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Yes, the answer is dividends. Almost always.More and more evidence is showing that dividends are important, providing the bulk of equity investor returns for many generations. This doesn't mean it's always a good time to buy dividend stocks, but it's something to keep in mind.
The rise of trading quote spamHigh-frequency quoting that has skyrocketed recently, leading some in the US to think it might be time for a financial non-transaction tax similar to the one in France. The French will also impose a tax on traders who submit too many unfilled quotes.
28 Great Books You Can Read For FreeSo you bought a Kindle, but now don't want to pay a lot of money to fill it with books. As usual, our personal finance expert has a solution to your problem. He's compiled a list of 28 free books that are both economical, and enjoyable.
Drought slashes corn forecast. So prices fall?Corn prices fall despite USDA forecast of worst corn yield in more than 15 years. Commodity traders had expected the poor forecast.
Want to be a financial adviser? Read this first.Wall Street firms don't train their young workers, they massacre them.
Bold campaign pledge? Three weeks paid vacation for everyone.Most Americans get only two weeks of paid vacation. A quarter don't get any at all. Obama, Romney could get votes and boost workforce.
Alarms sound over world food supply as drought wilts US Corn BeltThe US government on Friday slashed estimates for global food supply as a deepening drought withers corn and soybean crops in America's heartland. 'Scary situation,' one analyst says.
What cars do the 1 percent drive: Rolls-Royces or Honda Accords?Families in the wealthiest Zip Codes typically drive family cars, not Rolls-Royces. Here's a look at their Top 10 favorites.
Romney tax plan 'conceptually' close to Simpson-Bowles? No way!Romney tax plan avoids several key Simpson-Bowles proposals that would raise taxes overall and reduce the deficit. Instead, Romney tax plan relies solely on mostly unspecified spending cuts to trim deficit.
Toyota Corolla to get dramatic overhaulToyota Corolla's transformation will be bigger than the Avalon's. Next Toyota Corolla should also get better gas mileage.
Chinese economy slows sharply. Stimulus ahead?China's export growth plunges to 1 percent in July. Factory output, car and retail sales also decline more than expected.
E*Trade fires CEO as customers flee stocksE*Trade appoints chairman as interim CEO while it looks for a replacement. E*Trade shares have fallen 27 percent in the past year.
Plug-in hybrids to outsell all-electric cars?Plug-in hybrids like the Volt got a slow start last year, but now they're outselling all-electric cars, like the Nissan Leaf.
Another quiet day for Wall StreetDow falls 10 points; Nasdaq rises 7 points; S&P closes flat. Stocks are in summer doldrums as traders look for direction.
In France, high-frequency traders now get taxed for fictitious ordersOne technique for high-frequency traders is to enter multiple fictitious trades for a stock and then cancel them. France now taxes those 'non-transactions.'
Prepaid cards are here to stay. Do you need one?Prepaid cards are surging: By 2013, consumers could be loading three times the amount of cash they carried on prepaid cards in 2010.
Health-care reform: Has Team Romney embraced the individual mandate?Conservatives have howled over the health-care reform law's requirement that people buy insurance. But recent comments from the Romney campaign have some wondering if the presumptive GOP nominee is now embracing it.
Don't believe housing's permabearsA housing recovery is slowly taking shape, despite the many doubters.
Google pays record fine to settle federal suitGoogle's $22.5 million fine is largest every imposed by the Federal Trade Commission for breaking a previous agreement. The Google fine was the result of charges the company was tracking millions of Web users.
Postal Service unstoppable in rain, snow. But red ink?Postal Service reports $5.2 billion quarterly loss, most of it from defaulted payment for retiree benefits. Postal Service warns it could run out of cash in October.
