Recent court rulings and regulatory decisions have dramatically changed the landscape. Here's what you need to know before giving to your favorite candidates and causes...Read More
Yes, says Neale Godfrey, because children need to learn that you earn your money. No, says Jon Gallo, because making chores independent of allowance is a better way to develop children's work ethic...Read More
Yes, says RBC Global's Eric Lascelles, who believes homes are more affordable than they've been in quite a while. No, says economic consultant A. Gary Shilling, who contends that home prices have 20% or more to drop before they hit bottom....Read More
Ellie Lowder says yes, because they offer the assurance of a guaranteed return. No, says Lewis Altfest, because they are too costly for the benefits they provide...Read More
Anticipation was strong for Facebook's initial public offering as the Nasdaq Stock Market indicated shares would start trading under the stock symbol FB around 11 a.m. EDT Friday. ...Read More
Investors have long assumed that general-obligation bonds are the safest type of muni security, and that governments will raise taxes as much as necessary to repay bondholders. Some investors are rethinking that view. ...Read More
The buyout group's first earnings report as a public company highlighted the uneven results typical of private-equity firms while delivering the cash distributions Carlyle executives had promised investors in its funds ahead of its initial public offering this month. ...Read More
TIAA-CREF has finished reaping funds for its agricultural investment company, raising $2 billion, including commitments from pension funds of Sweden and Canada's British Columbia and Quebec. ...Read More
At risk are accounts that states say may be inactive or abandoned but are simply running on the investing equivalent of auto-pilot—dividend re-investment plans....Read More
Lawyers for former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta urged a federal court to bar from evidence three wiretapped conversations that prosecutors said were crucial to their insider-trading case....Read More
Despite years of warnings about the dangers of "leveraged" exchange-traded mutual funds, many small investors—and, apparently, some investment professionals—may still not be getting the message....Read More
Michael Graetz says yes, because it's just another form of compensation for services. No, says David Tuerck, because a higher tax rate would discourage investment...Read More
The decision of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin to renounce his U.S. citizenship has put a spotlight on Singapore and Hong Kong, financial hubs with some of the lowest tax rates in the world....Read More
Michael Little, an investment adviser who allegedly helped several members of a prominent American family conceal more than $10 million in Swiss bank accounts, was arrested....Read More
What's a good balance between risk and reward? Many pros are bracing for higher interest rates but are willing to shoulder some risk of defaults....Read More
Mixing It Up: Affluent families who have more than enough wealth for their lifetimes may want to give away some assets to loved ones before a favorable tax rule expires at year-end, these advisers say....Read More
Facebook shares struggled to stay above their $38 IPO price, as Wall Street bankers stepped in to prevent the newly minted stock from ending its first day with an embarrassing loss...Read More
The initial trading for Facebook's IPO was delayed and problems persisted after the open as traders had trouble changing or canceling orders...Read More
Facebook priced its initial public offering at $38 a share, a move that values the Internet company at more than $100 billion. It tried floating higher numbers to investors but was rebuffed...Read More
Facebook is minting a lot of millionaires with its IPO, but along with those tales of riches come people like a carpet salesman who may have missed out on $50 million. Reality star Ali Fedotowsky missed out too...Read More
Alexis Tsipras, head of Greece's radical left party, said in an interview with the Journal that there is little chance Europe will cut off funding to the country and if it does, Greece will repudiate its debts...Read More
