Do you ever feel financially illiterate? Do you turn on CNBC only find yourself completely dumbfounded by what they are saying? Do you wish you at least new something about investing so that you could chat with your friends about the ‘markets’? Don’t worry, the basics aren’t as hard as you think.

Dear friend,
You’ve been lied to!
That’s right, plain and simple, all those Wall Street and financial gurus out there who say they are revealing “how you can make big money in the stock market” aren’t telling you the complete truth.

The innovations of the Internet have contributed to numerous changes in the ways that we lead our lives and our affairs. We can pay off our accounts online, shop online, deposit money online, and even go dating online! We may even buy and sell stocks via the Internet. People enjoy having the power to view [...]

Here’s the silver lining of the market meltdown: Equities are cheaper than they’ve been in years. We found ten prospects that should flourish.
Where’s the bottom? It’s the question every investor is asking. We wish we could tell you when the stock market will reach that point – we really do. But we have no idea. [...]

After a whirlwind end-of-year rally, investors are back to playing it cautious as the economic news worsens.
As Friday’s abysmal jobs report made all too clear, Wall Street’s whirlwind holiday romance has ended. Investors are back to reality.

Stocks slumped Friday afternoon after a government report showed another big monthly drop in payrolls, resulting in the biggest annual job loss since just after World War II.

Stocks slumped Wednesday after weak labor market reports and dour forecasts from Alcoa and Intel gave investors reasons to retreat after the recent rally.