With stocks surging but bonds primed for a fall, the classic advice to scale back winners feels like a shaky move. Is it?

Wall Street veteran Charley Ellis says your investments are a lot more expensive than you think.

Q. I've always heard that 100 minus your age gives you the percentage of your retirement portfolio that you should invest in stocks. Do you recommend that rule of thumb as a good way to...

Q. I'm 35 years old and a diligent saver. I'm torn, however, about whether someone my age should own bonds. If the stock market has never had a negative 10-year span, shouldn't I invest 100%...

It may seem like there's little hope of another great long-term stock rally. Three reasons the conventional wisdom could be running the wrong way.

In last year's Investor's Guide, assistant managing editor Pat Regnier wrote about his panicky flight from stocks into all cash in 2011. Here's what happened next. The best I can say is, I didn't hurt...