Finance

...According to Forbes, the following are the richest men and women in America. This list discusses something about each individual, how each one achieved his or her wealth, and some of the things these people have done with their massive amounts of wealth and status.

Having unrealistic expectations as to how you will get by in retirement is not the way to go. This article identified 4 false expectations and suggests 3 better ways to ensure a much more comfortable retirement instead.

Governments all over the world are putting restrictions in place on the use of cash - for your safety, of course - but what is the true aim of the War on Cash?

I see no way the Fed can raise interest rates this year, I think the earliest rate increase is probably the end of 2016. I expect the Fed’s next step will be easing, not tightening – which of course is very bullish for gold!

While both Bitcoin and E-money harness the power of the web and mobile, they are still very different. See the infographic below for more information.

Believe it or not, what follows is supposedly the transcript of a recent speech by the outspoken Gustavo Laframboise-Pierre, Global Director of Statistical Creation at the European Central Bank, to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s “Economic Symposium”. It provides considerable inside insight into what is going to unfold regarding interest rates.

The farther away you are from retirement, the greater your potential to achieve a sizable nest egg in the future because time is on your side. [Here's how to do just that.]

The recent turbulence in global markets is a signal that the potential for macro risk is on the rise. One way to quantify the threat for the U.S. economy is by monitoring four financial stress indexes that are published by regional Fed banks. The following is a summary of where we stand at the moment, based on numbers collected this morning (Oct. 30).

With European demographics getting more challenging by the year the eurozone, problems don’t seem to be going away for the euro. Will the shrinking euro be able to revert its course, or is Europe doomed to become the next Japan?

Full implementation may take a few years but, as CIPS gains strength, its use will spread outward...[and] the more it spreads, the greater the Chinese influence over such entities as the IMF.