Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina and has taught and ...

It is no news that stocks remain the most powerful wealth builder among traditional investment assets. Over the 40 years between 1985 and 2024, the average annual return of U.S. large-cap stocks (9.7% ...

Meagan is a former Series 7 financial advisor and current writer focused on blending straightforward information with a dose of humor on topics including equity investments, insurance products, and ...

Forex (foreign exchange) trading can seem intimidating at first, but it’s actually one of the most accessible ways to get started with investing. If you’ve ever asked yourself how to trade forex but ...

Ryan Wilcox is a full-time Personal Finance Writer at Motley Fool Money, covering credit cards, bank accounts, investing, auto insurance, and other personal finance topics. Ryan has been writing about ...

Almost one in five (17%) UK adults have ‘never heard’ of a stocks and shares ISA. Of those who have, a quarter (25%) say they don’t know anything about the investment product, research from The ...