The holiday shopping rush is over, which means the return rush will soon follow. But before you head back to the store, check the fine print. Many major retailers are adjusting their return policies, while some are adding fees. Amazon is offering an ...

Everyone returns a gift or an impulse purchase now and then. Maybe it doesn’t fit. Maybe it doesn’t suit your taste. Maybe you ordered something on a whim (or you snagged an awesome deal) and now you have buyer's remorse. Or maybe you just read a book ...

Everyone loves seeing growth in their portfolio. However, a good year of investing doesn’t necessarily indicate a sound long-term investment strategy. Generating sufficient retirement income means planning ahead of time but being able to adapt to ...

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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She has been in the accounting, audit, and tax profession for ...

Return on equity, or ROE, is a measure of how efficiently a company is using shareholders' money. Since efficient companies tend to be more profitable companies, and more profitable companies tend to make better investments, investors like companies with ...

Long-term expectations for the Global Market Index (GMI) remained steady at a 7%-plus pace for the annualized total return outlook, based on data analytics through December.

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Cumulative return represents the total gain or loss of an investment over a specific period, expressed as a percentage. It captures the ...