It’s understandable to feel a bit sick when you’re trying to decide whether to throw your money into a hospital stock. But many analysts believe that, despite the current turmoil around h

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions wit

Approximately 100 million customers shop America’s Wal-Mart (WMT) stores each week -- that’s about a third of the entire population of the United States. This translated into revenue last

Inquiring minds are reading the details of an interview in the Tuscaloosa News with Congressman Spencer Bachus. Please consider Bachus discusses Social Security, health care.  “Social S

The scariest thing about the health care reform bill is not the vision of granny-killers roaming hospital corridors. It’s the fact that few rational people seem to grasp how it really may chang

You've been sitting in a crowded doctor’s office for 2 hours, and there's still no sign you'll be called. You’ve run out of things to do. You spent 30 minutes filling out forms

Convertible bonds have been among 2009’s best-performing asset classes and are no longer figured to outperform their underlying stocks as they did 6 months ago -- regardless of the ultimate sce

Editor's Note: James Quinn is a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a retailer, homebuilder and a university in his 22-yea

Editor's Note: James Quinn is a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a retailer, homebuilder and a university in his 22-yea

As Baby Boomers become senior citizens, a number of investment opportunities will come to light. One that few have yet to realize: Home nursing. When patients recover from injury or illness at home i