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CLARKONOMICS: Here we are and it's another day, another lost dollar in the market for people who are investing for…
Need to know the optimal time to start taking Social Security? There's a new online calculator that can help you…
New data from the Federal Reserve shows the average American household is actually wealthier than it was before. The Fed…
What's the key to long-term wealth? If you used to think it was your house, Clark charts a new path…
Who garners you better long-term investment returns, commissioned brokers, or flat-fee financial advisors? Clark discusses recent findings from Bloomberg.
A bipartisan plan from two senators aims to limit people borrowing from 401(k) plans as a way to protect Americans'…
Do you know what bonds are? Bonds are where you're kind of like the bank lending somebody money. When you…
CLARKONOMICS: Want to turn your dollars into gold? You can do that, literally, thanks to a new gold vending machine…
Do you have a 401(k) at work? Do you know how to make smart choices when you invest in the…
CLARKONOMICS: Fidelity Investments reports the average amount the average person has in their 401(k) plan has reached its all-time highest…
Vanguard has lowered the minimums on many of its funds to $1,000 in an effort to ratchet up the competition…
MONEY-SAVING MOMENT: Vanguard has eliminated the surrender fees from most of its tax-managed portfolios in an effort to make them…
RIP-OFF ALERT: Whenever you hear about a secret strategy for making money that involves high returns and no risks, you're…
We in America love our bubbles. We've seen the stock market bubble, the "dot-com" stock and the real estate bubble…
CLARKONOMICS: We just went through this game of brinkmanship in Washington with the Republicans in the House and the Democrats…
Vanguard is experimenting with a new voice recognition system to identify customers who want to do transactions with the discount…
MONEY-SAVING MOMENT: Scottrade has announced a new slate of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are the lowest-cost investments of any kind…
A new survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows that only 13% of Americans are highly confident they'll…
Read more: 5 ways to catch up on retirement savings In today's world, our financial future as employees falls to us…
Editor's note: This segment originally aired in Nov. 2010 The cost of investing is getting cheaper and cheaper as another…
With the real estate market being in the toilet, have you thought about using IRA money to get into real…
RIP-OFF ALERT: A British man named Robert (Rodney) Tringham stole $7 million from unsuspecting investors by pretending to be a…
For years, I've warned about the danger of doing business with full commission stockbrokers. What used to be called the…
I am obsessed with you saving money. I want you to be in charge of your own wallet and your…
A lot of people in the last couple years have rushed to bonds as the safe place to be. But…
It's been just under 2 years since stocks hit their abysmal recession lows. Since then, the market is up almost…
Roth IRA conversion loophole for 2010 Clark talks about the Roth IRA so much that our executive producer, Christa, often…
Gold Guide: How to sell your unwanted jewelry We've all seen the ads running constantly on late-night TV that promise…
The money in your account that you don't use grows over time with interest and can be tapped for future…
Clark's tips on Series I-bonds I have had so many questions from listeners who are confused about Series I savings…
