When the financial markets experience volatility and the economy tightens, as it is today, many people point to these circumstances as the reasons their investment plans are failing. But the reality is that volatility is a natural occurrence. History has shown that financial markets and the economy move in cycles.

The ups and downs of today’s economy have left just about every investor wondering, what if? What if I don’t have enough for retirement? What if I don’t get my social security? The following 4 questions are something every investor needs to ask themselves, especially in today’s unpredictable environment.

There’s financial advice, and their there is really bad financial advice. These 6 common pieces of advice may be the worst we’ve heard yet. Here’s why…

Making good financial decisions can be difficult, even for very smart people. One reason is that most people make decisions based in large part on their own biases and the emotions they are experiencing at the time rather than analyzing the facts.

We’ve all heard that asset allocation is a strategy to minimize risk of an investment portfolio, but the question many have is, does asset allocation truly work?

2011 was an up and down year for the financial markets, but what financial predictions ended up being right and which predictions were the worst?