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No, Forgetfulness Isn't Dementia

One of the most stress-inducing melodies on TV was meant to be a lullaby...

Originally, the song was called "A Time for Tony" instead of its current title, "Think!"

Giving the Gift of Financial Freedom

Today, more teenagers are owning stocks than ever before...

If you've struggled with what to get your nephew, your friend's children, or your grandchildren for their birthday or for a holiday, you're not alone.

My Take on the New Diet That's Making Waves

A new diet fad is making waves across the mainstream media...

Some are claiming it's about to supplant the Mediterranean diet as the healthiest way of eating. Not so fast...

Don't Let This Critical Event Blindside You

Doc's note: I've said it before... When it comes to my portfolio, I don't care about who wins or loses elections.

But today, my friend Marc Chaikin explains that an election year can be an incredible moneymaking opportunity...

The Best Advice Buffett Ever Got

Nearly all of America's 20 richest people either founded or inherited an incredible business... think Amazon, Microsoft, or Google.

Two of them got on that Top-20 list another way... through brilliant investing. One of them, No. 20, is hedge-fund manager Ken Griffin. The other, way up at No. 4 with three times Griffin's net worth, is Warren Buffett.

Using Dynamite to Keep Your Heart Pumping

He opened up the morning paper to find his own obituary. And it crowed that "the merchant of death is dead"...

Alfred Nobel had hated war and violence his whole life. But, according to the obituary, Nobel "became rich by finding a way to kill more people faster than ever before."

The Crisis Everyday Americans Are Facing

Viridiana Montero is desperate for diapers...

The San Diego resident is a mother of three and works full time in a kitchen. Half her income goes to rent... Add in utilities, car payments, and food, and there's not much left to cover her daughter's heinie.

Doomsday Is Creeping Closer

We are closer to doomsday than ever before.

On the "Doomsday Clock," created by atomic scientists in 1947 to warn about the threat of nuclear weapons, humanity gets wiped out at midnight.

What Investors' Cash Levels Tell Us Today

Doc's note: Cash is an important part of anyone's wealth plan. While it's true that you want your money to work for you, you should always have cash on hand for emergencies.

Today, Vic Lederman – editorial director of our corporate affiliate Chaikin Analytics – explains why investors put their money "under the mattress." In this issue, published last month in Chaikin PowerFeed, Vic shares what investors' cash balances mean for the overall market...

The Election Doesn't Matter for Stocks

It's another contentious presidential-election year here in the U.S.

We're inundated every day, from every corner of the media, with new poll results or news on what each candidate is doing. Some people will claim that stocks will do better with one president or the other.