Is investing really worth it?

For the long term investor, the answer is certainly yes. If a person had invested in a low cost diversified pool of equities and held them for a meaningful length of time (say more than 5 years), they are almost certainly to be ahead. read more

Gold is the investment that people are more confused about than any other. Sometimes it's collapsing and sometimes it's booming. People are left wondering whether this is really an investment that's worth adding to their portfolios. read more

Before you give up entirely on the market, remember that your entire retirement, IRA, or individual investment account hopefully isn't 100% invested in stock-based products. The fact that this one index is flat doesn't speak for your entire portfolio. read more