Game on: Number nonsense continues
Wall Street has failed to grasp that consensus earnings estimates have no bearing on a company's financial health. Plus: Why mining stocks (wrongly) get the shaft.
50 stocks to buy in August
StockScouter, MSN Money's stock-picking tool, can help investors find companies capable of outperforming the broader market in the weeks ahead.
Is this America's worst investment?
Investors have poured billions into exchange-traded funds that attempt to track the prices of raw materials. But when commodities go up, commodity ETFs often don't.
How much life insurance do you need?
The answer depends on your health, income, age, savings and whether you have a spouse, kids or mortgage. Here's a simple way to calculate an actual dollar amount.
Some people can't get credit? Good!
Credit is a useful financial tool -- when it is extended and used responsibly. But given too freely, credit can wreak havoc on the whole economy. Where's the line?
Did Exxon misplay its bet on China?
If new estimates are right, China won't import as much liquefied natural gas as once thought, leaving big energy companies -- particularly Exxon Mobil -- in the lurch.
