Amazon (AMZN) is firing on all cylinders right now. In a market really searching for a growth story, Amazon is providing it. After smashing earnings estimates last month on the back of better than expected results from Amazon Web Services — and posting its most profitable quarter ever — the news kept on rolling in...Read More

Let me start by saying that I love the 401(k) plan. It’s the single best wealth accumulation vehicle available to the vast majority of Americans. At today’s contribution limits, you can defer $18,000 of income — and $24,000 if you’re 50 or older — tax free. That’s great for middle-class Americans, and many can meet...Read More

The quality of brokerage account services has really come a long way over the past 20 years, even while costs have shrunk to almost nothing. If you’re paying more than about $10 per trade… frankly, you’re doing it wrong. Whether your beat is day trading or long-term stock trading, there has never been a better...Read More

Why Invest in Alternatives? You probably have a good grasp of why diversification is important. Throwing out the financial jargon, it essentially boils down to not putting all of your eggs in one basket. But it also gets a lot more sophisticated than that. Many investors feel that they have adequate diversification because their assets...Read More