Young investors see retirement as something that is a lifetime away, but they need to start preparing now.

When you are preparing for retirement, it is a good idea to open up an IRA, given that you can grow your money tax-free until retirement.

Before you decide to pull the trigger on purchasing shares in a particular company, ask yourself these three questions.

Preparing for retirement while you’re young is crucial to saving up enough money to retire the way you want to.

There are thousands of stocks to choose from, and this can make investing seem overwhelming. How do you pick the winners from the losers?

On Tuesday the price of oil fell to its lowest level in several months, and there are two sectors that are going to benefit more than the broader stock market.

These 3 stocks all have multi-decade track records of raising dividends and have been under pressure as of late.

As this love affair with stocks has developed over the past twenty-five years or so, we have seen several notions develop in the collective consciousness of stock market participants that simply aren’t true.

While Buffett hasn’t been making any particularly large transactions, he has made several smaller transactions that are worth keeping an eye on.

Dividend-paying stocks have historically been excellent vehicles to hold for long-term wealth creation. However, there is also a drawback.

While the stock market may be trading near its all time high, the economy isn’t in such great shape. Here's how to protect yourself.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is flat on the year but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some big winners. The following three stocks—Disney, Intel, and Microsoft—have all generated double digit returns, and they are trading at or near multiyear highs.

These three ETFs enable you to get a diversified source of income.

As an investor, you should be able to spot these two stocks.

While the gold price has risen this year, lately it has been flat as investors cannot decide the next direction for the yellow metal.

Investors have long debated the pros and cons in investing in dividend-paying stocks.

How do you use the stock correction to your advantage rather than panicking and selling near the bottom?

Berkshire has excellent credit given that it has very little debt outstanding and substantial cash-flow from dividends and from the various businesses Buffett has bought over the years.

The stock market hasn’t had such a great year, but one group of stocks that has generally outperformed are those paying high dividends. Can the trend continue?

With the stock market rolling over, it's prudent to take profits, but it's equally prudent to look for buying opportunities.

Why didn’t stocks fall substantially on what is seemingly bad news?

The market is due for a sizable correction, but have we begun to see this correction, or is this just a blip before we move higher?

On Wednesday afternoon the Federal Reserve announced that it would be tapering its bond-buying program by another $10 billion per month, which brings the total monthly purchases down to $25 billion per month.

When consumers are confident, they tend to spend more money, so it makes sense that these companies’ earnings and share prices will rise, right?

On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its first estimate for second-quarter GDP. As an investor, what does it mean?

These two companies consistently raise dividends, and can afford to keep raising them.

Why does Buffett like rail transport companies? There are three primary reasons.

On Monday, we saw Zillow bought Trulia and Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar. What does that mean for investors?

The Dow is underperforming this year, but there are several Dow stocks that are doing just fine.

There is little doubt that e-commerce is a rapidly growing market. For many people it is simple and convenient to be able to go online in order to purchase goods.