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You want your tax return back as soon as possible. I get that. But make sure you don't get pulled into one of these common tax return scams.

Who doesn't want to see better investing returns? Take a look at these 5 simple tips to help you increase your investment returns.

No one looks forward to an audit. But did you know there are things on your return that could be an audit red flag? See some audit red flags and why they could trigger an audit. 

No one looks forward to an audit. But did you know there are things on your return that could be an audit red flag? See some audit red flags and why they could trigger an audit.

Including diversification rules in your risk management plan will lower the volatility of your portfolio without lowering your expected returns.

Including diversification rules in your risk management plan will lower the volatility of your portfolio without lowering your expected returns.

It's that time of the year again.  The time for beer that is cheaper than the usual cheap.  When pasta and "red sauce" 5 days a week consists of budgeting.

Bonds are very popular when stock markets are choppy and because of strong historical returns. There are many different types of bonds.

Bonds are very popular when stock markets are choppy and because of strong historical returns. There are many different types of bonds.

An explanation of PE 10 as a stock market valuation tool. how to use PE 10 to improve long term returns and lower risk of portfolio drawdowns.

"It's pretty well-established at this point that I don't think that I am smart enough to beat the overall stock market when it comes to investing in equities.  The good news is that I think the average returns on equities are pretty damn good, and I have a solid strategy for realizing them.  While I don't believe I'm smart enough, or willing to put in the research needed to beat the market, Mike Heroux from the The Dividend Guy blog and The Financial Blogger just might be."

Portfolio volatility has a large negative impact on performance and is one of the reasons investors' long term returns fall short of expectations.

Here are the three top portfolio asset allocation investing mistakes made by investors. Avoid these common mistakes to lower your portfolio volatility and increase your returns.

Instead of subjecting you to the same boring list of "what your tax return should be used for" I figured I'd point out what most of you will do instead.

The average tax return is about $3,000. Will you blow it all on something silly or put it to good use and improve your financial situation?

Is any investment 100% safe? Many investors are looking for opportunities that are "risk free." If you want investment risk, you have to be prepared to put up with smaller returns.

Investing requires a risk management process to identify potential risks, develop solutions, and mitigate or control risks that have been accepted.

Investing requires a risk management process to identify potential risks, develop solutions, and mitigate or control risks that have been accepted.

You need to look at your overall spending habits to figure out the best credit card rewards for you. That's because many rewards credit cards offer a higher rate of return when you spend a lot in a specific category, like groceries or gas.

Many investors have learned the harmful effects of under diversification and mistakenly believe that the more diversification the better. This concept is totally false.

With the crisis going on over in Europe, austerity measures going on around the world, and people having to prolong their retirement dreams due to decreased income and terrible market returns, I have been reading a lot of material that focuses on an increasing phenomenon known as "pension envy."

Given the state of market investing, bonds have become very popular. In fact, if you compare investing in markets to investing in bonds, you will see that a bond investor fared much better.