One of the most important issues in personal finance is whether U.S. Treasuries are still risk-free securities….

Question: Why are changes in a stocks price often given in percents instead of dollars? Doesn't a person just really want to know how many dollars…

As market volatility swirled for the last few weeks, one thing remained steady: the increasing value of gold. Now, the price has taken a nose dive.

Question: Facts: I have a stable job. My only debt is school debt that costs me approximately $200 per month. After expenses each month I am able…

The stock market is taking another nosedive. Economists are cutting their global growth estimates. Investors worry that European banks aren't…

LA Times Consumer Columnist David Lazarus breaks down how Americans have reacted to the market fluctuations and whether the downturn in 2008 changed the way we view volatility.

Why this Monday is (and isn't) different than last Monday (and all Mondays before it)

The markets have been going back and forth since news of the S&P downgrade, but is U.S. credit really in bad shape?

Crazy. Wild. Exhausting. Confusing. What's your favorite word for describing the stock market's volatility? Bloomberg estimates that some $6.8…

A 'family office' is an investment vehicle that deals with the money of a single family, allowing the wealthy investors to avoid a lot of disclosure and regulation