Imagine that 5 years ago you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500. How much would it be worth today, with dividends reinvested but adjusted for inflation? The answer: $18,542 for an annualized real return of 12.41%. This article also provides the answers to S&P 500 returns over the last 10, 15, 20 and 30 years.

According to market research company New World Wealth, the world has increased in private wealth by 12% over the past year to $215 trillion [of which,] incredibly, the vast majority of this wealth – about 73.5% – is held by the following 10 countries:

Every segment of your wealth is important, and that includes first and foremost cash. Here's why.

Today's infographic focuses on introducing the most essential ideas around credit and debt, especially with young people in mind.

There is a new study out from money manager United Income regarding the recent wealth of American retirees. The study finds that while the country’s retirees may be trending both healthier and wealthier, it also found an interesting notion that retirees are not necessarily becoming wiser.

Gaps in income and wealth are growing between families headed by someone with a four-year college degree and families without a degree.

What if you plan on renting forever? You don't need to worry about maintaining strong credit and building a high credit score, right? Wrong. There are still several money moves you need to make to ensure a happy financial future.

The price of gold has been feeling the pressure lately from a stronger U.S. dollar, which is at a four-month high, and rising Treasury yields. Nevertheless, the yellow metal eked out a positive March quarter, returning close to 1.3%, while the S&P 500 Index posted its first negative quarter since 2015. This tells me the investment case in gold and gold mining stocks remains as strong as ever. Below are four more reasons why I think you should consider adding gold stocks to your portfolio right now.

According to Forbes, there are 2,208 billionaires in the world today and just 63 members of this elite group are under the age of 40. Though the 63 youngest billionaires are a diverse group of individuals with different claims to fame, they do have quite a few things in common.