Stocks last year enjoyed their biggest gains since 1997. All the key market indicators that measure stock performance posted handsome returns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 26.5 percent in ...

Despite its popularity in the news today and the possibility of earning lucrative returns, investing in the stock market can seem like a rather formidable activity. Stock markets are a great way of ...

Stock charts and their accompanying data can appear complex and may be difficult to understand for new investors. The good news is that with a little help, these charts — and the information they ...

Once you own a stock, the best way to profit is to sell it for more than you paid for it. Yes, you can collect dividends, but they're small in modern times, now roughly 2% a year for the S&P 500. That ...

Warren Buffett, probably the most successful money manager of the past 30 years, summed it up nicely: The best time to buy stocks is when it's hardest to buy stocks. If you have a lot of cash, and you ...

Welcome to Money Basics, Yahoo Finance’s new personal finance series offering quick explanations for some of the most important terms involving your money. A stock split is something that occurs when ...