Winter is coming, prepare your portfolio | Your Funds
Now — while the stock market is doing well — is the time to evaluate your investments and think about what you would need to do to...
Chuck Jaffe
Chuck Jaffe is a nationally syndicated financial columnist and the host of “Money Life with Chuck Jaffe.” Tune in at moneylifeshow.com.
Yes, you do want to be a humbug this holiday season | Your Funds
Chuck Jaffe: Something has to give, when you take into consideration how little most people save, and how much they plan to spend on holiday...
Beware the misleading investment sales pitch | Your Funds
Chuck Jaffee: Listen closely to what investment gurus are selling, and be wary if all they're doing in ripping other investments.
This year, give the gift of restraint and moderation for the holidays | Your Funds
Chuck Jaffe | In the personal financial fight that many American wage with themselves to balance spending and savings, something has to give, and it...
Kids like and learn more from cash, than from Halloween candy | Your Funds
A Halloween game gives kids the same choice investors face every day: deciding whether they are more comfortable pursuing smaller, safer gains and how to...
Know the rules, and beware of scams, before trying to settle bad debts | Your Funds
Debt-settlement companies are, sometimes, a big help in when you want to improve your credit rating. But be careful: There's only much they can do,...
Do you have $2,467 saved for emergencies? You should | Your Funds
The conventional wisdom is that individuals should have three-to-six months of income in savings in case of an emergency. But there's another way to consider...
No sale: Don’t buy in to ‘the end’ of 60/40 investing | Your Funds
Although there has been some skepticism about the old strategy of keeping 60% of investments in stock and 40% in bonds, it's worth remembering that...
Investors earn small victory – and more profits – with zeroed commissions | Your Funds
Investing itself is not really changed just because trading costs have gone to zero, writes financial adviser Chuck Jaffe. If an investor is lured to...
For a real Halloween treat, try ‘cash or candy’ this year | Chuck Jaffe
Chuck Jaffe: For the last three years, I have answered the cry of “Trick or treat?” with a very different question: “Cash or candy?” It’s...