Sometimes the most important news stories get overshadowed by short-term crises and teakettle tempests. With that in mind, we at DailyFinance decided to take a look back at the nine stories of 2012 that are likely to have the biggest impact on your wallet in the year ahead.
Every day, dozens of analysts, pundits and talking heads take to the media to make startling predictions -- the bolder the better. But which of them has a winning record, and who is full of hot air? A new website called "PunditTracker" is answering that question.
Houses are cheap. Interest rates are low. And the economy is improving. Even Warren Buffett says that housing might be the best investment today. So should you run out and buy a home? Not necessarily.
Do you know the right way to pick winning stocks? Nikhil Hutheesing heads to New York's Union Square to speak with holiday shoppers about how they shop for stocks. Then fund manager James Altucher gives his professional advice.
More people are abandoning "buy and hold" investing strategies in favor of day trading but Formula Capital's James Altucher says that is a big mistake. Besides the difficulty in timing the markets correctly, day trading can lead to health problems such as insomnia and even suicide.
Economic news from China, South Korea, Europe and the rest of the world can have unpredictable consequences for U.S. stocks. But in this short video, fund manager James Altucher says our economy can handle the ups and downs and explains why stocks will do well in 2011.
Among Thursday's best reads for investors from around the Web: Business lessons from the Beatles, Cody Willard's latest stock picks and the newest billionaire.
If you had $20,000 to invest where would you put it? The bank? Stocks? Bonds? Maybe even gold? James Altucher, managing director of Formula Capital, says that even though he thinks stocks are going up, there are better ways to invest your money.
How do you reinvent yourself when it seems you have lost everything? James Altucher, managing director of Formula Capital, has been through it before. Here, he tells how he created wealth, lost it, and created it again. He explains the critical lessons he learned, lessons that many of us should apply to our own lives.
Among today's top online stories for investors are 220 years of interest rates, why more people die in hospitals in July, more on the Hindenburg Omen, a gourmet hot dog only a billionaire could afford, and stocks that will benefit from Ben Bernanke's policies.
Among today's top online stories for investors are the best dividend stocks for a tough environment, a deep value analysis of Dr Pepper, China's one-child policy, and a somewhat bullish take on yesterday's dismal housing news.
One of the biggest scams perpetrated on the American public is the idea that owning a home is the "American Dream." It's more nightmare than dream, as millions of Americans now know. But it has always been that way. Here's why.
Tech stocks are on sale these days, giving buyers a chance to pick up shares at impressive discounts. The sale isn't due entirely to market jitters. A good sex scandal helped to create opportunity as did less-than-rosy earnings forecasts.
Among today's top online stories for investors are the biggest threat to Microsoft shares, what stocks benefit from a heat wave, how not to value Apple shares, and the best investments for a deflationary period.
Among today's top online stories for investors are what the presidential election cycle means for stocks, a stunning chart on who owns America's debt, a great perspective on the unemployment rate, and James Altucher's one piece of advice for all investors.