Dear Class of ’13: You’ve been scammed; Commentary: How the College-Industrial Complex drove tuition so high

Is This the Best Time for Investors? Don't Bet On It.

Higher Yields in a Low-Interest World

The pickings are growing increasingly slim for retirees looking to boost the income generated by their savings.To earn yields of 5% or more, investors—who once would have relied on the relative safety of bank certificates of deposit or ...

Will iPhones still exist when Apple bonds mature? What the company might be selling when its 30-year bonds mature

Should you buy Apple bonds? Despite the brand’s appeal, they may not make sense for most

A Model Portfolio

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to manage a mutual fund, but John Chisholm has used his degree as an MIT aerospace engineer to help pilot $1.3 billion Acadian Emerging Markets (ticker: AEMGX) to stellar long-term gains.

Why Fidelity and Vanguard are afraid of politics; A push for funds to back disclosure of corporate campaign contributions

This week’s Mutual Funds and ETF stories

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Exchange-Traded Funds; Companies Add to Lineups of 'Free' ETFs; Still, trading commissions are only one cost, so other funds may be more attractive on balance

The risks and costs of exotic investments; ‘Alternative’ products can be pricey for retirement savers

Gold sinks for seventh session in a row; Gold futures have declined by $109 an ounce in last seven sessions

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures slumped on Friday for a seventh consecutive session, as the dollar index jumped to nearly three-year highs and U.S. data raised optimism about the economic recovery.

Physical gold demand shines in first quarter: WGC; Total Q1 gold demand falls, but physical demand strengthens

Prosecutors weigh criminal charges in SAC probe