We all know interest rates are rising. Right? Well, then why was this fund that bets on rising rates been such a loser? Speaking of losers. Many of you have redisovered one of the dumbest ways to speculate, ever! Finally, a cool new gadget that will he

Shouldn't everyone who  works with YOUR money be required to act in your best interest? You would think so, but most hope they don't have to. Some sneaky malware that will make you wish you had backed up your files. Plus, the only sure way to make

Vanguard starts offering inexpensive investment advice and some advisors are mad. Brokers start offereing horrible, expensive, complicated, misleading, etc. Equity Indexed Annuities. About a third of U.S. households live "hand-to-mouth."

If over 80 years of evidence hasn't done it, what will it take to convince "investors" that no one knows what the stock market will do in the future. Why does Dave Ramsey believe that load funds are better than no-load funds? (Hint: Follow the money.)

Is Merrill's boss serious about fee transparency. My musings on our motivations for work. Finally, the case against gloom and doom.

The Don McDonald Show merges with the old InvestoRadio for a new weekly podcast starting about March 28th.

They sent a sales package to the wrong investment advisor. Why would anyone send me sales literature on a non-publicly traded real esate investment trust (REIT)? I'm sure glad they did though, so I can sgare the huge risks and high fees with you.

Be careful when buying individual municipal bonds. The spreads are onerous, and then there's that whole issue of no diversification.

Turn $25 a month into $100,000 in just 10 years! That's the claim of a class being taught at colleges across the country. Ready to learn the truth?

Can you really turn just $25 into $100,000 in just 10 years? Sounds hard to believe, but someone is teaching classes across the country that promise to do just that.