Do you feel like your 401k is at ground zero? You're not alone.

When it comes to direct investing in residential real estate and becoming a landlord, you should ask yourself: “What am I getting into?”

A stock option gives you the right to buy or sell stock at a particular price on or before a certain expiration date. Here is a look at the different types of stock options.

With the stock markets on such a wild ride the past few years, FiLife Editor at Large takes a step back to revisit stock valuation models to root out if stocks are cheap or expensive.

The equity markets have plummeted since the beginning of 2008, and investors have flocked to fixed income options in droves. Bonds are not flawless, so buyers should beware of the associated risks.

The rule of 72 is a good heuristic for estimating the doubling time of compound interest. Other rules are handy for estimating continuous compounding or the effects of inflation when your HP-12C isn't at hand.

If you’re looking to buy a specific stock, and/or seeking to open a brokerage account to do so, here are some questions to research.

Advice on how and where to buy stocks, and what to look for when doing so.

Whether in the throes of an economic downturn or not, when you turn on the news you will inevitably encounter reports on how the stock market did today; it’s good to know a thing or two about how the underlying stocks work.

Dave Kansas, FiLife Editor at Large, just published The Wall Street Journal Guide to the End of Wall Street as We Know It. We sat down with him to get his thoughts on what happened and what happens next.  FiLife: Wall Street "died" in the fall. But job cuts are hitting now at major companies. How are the two related? ...