itself. Here are the key tasks you need to take on.

How index funds available exclusively to federal employees outperform virtually all their rivals--and how to emulate them.

A few simple steps can greatly improve the odds of picking a winning active manager. Here's what you need to know.

This is a guest post by Craig Birk, director of portfolio management at Personal Capital.

This second trading week of 2013 comes to a close with investors analyzed weak results from Wells Fargo (WFC) and higher inflation in China.