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According to Paris-based asset management giant Natixis, investors believe they need an average annual return of 9.3% - over and above inflation - to cover their costs in retirement, and 80% believe this rather, ahem, optimistic goal is achievable.

For most Americans their biggest worries revolve around 3 major topics: having enough for retirement, paying for college, and paying for medical expenses. The article below looks at the breakdown among different American subgroups from the survey provided by Gallup.

Planning, preparation and a little luck are key ingredients to any successful baseball player's career and the same applies to those of us suiting up for retirement.

Many investors think that we could never have a crash like the melt-down in 2008 but they are wrong. The 2008 Crisis was a stock and investment bank crisis - but it was not THE Crisis. That will happen when the biggest bubble in financial history - the epic Bond bubble - bursts. Let me explain.

For months numerous articles have been posted on this site substantiating why a stock market collapse of epic proportions is in the cards to happen soon. The basis for such a conclusion are based on a diverse perspective that warrants your attention. With your money on the line - your future quality of life at risk - here is your opportunity to be forewarned and do something about it.

Few pundits who have forecast the future price of silver have provided a specific date as to when their projections will most likely be achieved and why. This article provides that information.

Dozens of “analysts are convinced that the U.S. economy is going to hell in a hand basket – and soon. How sound are their analyses of the current economic situation? Will they be proven to be very insightful or nothing less than fear mongers looking for attention? Their views are all here. You be the judge.

The odds are that you will run out of money in retirement and much of the reason can be attributed to the "super-slimy" so-called financial advisors who are bleeding savers dry as they line their own pockets with excessive fees at the expense of their clients. Here are the details:

Here are the predictions of all the pundits on record as to how high and how soon (with rationale as to why) gold is expected to go before the bubble bursts.

Optimism, hype, wishful thinking, hope - call it what you will (unabashed cheerleading?) - abounds regarding the future for the price of both gold and silver. Below are just a few such views.