In her 40s, Donna Chambers had never held a job with retirement benefits. In her youth, she split time between waitressing and factory work. Later, her career was a series of administrative positions with poor benefits. "The highest I ever made was $15 an hour," Chambers says. She started looking for a way out to a more secure future.

Some government data used in real estate and other industries for strategic planning doesn't necessarily say what people assume. News outlets often report it without critical caveats.

For some savvy investors, the phrase “cash is king” has made a comeback. They’re ramping up a bet on the staidest investment of all, getting ready to pounce on opportunities at a time when they see overheated markets, and uncertainty ahead. The move is bold and can offer strong advantages if done right.

The indexes are up, up, up. But how long can this possibly continue?

The indexes are up, up, up. But how long can this possibly continue?

The narrative of the Reddit WallStreetBets investors trying to hammer hedge funds shorting the likes of GameStop, AMC theaters, and BlackBerry got a "David versus Goliath" spin in the media. The financial reality was different, but the influence of folklore, gaming ethos, and media-driven images was enormous.

Many people assume that insurance covers small businesses that are affected by rioting or looting. That's often untrue.

The relationship between which U.S. political party is in power and the stock market is not what you might think.

While many have heard a recession defined as a minimum of two-quarters of negative economic growth in a row, that's only a rough approximation to something a bit more complicated.

The current economic climate, and reality, may force the haves and have-nots into the same boat.

As people stop going to businesses, buying things and doing things, companies need more liquidity to budget through this crisis.

Retirees, savers, insurance companies, pension funds, and others that depend on generating a return over time with little risk are facing a world where they are going to lose money.

The overall inflation number? Forget it. You've got a personal one that may explain why your finances can get overwhelming.

There's an important difference between money and the cash in your wallet.

In August 2015, pharmaceutical company Valeant was riding high. By late October, the company would lose nearly $60 billion in market value. Now, after greater scrutiny and criticism, Valeant's stock is down more than 85 percent from its high. A major cause of the rise — and the fall — was so-called pro forma results. Companies can use measures other than generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, the gold standard for U.S. accounting, to report results so long as they also include the GAAP measures.