We won’t have to consult the Consumer Price Index to know when the much feared Obama-inflation monster has finally arrived to devour what savings we have left. All that will be necessary will be to look at the average yield on short-term money-market funds. […]

The regulatory principles of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission were established three-quarters of a century ago and have been copied by securities regulators throughout the world. The SEC sets forth its principles on its web site: The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and […]

Millions of investors put money for retirement into mutual funds selected on the basis of “SEC total returns” and the name of the fund. For example, many investors are likely to chose “XYZ Long-Term Nest Egg Fund” with SEC 10-year total returns of 8%, over “ABC Fund” with total returns of 5% in the […]