Finance

It should be no surprise that banks are down and taking the rest of the stock market along for the ride.

There is an obscure, almost hidden problem in the financial system: public employee pension funds across America are suffering extensive market losses and putting the retirements of the workers they are supposed to protect at high risk.

If you can't communicate, it's like winking at a girl in the dark — nothing happens. You can have all the brainpower in the world but you have to be able to transmit it - and the transmission is communication.

munKNEE.com is the only internet site that provides "edited excerpts of the best financial articles" for a FAST & EASY read. Below are the latest 15 such articles.

When the government goes further into debt the biggest problem isn’t that it places a burden on future generations, since the debt will never be repaid anyway. The biggest problem is the immediate dampening effect it has on economic progress.

Brazen schemes are pulled over people who don’t know how to protect their money so we’ve collected some basic tips on internet safety to help you out. By following these simple rules, you decrease the risks of your data or money...[being stolen] to absolutely zero. As they say, forewarned is forearmed.

The stock market is a great place to invest, especially if your start early. It’s also a great place to teach kids about investing. Let’s dive in.

The term ‘fiat money’ comes up often and is used in financial and economic commentary. Definitions are offered, but they vary somewhat in accuracy and clarity, and tend to be incomplete, so what exactly is the most accurate and complete definition? Words: 663

Market participants often expect the next crisis to look like the last one, but it never does. IMO, the current monetary system’s ultimate financial crisis, meaning the crisis that leads to a new monetary system, will have to be inflationary. Here's why.

This post looks at the 4% rule to understand why it works so well in retirement, what could possibly be a stumbling block and how to overcome such a situation should it arise.