Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

It may be getting easier for brokers to erase complaints in their records with regulators.

It was always a question of when, not if rates will go up.

CD rates are so low a worm couldn’t crawl under them, particularly in Pittsburgh, which boasted the lowest CD rates in the country for the month of May.

Low bond yields have institutional investors turning to structured products.

Massachusetts just wrapped up a sale of general obligation bonds labeled as green bonds, and investors ate it up.

The only reason to buy a CD these days is for the piggy bank function. It keeps savers from spending money but doesn’t offer a lot in returns.

The shareholder proposal at Chevron this week is only the latest requesting action on political spending.

Home Depot reported increased sales over its closest rival Lowe’s in earnings reports this week.

Natural gas extracted from shale rock formations may be the future of energy in the U.S.

Forget the flashy actively managed funds. For retirement, the Obamas use index funds.