If you are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan, in addition to the ability to contribute Pre-tax, the plan may also offer Roth (after-tax) contributions. Traditionally, contributions are made on a pre-tax basis, essentially reducing your taxable income for the year. When you elect...

“The American marketplace is an economic jungle. As in all jungles, you easily can be destroyed if you don’t know the rules of survival. … But you also can come through in fine shape and you can even flourish in the jungle—if you learn the...

“You can’t invest without trading, but you can trade without investing. … [T]hinking you’re investing when all you’re doing is trading is like trying to run a marathon by doing 26 one-mile sprints right after the other.” — Jason Zweig   Are you out of breath trying...