Across the economic spectrum, experts largely agree that cash is a poor long-term defense against inflation because it rarely grows fast enough to preserve purchasing power. When inflation rises and ...

As inflation sits at a 40-year high, you may be asking yourself if you actually have too much money in your traditional savings account. The answer: Maybe. But remember this: Most people should set ...

February 29 is a date that usually occurs every four years, and is called leap day. So you have one more day available in 2012. How many times have you said, “If I had just had one more day in a week, ...

Across the economic spectrum, experts largely agree that cash is a poor long-term defense against inflation because it rarely grows fast enough to preserve purchasing power. Keeping funds in cash may ...

Last year was a tough one for stock and bond investors, many of whom flocked to the relative safety of cash amid the market turmoil. Hedge fund manager Dan Niles, for instance, opted to navigate the ...

After years of rock-bottom interest rates, a shift in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve (Fed) to combat stubbornly high inflation has contributed to much higher yields across short-term ...

Wealthfront, a fintech that started as a robo adviser but is increasingly becoming more like a bank, on Wednesday launched the first phase of the “self-driving money” concept it has been teasing for ...

Welcome to Select's newest advice column, Getting Your Money Right. Once a month, financial advisor Kristin O'Keeffe Merrick will be answering your pressing money questions. Have one you want to ask?

Investing in stocks of companies that generate tons of cash has historically been a winning strategy. Exchange-traded funds offer investors options to take advantage of these opportunities. Free cash ...