Markets

Outside The Box: How To Know Whether You Have Enough To Retire Early

It’s important to be realistic about spending and build contingencies around income. Read more

Outside The Box: Think You Want To Retire Early? Ask Yourself These 10 Questions First

You have to consider health, friends, financial backup plans and more. Read more

Grow: Realistic Money Goals To Set For 2018

Set yourself up for success in 2018 with these five money goals you can actually accomplish. Read more

5 Predictions For Robo Advisers And Digital Advice In 2018

Advice will be more engaging — and rarely free. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Three Timeless Investment Lessons Of 2017

Above all else, humility is a virtue. By Mark Hulbert. Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Buffett Wins His Hedge-fund Bet — And This Nonprofit Wins Bigger

How Girls Inc. of Omaha ended up with more than $1 million. Read more

Market Extra: The Fourth Quarter Continued 2017s Streak Of Broad-based Stock Strength

2017 was the year that basically everything came up Yahtzee for U.S. investors. Read more

Market Extra: Tis The Season: December Lived Up To Its Reputation For Stock Gains In 2017

U.S. stock-market investors looking at their returns over the month of December should be pleased—but they shouldn’t... Read more

Market Extra: These Are All The Records Stock Indexes Hit As With 2017 Trading At A Close

The close of the U.S. stock market on Friday doesn’t just bring the week to a close, but also the month of December, t... Read more

CryptoWatch: Watch Out, Bitcoin: Ripple Coins March Higher, Overtake Ethereum

Ripple coins are on the rise on Friday, as the cryptocurrency sector mounts a rebound on the final weekday of 2017. ... Read more

Will The Bull Market For Stocks Finally End In 2018? If So, Blame The Credit Market Bubble

The flattening yield curve and a bubbling corporate debt market suggests the clock is ticking for the bull market in sto... Read more

Market Extra: Every Major Stock Market Is Poised To Be Up For 2017 In Dollar Terms

Much has been written about how good a year 2017 was for world equity markets, but the breadth of the market’s gains m... Read more

Asia Markets: Nikkei Logs A 19% Gain For The Year, Its Biggest Since 2013

Japanese stocks rose modestly Friday to reverse some of Thursday’s last-hour slide while Australian stocks pulled back... Read more

This City Has The Best Quality Of Life In The World (hint: Its Not In The U.S.)

Civil unrest and terrorism over the last year have hurt the score of many cities. Read more