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How much money do you really need to retire on? We’re bombarded with messages about retirement savings – that...[we] haven’t saved enough; that company pension plans are underfunded; that the Canada Pension Plan [or U.S. Social Security] won’t be able to handle the influx of boomers who are set to retire over the next 10 to 15 years. If that’s you, then you might be panicking right now. Stop! According to a new book retirees may not need as much as they’ve been led to believe.

The amount of evidence stacking up that mutual funds do not provide value for their investors is just staggering so what is an investor to do?

Here are four steps we believe you should consider to potentially increase your income in today's low yield environment ... while still helping to protect yourself against higher interest rates down the road.

People don’t really read the news anymore. It’s all consumed through headlines, so here’s my take on how to read financial news headlines.

Has our Business Cycle been eliminated now that computers, algorithms, central banks, trade our markets?

Dividends aren't just for Warren Buffett and retirees. Dividends have the power to support your goals of becoming independently wealthy. Here are 3 reasons why.

That central banks have saved us from a financial crisis is a myth. Central banks have caused our financial crises, not saved us from them. Central banks don’t serve people, or even societies. They serve banks.

I’ve studied the stock market with a passion that borders on obsession so I’ve decided to share my thoughts, experiences, failures and successes in buying and selling stocks exclusively with the readers of munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!) over the coming weeks.

...The global pension outlook is looking bad and a large part of this stems from people living longer and simply not saving enough while they work...By 2050 global pension funds will be underfunded by $400 trillion. Does this sound sustainable?

Medical researchers have created a quiz that predicts how long you’re going to live [i.e how many years you will live into retirement - if any!]. It’s called a ‘mortality index‘ and it’s composed of 12 questions. It claims to predict with some accuracy whether you’ll live out the decade.