Bulls snort rocket fuel for a Tuesday afternoon rally and set up nice trades in these five stocks.

The best online portfolios are shifting out of bearish financial plays and picking up bargain priced blue chip stocks.

In 2005, Congress passed a bill aimed at reducing the number of personal bankruptcy filings. But that was before a housing meltdown, a credit crunch and a global economic downturn.

Banking customers are paying more than ever for their checking account services, according to a study released Monday.

The oldest of my three children started college this year, prompting me to flash forward to the day when my kids have all left home and the expenses of child rearing - from piano lessons to orthodontics, summer camp to undergrad tuition - are firmly behind me.

I.D. theft is frustrating enough, but it’s even worse when a family member turns out to be the culprit.

It’s one of the most widely accepted benchmarks in retirement planning: You’ll need just 70% to 80% of your pre-retirement income to maintain the same standard of living when you leave work behind. This rule of thumb can be traced to the replacement-ratio studies done for 20 years by Aon Consulting and Georgia State University. The idea is that since you’ll no longer have to plow money into 401(k)s and other accounts and your expenses and taxes are likely to drop, you’ll be able to live well on less.

A widely watched consumer confidence index hit a record low in October as house prices slumped and stocks roiled.

Here are some energy sector stocks that professionals believe will be trading much higher in coming months.

Financial turmoil has helped bolster the Japanese yen, producing a good entry for the Aussie-Yen cross.