How do you calculate your investing returns? And how does that number compare to the professionals or to the S&P 500 or your investment advisor? The answer might seem simple: (Ending of year value) / ...

Early retirement isn’t exclusively for the rich. Many people, particularly followers of the FIRE movement — short for Financial Independence, Retire Early — use a couple of key calculations to ...

When we put our money in the market, or before we even do, one of the biggest questions we have is: How long will it take for this investment to really grow? Luckily, there's a mathematical shortcut ...

Volatility is troublesome for many investors. Value changes in your stocks, your portfolio, or an index can keep you up at night -- or worse, push you to make emotional decisions you later regret.