What has upswings and downturns, troughs, peaks, and plateaus? Though such terms could easily describe a roller coaster ride, they are also commonly used to describe the business cycle.           The business cycle – also known as the economic...

As a parent, you of course want to give your child the best opportunity for success, and for many, attending the “right” university or college is that opportunity. Unfortunately, being accepted to the college of one’s choice may not be as easy as it once was....

KEY POINTS As consumer prices soar to historic highs, the Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates. As a result, the cost of borrowing will get more expensive. Meanwhile, savings will benefit from higher interest rates. Here’s how consumers may want to rethink...

But they may wait years for those contributions to be their own   KEY POINTS Vesting schedules — the length of time you must be at an employer for its 401(k) contributions to be 100% yours — can be as much as six years. The most common matching formula is 50...

Looking at their recent track records doesn’t do much to settle the debate. Over the past decade, as a whole, value stocks have not performed as well as growth stocks. But looking at a larger body of cumulative data, reaching as far back as 1926, this has not always...