Lifestyle

A recent survey presents a mixed picture of what’s happening in the healthcare benefits arena. The one consistent result is that both employees and employers are reacting to the current economic problems, although in different ways.

Implications for High Net Worth Portfolios

When it comes to selecting stocks, you’ll find everyone has their own opinion and few experts can ever agree. There are two main schools of thought on how to select good investment stocks - and they are quite different.

How much life insurance you need is a function of many factors including your liability (not just debt but also protecting loved ones), your earnings, your other assets, and your time horizon.

In a recent summit meeting with executives of 14 major banks, President Obama urged them to voluntarily adopt the consumer protection reforms reflected in the Federal Reserve rules scheduled to take effect on July 1 of next year.

In response to a probe by the Texas Attorney General�s office, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas says it no longer uses claims data from doctors to measure their affordability and rank them accordingly.

The major averages continued their upward trajectory this past week, rallying ahead of and after the release of the bank stress test results and a better than expected employment report.

Like with many projects that Congress puts its hands to, the stimulus bill that President Obama signed in February has generated a lot of questions. One of the most common misconceptions is that stimulus payments will come by check, like the rebates that were enacted under the Bush administration.

There are opportunities to be found, and good places and people to invest with even in this challenging period. Here are some "rules of the road" for successful investing, which do not include keeping all of it in cash under your mattress.

To inject some life into flagging sales, PC companies are rolling out a line of lower-cost laptops aimed at more frugal consumers.

Americans love their cars. Americans are their cars. The impression of achievement and elevated social status are conveyed by the car you drive in the minds of many Americans.

Stricter regulation and better due diligence now make some alternative investments safer, less costly, less risky, more profitable, and therefore, more desirable.

Thousands of investors are skipping the financial pages and internet sites when searching for the best CD interest rates, and going directly to CD auction sites where they can find fun and perhaps some profit.

Should/can small investors imitate endowments?

Many investors spend the preponderance of their time on selecting securities and very little on asset allocation, just the opposite of what they should be doing.

With car dealers slashing prices and offering generous incentives, now may be the time to buy a new car instead of a used car to get a better bargain.

It's important to understand that portfolio management involves a comprehensive overview of how investment portfolios should be designed, implemented, and actively managed on a regular basis.

The mandatory switch to digital TV signals will now arrive on June 12, barring any last-minute postponements like the one that pushed it back from its original deadline of February 17.

Using historical charts as a guide for future price direction can be a good way of understanding where we may be headed next.

By all accounts, the adoption of electronic health records has been agonizingly slow. According to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, only 9 percent of the nation�s hospitals have electronic health records.

Most homeowners insurance policies are written to cover every hazard except those that are specifically excluded.

If you have some cash lying around, or got a big refund from the IRS, now may be the time to shop for that country membership you’ve always wanted but couldn’t afford.

Regardless of the quality of treatment that you provide a patient, you may nevertheless be sued for just about anything, however well-advised the course of treatment may have been.

Despite increased levies on businesses, hospitals, and health insurers, the Massachusetts universal health insurance program is facing yet another budget shortfall, with this year�s costs estimated at $1.3 billion versus a budget of $895 million.

I can’t help questioning why this economic melt-down happened and it always brings me back to the dreaded Baby Boomers.

When you’re looking to cut some spending, a good place to start is by reviewing some other insurance policies that are probably not worth the premiums.

Tackling self deception can empower an investing future.

Individual investors must understand the importance of maintaining a disciplined investing strategy despite emotional responses to the market.

In the wake of high-profile fraud allegations surrounding Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford, individual investors are wondering if there’s anyone in the financial world they can trust.

The major indices ended the week mixed following volatile trading that was dominated by earnings reports and news regarding the government's "stress-test" on financial institutions.