Portfolio 102: Determining your goals and what they’ll cost Some financial-planning experts say we’ll need 80% of our preretirement income to live comfortably once we stop working. In reality, thrifty retirees make do on less. First the plan, then my money Bernanke and Paulson say something terrible will happen unless we hand over $700 billion, fast. But that alone sounds pretty terrible. Funds 106: Methods for investing in mutual funds Should you decide to invest in a mutual fund, you will

Thousands of Washington Mutual employees across the country whose stock options are worthless now face the possibility that their pension benefits may be at risk.

Standard & Poor's announced today that it has commenced Factual Stock Report coverage on Security Devices, International, Inc.

Stock Market Summary September 30, 2008, 9:15 am 10:05 am : The stock market holds onto strong gains, climbing toward early highs on a better-than-expected consumer confidence reading. Just reported, consumer confidence in September rose 1.3 to 59.8, which was better than the expected reading of 53.0. This data captured the benefit of decreasing oil prices, but does not include the response to yesterday's sharp sell-off. The current reading is above the July low of 51.0, but is well off

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock futures rose, signaling the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may rebound from yesterday's 8.8 percent plunge, after lawmakers said they intend to salvage a $700 billion bank-rescue package.