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People think they know what causes a credit score to rise or fall. They're often wrong.

We asked people in the business of doling out financial advice about the best advice they received--and then readers chimed in with their own

Asia's insurance behemoths, particularly in Taiwan, pose a growing risk to the U.S. corporate bond market after a multiyear binge on greenback debt.

Don't buy a mutual fund just before a big capital-gains distribution.

It's hard enough to influence people's behavior when you're alive. After you're dead? You may be inviting trouble.

What might happen if you're late on a payment? See if you're right.

Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world's largest iron ore miner, has been the primary beneficiary of higher iron ore prices, with a cumulative addition of over $9 billion to its revenue base over the last two years, as revenue inc...

The Smiths have a lot of debt on credit cards. A financial planner offers ideas for how they can fix that and get on with their own plans.

Just last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its 2019 growth forecast to 3 percent, a significant drop from the last couple of years.

Trust is important when dealing with a financial advisor, but blind trust can be abused. A prudent verification process is essential. Investors ignore that at their peril.

Stocks, bonds, gold and oil have staged a rare concurrent rally, as ebbing recession fears as well as bets that the Federal Reserve will continue to slash interest rates have lifted risky and safe assets alike.

Investors are selling off shares in Boeing as the plane manufacturer was hit with downgroades and continues to face intense questions from regulators and elected officials about its safety practices and its grounded 737 ...

You can have a combination of large-cap, multi-cap and mid-cap mutual funds along with a debt component, which could be a combination of PPF and short-term debt funds

One must also keep in mind the volatility risk of the asset class, liquidity, lock-in rules and taxation.Here's a look at how four commonly used asset types--equity, cash, gold and fixed income--have done in different pe...

Netflix is readying a box-office assault, but the streaming giant could use fewer misfires.

RV retailer Camping World Holdings, which has a market value of just $770 million, scored big with a timely ad showing during a walk-off home run in the American League Championship Series.

U.S. government-bond prices fell as investors expressed optimism that U.K. lawmakers are poised to resolve the uncertainty surrounding Brexit.

"Defined benefit" pensions is the kind of plan in which the employer guarantees the worker a set monthly benefit for life. The advantage is you can set aside less cash now and deal with the benefits problems later. The p...

Many people think the initial public offering (IPO) market is dead. I can tell you with 100% certainty that not only is the IPO market alive and well... 2020 is shaping up to be the "Year of the IPO."

The 3000 level arguably remains a psychological barrier for the S&P 500, but a close above that, if it's achieved this week, might help sentiment. That could depend on earnings continuing to come in better than expected.

Lowe's (NYSE: LOW), whose stock is currently trading at around $110, generates its revenue from its Stores operating across the US and Canada. In this note we discuss the historical performance, and expected Total Revenu...

A Technology fund that charges investors above average fees for overvalued stocks.