5 Lessons From the Crash -- and Recovery

It's been one year since the market hit bottom. Here's what investors can learn from that experience.

Growing Risk in REITs

REIT shares are flying high, but eventually they’ll run out of fuel. Will it be a crash landing?

8 Signs of a Bear Market

You can't time the market, but you should know what might cause share prices to fall again.

Our Man Goes Undercover and Tells All

He spent days sitting through free seminars to become a super trader. Lesson number one: It’ll cost you.

What Could Derail the Recovery?

Investment strategist Ed Yardeni identifies several events that could radically change our financial lives.

How to Take the Market's Pulse

The most useful price-earnings ratio.

Don’t Write Off the Dollar Yet

How a Sinking Dollar Affects You

What it means for travelers, consumers and investors.

The Curse of Round Numbers

Big milestones turn into stumbling blocks for the Dow.

Our Take on Inflation

It's worth what reviewing what rising prices might mean for stock investors.

The Case for European Stocks

They're cheaper than U.S. stocks and safer than emerging markets stocks.

2009 Best List: Financial Resources & Advice

Click here for info on the best stocks, bonds and funds sites.

2009 Best List: Investing

Protect your portfolio, your pocketbook and your conscience.

Rational Exuberance

There is absolutely no reason to be pessimistic about either the U.S. or the world economy.

Book Review: How Markets Fail

John Cassidy takes readers on a tour of economic theory over the past 250 years, examining the irrational behavior of economists themselves.

How Our No-Stock Portfolio Fared

Shortly after Thanksgiving last year, we created a Tofurky portfolio that managed to produce some tasty returns.

How to Limit Big Losses

A fund’s volatility is a terrific predictor of how it will perform in a bear market.

7 Ways to Protect Your Stock-Market Gains

From increasing your cash holdings to buying options, we show you how to guard against a correction -- or worse.

Be a Better Investor

Outsmart your emotions, cut your fees, keep it simple­ -- and reap higher returns.

7 More Ways Your Money Will Never Be the Same

A lot has changed since the recession, including the roles stocks and bonds play in investors' portfolios.

Housing's Shaky Upturn

You can't unwind the biggest asset bubble in history overnight—or even in a year.

11 Things to Celebrate as
2009 Comes to a Close

Things aren’t all bad. The markets rebounded, consumer-electronic prices are plummeting, foods are getting healthier and fewer people are dying on our roads. What’s on your list?

How to Profit From the Dollar's Descent

Find shelter in a fund that invests heavily in foreign bonds, such as Loomis Sayles Bond. Steer clear of most other “safe havens.”

The Case Against Commodities

Sold as a diversification tool, they failed badly last year -- and will fail to protect you again if the market turns south.

Profit From Scandal

Bad news sometimes makes a stock untouchable -- sometimes it creates opportunities.

Want Dividends? Look Overseas

Foreign stocks provide a world of opportunities for income.

Why the Dow Is a Dumb Index

What Now for the Dow

We rate all 30 stocks -- buy, sell or hold.

Stocks That Grow in Any Climate

These seven companies flourished in hard times and will thrive as things get better.

6 Lessons From the Bear

We learned the hard way that few companies' earnings are immune to a terrible economy.

Wall Street Is Right

Investors know that previous recessions have never held down the U.S. economy for long.

Tasty Returns From Emerging Markets

Add international flavor to your portfolio with fast-growing foreign stocks.

Ride This Bull Market

If you've been on the sidelines, it's time to buy stocks. Here's why.

Playing the China Card

Your retirement portfolio should hold shares of companies in this rapidly growing economy.

Has the Rally Gotten Ahead of Itself?

We asked five leading value managers. Three say yes. Two say stocks are fairly valued.

5 Stable Tech Stocks You Should Love

These big, reliable technology companies will be top beneficiaries as businesses worldwide retool to cope with the tough economy.

Stocks Back from the Dead

Shares of these ten companies have risen from the grave this year but not all are worth buying.

5 Big Risks to Your Portfolio Now

Despite the market's rebound and the recession's likely end, dangers still lurk for stocks.

Interview: John Hussman

Market observation -- not market timing -- helps the manager of a top-performing fund.

Alternatives to Market Timing

Four ways to fiddle without making all-or-nothing bets.