Having hit the midpoint of 2010, we’re doing a week-long spree of tax planning posts this week (check out the earlier one on figuring out if you’ll be square with Uncle Sam). As any tax...

Now the ETF game is really getting interesting. Vanguard announced it has removed trading fees on all 46 of its exchange-traded funds. In addition, the fund group lowered its commissions for buying or selling stocks...

A new survey out today from Hewitt Associates finds that 401(k) investors haven't been very busy lately. Just 16% of participants made any kind of fund transfer in 2009, vs. about 20% the year earlier....

Charles Schwab lost a big court decision last week in a case that has significance for investors in mutual funds. A federal judge ruled that Schwab violated the law when its YieldPlus ultra-short bond fund...

One of the key questions faced by investors today, a year after the markets were at their worst, is how safe it is to go back in the water. Given that bonds have turned out...

Personal finance from around the Web: Exchange-traded funds are all the rage these days, but are they right for you? Here's a primer on perks and pitfalls of ETFs. [USA Today] If your teenager is...