How Options Can Help Your Portfolio

Although the terminology may take some getting used to, options are just another investing tool for generating income or protecting you from a market sell-off.

INVESTING: Where to Put Your Money Now

The market is finding its way in a changed landscape. Our advice: Tilt toward stocks rather than bonds and cash, and favor U.S. over international holdings.

Stocks: Advance or Retreat?

Amid the market chaos, investors can gauge whether a rebound will last by looking at market breadth.

How to Get Your Money Back

Some refund policies have been relaxed, but reimbursement isn’t always automatic.

A VIEW OF LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC

Among the forecasts: The work-from-home trend will last, and we’ll welcome more robots.

Great Jobs for Retirees

Whether you are looking for an encore career or a low-stress job to supplement your income, here’s how to find the perfect gig.

Get These Forms Now

Everyone needs these legal documents, just in case.

Find a Financial Planner You Trust

Use our road map to find an adviser who will truly look out for your best interests.

A Pandemic Wasn't in My Plans

Take these steps to prevent COVID-19 from derailing your retirement.

The Fed Is an Axed Buyer—Use FIW To Analyze Which Bonds It May Purchase

ON APRIL 9 the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it was taking action to provide as much as $2.3 trillion in lending to support the economy.

This Time Really is Different

CARMEN REINHART and KENNETH ROGOFF studied eight centuries of economic data to show how similar most financial crises are. We asked them what they think about 2020

The One Thing You Need to Look for Now Is Cash

COMPANIES WITH STRONG balance sheets are back. Over the past few years, many investors have focused mainly on “income statement investing,” which looks at indicators such as earnings per share (EPS) guidance numbers, sales, and general revenue items.

Gaining Insights Into Equities During the Covid-19 Crisis Just Got Easier

AS THE CORONAVIRUS outbreak began ripping through parts of the U.S., the stock market plunge was sharp and short. By early May the recovery had been almost as dramatic.

The Just-in-Time IPO

The value and number of IPOs that started trading this year have plunged compared with the same period in previous years.

Now What?

REMEMBER WHEN all of this was unthinkable? More than 20 million out of work in the U.S. China seizing up. The oil market collapsing, entire industries—airlines, professional sports—shutting down.

Fixed-Income ETFs Survive Their Big Test

SAM HUSZCZO had long been a skeptic.

Build Custom Scenarios for Insight Into How Your Portfolio May Perform

HOW DID STOCKS PERFORM as the Spanish flu ran its course a century ago?

A Fractured World Ushers In the End of Dollar Dominance

BACK IN AUGUST, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney gave a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., about the problem of the U.S. dollar.

Track Fear in the Market With These Signals

ON JAN. 21, Paul Tudor Jones gave a television interview in Davos, Switzerland. U.S. monetary and fiscal conditions reminded him of early 1999, he said, and markets could still have a year or 14 months to run before a blowup.

RETIREMENT: How to Protect Your Portfolio

Take these steps to help your retirement savings withstand the bear.

INVESTING Earn Up to 9% on Your Money

Yields on many fixed-income investments have plunged, but turmoil in the bond market has created new opportunities.

REAL ESTATE: You Can Still Buy and Sell a Home

But you’ll have to jump through some hoops to close the deal.

REWARDS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO Decluttering

Spending a lot of time at home? What better time to get organized?

PRACTICAL PORTFOLIO: Bear Market Do's and Don'ts

Follow our guide for navigating a tough market.

DISASTER KIT: Best Ways to Raise Cash

If your emergency fund is tapped out, you can probably borrow from yourself. Here are the top contenders

DEBT RELIEF: Get Help With Your Bills

Many lenders are offering breaks to borrowers hit by the coronavirus-fueled crisis.

DAUNTLESS: Stocks With Staying Power

Our cast of survivors are well positioned to stay afloat in troubled times.

AHEAD: TOPIC A IS THE WORST OVER FOR STOCKS?

Even if it isn’t, investors who wait for the market bottom may well miss it.

BASICS: Make the Most of Time at Home

Get your finances in shape while you shelter in place.

Turbulence Throws Nuveen's Gravity-Defying John Miller Off Course

FOR MORE THAN two decades, John Miller helped to build the high-yield municipal bond market. In two weeks in early March, he watched it collapse.