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In a world in which the expected long-term return on stocks after taxes and inflation is 3% to 4% a year at best, financial advisers still typically charge 1% a year for their services. Why, when you take all the risk, d...

Since the August lows, there have been some subtle signs that the financial sector was finally coming to life. The DJ Financial Index (DJUSFN) has just slightly outperformed the Spyder Trust (SPY) since the August low bu...

Weekend Investor: There's a growing array of ways to profit from renting out single-family homes.

Propsect of Labour-led Government fills some in business community with a growing sense of dread, writes James Quinn

As uncertainty grows, investors will get back to basics, writes Tom Stevenson

Formula One's new rule banning driver coaching on team radios is now in place, but it was a message going in the other direction that summed up the fine line between success and failure for this season's title contenders...

Gold of 99.9 and 99.5% purity declined further by Rs40 to Rs26,970 and Rs26,770 per ten gram respectively

Our map shows whether stock markets are above or below their record highs

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) shares jumped 38.07 percent on Friday to close at $93.89 following the e-commerce giant's first day as a publicly traded company. The stock opened for trading at $92.70 per share...

Despite what many feared just after the Labor Day holiday, the markets did survive the FOMC meeting. There was considerable selling up through last Tuesday morning when a Wall Street Journal reporter's comments apparentl...