Interest rates are extremely low, so cash is yielding trash. But higher-yielding bonds suffer from interest-rate risk. What to do? The solution is to construct a bond ladder. Learn how to get ten-year yields for a one-year maturity. Read More

Think dividends are boring? Think again. Read More

Brokers have avoided acting as fiduciaries for 70 years and they escaped yet again in the just-passed financial reform legislation. Jim thinks individual investors can do better. Wave goodbye to your broker. Read More

The SEC-Goldman Sachs settlement is a travesty of justice as Goldman escapes with just a slap on the wrist. But at least Goldman admitted that it made mistakes and misled investors. Will Warren Buffett admit the same? Read More

Buying call options instead of stock is a powerful way to leverage your returns. But options spreads can magnify your returns even more. Read More

Energy-based master limited partnerships (MLPs) provide the perfect combination of high cash yields and minimal taxes. MLP Profits, the market-beating investment service managed by dividend and energy experts Roger Conrad and Elliott Gue, is a great way to get started in this exciting asset class. Read More

Warren Buffett's testimony yesterday before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission was shockingly bad. The investment legend's reputation as a "good guy" has been mortally wounded. Read More

Jim has a reunion with an old friend from Chicago. Message to Whitney Tilson: Don't mess with Tom Sosnoff! Read More

Jim concludes his four-part series on asset allocation with four guidelines to live by, some model portfolios, a discussion of the unique risks faced by retirees, and the role that insurance products can play in helping ensure a happy and prosperous retirement. Read More

President Obama is back to his lying ways. He recently said that General Motors has paid back its government loan in full. Nothing could be further from the truth. Read More