If you invest $10,000 and generate an annualized 8% return for 40 years, for example, your portfolio will grow to $217,245. That doesn't even include additional contributions. Individuals who ...

As consumers and investors, we’re often bombarded with conflicting messages about how to handle our financial lives.

Intel and Paypal option premiums provide solid potential returns for my portfolio objectives. As an example, I have used Intel as an illustration below and Airbnb in the earlier example.

As you work toward a well-diversified portfolio, you can use Morningstar Categories to better understand the different types of investments. And you can use my Role in Portfolio framework to ...

It's natural to get rattled when these types of market events happen. I left my portfolio untouched this past week, and you may want to do the same. It's been a doozy of a week for the stock market.