Building your portfolios with low-cost, tax-efficient ETFs is a smart strategy but don't set it on auto pilot. Follow these 10 ETF investment rules to build a global portfolio that will beat the benchmarks.

The system is the problem and few comprehend this issue [and, unfortunately,] few desire to comprehend this issue [so] we will see no meaningful change until the economy turns down significantly. Watch and wait is all we can do for now!

Have you ever wondered why some of the most elite investors hold precious metals - especially gold - as a central part of their portfolios? This infographic illustrates 4 famous money managers who made bets on precious metals for different reasons, and what we can learn from each of them.

This scheme of revolving credit will end badly when the pigeons come home to roost; when the piper has to be paid; when we find out that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It is just a matter of time before we become the last of society’s ‘greater fools’ and, as such, are the ones required to pay the inevitable price of achieving future economic and financial stability.

General increases in prices, which follow increases in money supply, is an indication — as it were — that the erosion of peoples’ purchasing power has taken place...It is not the symptoms of a disease, but the disease itself, that causes the physical damage.

The basic principle behind dividend paying stocks is that they pay YOU to own THEM but do they outperform non-dividend paying stocks over time and what should you consider when buying a dividend stock? Words: 514

Often when we hear about “investment portfolios” our minds go to stocks, bonds, cash, ETFs and mutual funds. We think about our 401(k) and IRA. In other words, we think about investable assets, and we pretty much stop there but I would argue that there’s more to your portfolio than just the securities in your brokerage account. [Let me explain further with a few examples.] Words: 500

Transitioning to retired life on a fixed income will undoubtedly have a few bumps in the road. This is a brand-new chapter of life for you, and it's reasonable to expect some challenges ahead. The last thing you want to do, however, is compromise your nest egg with costly, easily avoidable mistakes. After all, you need that money to get you through the rest of your life. As such, consider these costly mistakes of the newly retired so you don't follow suit.

Stepping back and looking at the potential for stock market growth over the coming decades, the elements for continued stock market growth seem to be forthcoming.

I’ve achieved a 15% compound annual return in my personal stock investing portfolio over my 12-year investment career and here are 10 of the rules I followed to make it all possible.