Covestor manager Gregg Giboney says the economy continues to chug slowly ahead -- a thesis backed up by the latest sentiment data.

Market participants are pessimistic, suggesting we are not near a major top. It also puts a wall of worry in place that stocks could climb.

About half of Americans are saving nothing for retirement. Where do you start? Read 7 tips from Kiplinger's on making it to retirement securely.

Kass says he bought a small amount of JP Morgan on the dip. His reasoning provides insight into the market psychology surrounding the banking stocks.

Here are 7 of the best stories from around the blogosphere that put JP Morgan's $2 bln loss in context:

The fine line between prop trading and hedging has an effect on the individual investor.

Here's a quick and important update on gold, and why you, the stock investor, should care:

The good folks at Market Anthropology make the case that a reversal could come soon for risk-on assets.

The Street is too bullish on next year's earnings, according to Morgan Stanley -- an analysis that may make the case for low volatility stocks.

You need to keep 'Grumpy Old Accountants' on your investor reading list.