James Watkins III

Fees can substantially reduce an investor's returns over time -- in some case by 50% or more. Find out how to protect your retirement savings from the corrosive effects of fees.

These increasingly popular services have yet to be tested by a bear market -- and that should make investors wary.

Many investors don't realize their investment portfolios are essentially time bombs due to poor diversification, which exposes them to unnecessary risk.

Most people assume their will determines who gets what when they die. However, some potentially huge assets require a different type of paperwork.