The unexpected drop in interest rates this year has investors scrambling for yield again. This has given a lift to REITs, utility stocks and other dividend payers.

GM's strong May sales show consumers are looking beyond the automaker's recent quality issues. Unfortunately, the company faces other challenges.

Market pundits are beginning to freak out about the shortage of people freaking out. Indeed, the last time investors were this blasé about a record-breaking stock market, things were about to get very ugly. On the other hand, there are reasons to doubt that another big storm is brewing.

Math-minded researchers are attempting to distill the mind of the world's greatest investor. Even if they fall short of replicating Warren Buffett's craft—and they will—there are good lessons here about what it takes to beat the market.

Conventional wisdom says that rising consumer prices are not a threat. Then again, how often does conventional wisdom get things wrong?

A financial planner wonders how, and how hard, he should be selling himself to potential clients.