If you're eagerly awaiting your tax refund to spend it, you might want to think about other options. It's important to ...

Over the years, you may have seen advice in the financial media about the "60/40 portfolio," which consists of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. This type of portfolio can be put together without too much ...

IRS rules say that interest earned on bank accounts is taxable income. If you earned a bonus when opening a new account, you ...

As painful as it is to pay taxes during your working years, you might loathe the idea of paying taxes in retirement even more. At that point, you’re not earning a paycheck so much as living off of ...

The RBA could take the falling Aussie dollar into account when it meets next month to discuss interest rates. (Source: Getty/AAP) "I can't wait for the rates to drop, but I think the RBA is going to ...

Bucking convention with my Roth IRA, I've built a strategy that transcends the traditional choice between growth and income.

I'm moving money out of my high-yield savings account and into investments in my Roth IRA. Read on to learn why -- and why ...

A self-directed IRA gives you broader discretion when it comes to investing. You could use your self-directed IRA to invest ...

The idea of paying taxes now in exchange for the prospect of lower taxes decades in the future struck me as preposterous.

Ongoing strength in the U.S. economy drove mortgage rates up over 7% for the first time in eight months, casting doubt over a recovery in the housing sector. The 30-year mortgage rate inched up to ...

To illustrate, you might not have been able to contribute to a Roth IRA during your working years due to your income level, but you may get that opportunity as you near retirement, or even when ...

In Japan, interest rates are set by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a ...