Unless you take precautions, such as setting up a trust, your heirs could potentially forfeit decades of tax-free growth. Read More →

The U.S. government's massive share of the nation's mortgage market grew even larger in the first quarter, rising to 96.5% of all home loans during the first quarter, up from 90% in 2009. Read More →

Since 1987, timberland has handily beaten stocks—but the asset class makes sense only for ultrawealthy, ultralong-term investors.  Read More →

Canadian Dollar Uptrend at Risk as Positioning Heavily Overbought Fundamental Forecast for Canadian Dollar: Bearish - Canadian Dollar sentiment points to further gains - Extreme futures positioning nonetheless warns of a potential retracement The Canadian Dollar finished the week as the worst-performing currency of the G10, falling sharply against its US namesake on an apparent bout of profit-taking... Read the rest of this entry

Swiss Franc Could Appreciate If Greek Bailout Uncertainties Intensify Fundamental Forecast for Swiss Franc: Neutral - Swiss Leading Index Advances Hits Two-Year High - SNB Maintains Pledge To Prevent Excessive Appreciation The Swiss Franc lost ground against the greenback, with the exchange rate advancing to a fresh monthly high of 1.0923, while the low-yielding currency pared the previous week’s... Read the rest of this entry

Japanese Yen May Weaken On Greece Resolution, Positive NFP’s Fundamental Forecast for Japanese Yen: Neutral - Bank of Japan leaves benchmark rate unchanged at 0.10% - Consumer prices remain unchanged at -1.1% in March - Retail trade unexpectedly rose by 0.8% beating estimates for a 0.6% decline. Read More →

US Dollar Strength Depends on Nonfarm Payrolls, Euro Zone Resolution Fundamental Outlook for US Dollar: Bullish - US Dollar rallies against Euro on sovereign debt crises in the Euro Zone - Euro nonetheless stages recovery as US Dollar falls amidst stock market strength The US Dollar finished the week lower against the Euro and other major forex counterparts, shedding early-week gains on a relative... Read the rest of this entry

Fannie Mae said it will tighten underwriting on adjustable-rate mortgages and "interest-only" loans that helped fuel the housing bubble. Read More →

New transcripts show Bernanke was at odds with several of his colleagues in 2004 when the Fed made a fateful decision to give the public a loud signal that interest rates wouldn't rise very fast. Read More →

The Dow fell 158.71 points, or 1.4%, to 11008.61 as financial stocks fell amid reports of a criminal probe into Goldman Sachs. Blue chips gained 1.4% for April. Read More →