Whether you're trying to unload a clunker or sell a car in pristine condition, the DIY method usually offers more potential cash than a trade-in. The key is to master the legwork and the logistics of making the sale.

While many 529 college savings plan investors know all too well that their investments can decline in value, 529 prepaid tuition plan holders may not be aware that their plans may be in trouble, too.

Do you have an asset that you believe will increase significantly in value? Rather than eventually leave it to your heirs, put it in a trust.

Investors typically buy foreign bonds as protection against inflation but some strategists say they're really more of a bet against the dollar.

To deter lawsuits, many estate plans include a no-contest clause, which provides that anyone who formally challenges the plan gets nothing, according to the New York Times.

Several employers suspended 401 (k) matches to reduce costs during the recession, but a few are beginning to reinstate them.

Investors accustomed to seeing strong stock market gains at the end of the year, may be wondering what is in store this year after the multi-month rally, but suppose we are in for a double dip recession or an anemic recovery?. What should you do with your money if the Dow drops like the temperature this winter?

A weak dollar and global economic recovery should boost most commodities prices, but gold, oil, corn and sugar will fare the best.

For some investors "there still is a case of once bitten, twice shy,” says one money manager. If that describes you, here's some things to consider in weighing your fixed income and equities options.

Given the current buyers market, some investors may find property more attractive, never mind rewarding, than stocks; and for those convinced that the federal government's borrowing-spending binge will bring a nasty bout of inflation down the road, real estate is the hedge for you.

If you’re getting a little queasy about the sagging U.S. dollars in your savings account, join the club.  So what’s an investor to do?  Enter currency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which let even casual investors put a little foreign spice into their cash holdings

If 2008-2009 was the winter of our discontent, will 2009-2010 be a winter wonderland for investors? Given events of the past two years, we all have cause for being skeptical about the investment horizon, especially after a massive, six-month rally in equities and lingering concerns about corporate profits and the economy.

After a stunning and broad rebound, major indices many be range bound for awhile and the right managers could thrive with judicious stockpicking.

Home prices have declined -- in some markets as much as half what a property might have sold for two years ago. So why haven't homeowners insurance bills fallen as well?

With hundreds of thousands of homes in foreclosure or on short sale lists, there's never been a better time to score a sweet deal. But discount-priced foreclosures and short sales can come with a raft of expensive problems.