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Discuss Finances, Final Wishes with Elderly Parents

It is the one discussion that adult children must have with their aging parents. Many cringe and avoid it because the subject's so sensitive -- your parents' finances, how they're organized, and what their last wishes are. Helping your parents organize their finances and seeing whether they've planned well so that their last wishes are carried out could open the door to examining your own finances. ...continue

In Tough Times, Make Your 401(k) a Priority

Rising gas and food prices and a stock market slump are starting to prompt people to reduce or suspend contributions to their 401(k) retirement plans. No financial planner likes to see workers cut back on retirement savings -- but for some people living on the edge, saving for retirement is impossible given rising costs and limited means. Fortunately, most of us aren't in such dire straits. We can forgo HBO or other small luxuries if food and gas prices continue to escalate. Reducing retirement contributions should be one of the last steps. ...continue

Small-Cap Stock Run Could Herald Broader Recovery

Even as Wall Street skids lower almost by the day, and the major indexes have touched the levels of a bear market, some analysts are actually finding some signs in the performance of small-company stocks that might be pointing to the early stages of a much broader recovery. ...continue

The Lowdown on Strategic Investments

Strategic investments are the lifeblood of the venture capital industry and an increasingly popular tool for large companies. Some even have their own venture capital entities, known as corporate venture capital, or CVC, arms. If a company does not have a formal CVC arm, it can be difficult to find the right person to approach about making a strategic investment in your company. ...continue

European Bank Shares Gain on Subprime Hopes

Shares in Deutsche Bank AG and UBS AG jumped Wednesday after the two giant European banks ruled out moves for additional capital injections in the wake of the financial market crisis. ...continue

Asia-Pacific's Direct Investments in United States Soar

Direct investments in the United States from Asia-Pacific companies looking to acquire or set up businesses overseas have surged, with Australia in the lead, published U.S. Department of Commerce figures said on Wednesday. ...continue

Feds Tackle Subprime Credit Cards' High Fees

Subprime credit cards might be the worst consumer credit product ever marketed. Their high interest rates, costly penalties and high, hidden fees can eat up nearly all the credit available from the cards. Card issuers defend the rates and penalties as a justifiable price for dealing with risky borrowers. For a long time, federal regulators seemed to agree with the lenders. But now, after watching the subprime mortgage crisis evolve into a full-scale panic, the regulators are trying to help. ...continue

For Global Investors, Refuge Is Hard to Find Focus on Inflation Holds Back Equities

As the U.S. markets edge toward bear territory, losing nearly 20 percent of their value from the peak last autumn, investors might wonder where they can turn for relief. The gloomy answer: nowhere. ...continue

Morgan Stanley Hits 3-Month Low On Possible Moody's Downgrade

Shares of Morgan Stanley fell to a 3-month low Friday after Moody's Investors Service said it might downgrade the New York-based brokerage firm. ...continue

Let's Invest Your Stimulus Check

The economic stimulus checks have been trickling in since last month. The temptations are plenty. Do you resurface your driveway or blow it on a weekend getaway to Las Vegas? Do you pressure-clean your roof or spring for a Sony PS3? If you're still considering the possibilities, allow me to present a novel choice: Invest it. An interesting way of doing that? Using a "DRIP." ...continue

Goldman Sachs Sees Q2 Loss for Citi, Merrill; Downgrades U.S. Brokerage Sector

Goldman Sachs said Thursday it is now forecasting a second-quarter loss for peers Citigroup and Merrill Lynch as part of a broader downgrade of the U.S. brokerage sector to neutral from attractive due to limited near-term catalysts. ...continue

S&P/Case-Shiller: U.S. Home Prices Fell at Record Rate in April

U.S. home prices tumbled in April at the fastest rate since a widely-followed index was begun in 2000 with all 20 metropolitan areas posting annual declines for the first time. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 cities fell by 15.3 percent in April versus last year, according to Tuesday's report. Prices nationwide are at levels not seen since August 2004. ...continue

In Oil Market, Some See Shade of Dot-com Bubble

The dot-com boom and bust shook the global economy almost a decade ago. Last year the credit crunch seized up financial markets. Now an oil price bubble might wreak more havoc. A rapid price increase, big investment inflows and a chorus of bullish analysts are just some of the characteristics of the oil market that have echoes of the Internet crash of 2000. ...continue

Goldman Sachs Cuts Financials, Consumer Discretionary Weightings to Underweight

Goldman Sachs said it has reversed course on the financial sector, and now recommends investors underweight the sector, amid rising inflation, a weak consumer and slowing global growth. ...continue

Make Sure Financial Planners Know Your Values

Most people's finances center only on how much money they have to meet today's challenges. Neglected are tomorrow's challenges, which is where the personal side of money management comes in. As the economy expands and contracts, so do our lives. Therefore, combining life planning with financial planning is necessary to protect wealth into the future. ...continue

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