Lower oil prices have some obvious benefits for the U.S., but they could also bring some problems -- especially as the drop becomes more extreme.

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Managerial responsibilities may seem miles away from investment decisions, but your personal business experience can be an asset in managing stocks.

Addition-by-subtraction can be a good way of earning above-average investment performance.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is growing rapidly in popularity, but the marketplace does not yet fully recognize the risks.

A boom in share buybacks raises some questions that shareholders of the company need to ask.

Interest income remains relatively scarce among these vehicles, but that doesn't mean your portfolio should be without them.

If stock market history repeats itself, the outcome of last week's election is great news for investors.

A strong U.S. dollar may sound like a great thing, but there are some drawbacks to the dollar's recent rise.

The beta metric and others like it are imperfect ways to gauge investment risk. Here's why.