Investing

Many people start the year with ambitious goals: Pay down debt, invest more and save for an emergency fund. But without the right help and resources, achieving those goals can feel nearly impossible. And halfway through the year, you may feel like you’re falling behind. Thankfully, you don’t have to…

Photography by Getty Images; Illustration by Bankrate Cryptocurrency prices have fluctuated widely so far this year, leaving some investors with notable gains and others with losses. But crypto is a notoriously risky investment and prices can skyrocket or plummet in a matter of days or minutes. Keeping an eye out…

Bitcoin gets all the headlines when people talk about cryptocurrencies, but there are literally thousands of other options when it comes to these digital currencies. In fact, cryptos that aren’t Bitcoin are usually considered an “also-ran” — what are called “altcoins,” or alternatives to Bitcoin. While Bitcoin may have been…

The world’s wealthiest people have several things in common, but one of the most prominent is that the 10 richest have more than $100 billion to their name. The very top have $200 billion or more. These amounts don’t consist of cash sitting in a bank but are mainly investments,…

Major life events often come with major financial decisions. A new job is cause for celebration, but how will the switch impact your plans for retirement? Should you make contributions to a traditional 401(k) at your new job or try out the Roth 401(k) option instead? These answers aren’t always…

Value investing has proven to be one of the most successful investing strategies over the long term. Many of the world’s top investors, including the legendary Warren Buffett, have used the value approach to generate outstanding returns over time. In recent years, however, value stocks have drastically trailed growth stocks…

Key takeaways The largest U.S. IPO of all time is of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba in September 2014. A company must have a total valuation of more than $54 billion to crack the top 10 list of American IPOs. The valuation includes the total value of all the company’s stock,…

The richest women in the world have more in common than luxury lifestyles — they’re holding stakes in the global economy. The world’s wealthiest women didn’t just sit on fortunes. They inherited empires, scaled them, pivoted to new markets and, in some cases, rewrote the rulebook in industries dominated by…

Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images TIPS — short for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities — are a kind of U.S. government bond that can help safeguard your wealth from inflation. TIPS are indexed to inflation, so as prices rise, your investment principal increases, protecting any investment you’ve made in the bonds. With inflation still…

If you’ve opened a Roth IRA, you’ve already laid the foundation for one of the most important parts of your life: putting money away for your post-working years. However, opening a Roth IRA is only the first step to a smart retirement saving strategy. Optimizing your Roth IRA to its…