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The decisions you make just before retirement can have big consequences for your financial future. T. Rowe Price financial planner Stuart Ritter talks with Dow Jones Newswires reporter Veronica Dagher about some common blunders folks make on the verge of retirement.

Market uncertainty has many investors playing defense but financial advisor Ron Carson shares an offense move he's using with high-net worth clients. Plus, if deflation occurs there are ways to prepare, says Brett Arends. And, Dow Jones' Kevin Noblet discusses investing in farmland. Dow Jones' Veronica Dagher reports.

Gasoline prices will continue to drop through the Labor Day holiday as an expected rise in economic activity fails to live up to expectations, says Arnold Frankel, executive vice president of NUS Consulting.

Bumpy markets are prompting more advisors to hunt for short-term investment moves. Barron's Clare McKeen reports.

Companies are issuing bonds at dirt-cheap rates. What does management do with the money? Increasingly, bond buyers' cash is being used for mergers and acquisitions, but M&A does nothing to create jobs or motivate innovation. In fact, deals frequently lead to layoffs and consolidation, shrinking the economic pie. Jonathan Burton reports.

Target-date funds may make investing for retirement look easy -- as easy as estimating when you'll retire -- but they're actually more complicated than that. Andrea Coombes has four tips in her Personal Finance Minute before you make such an investment in your 401(k).

Natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy could pay off big for patient investors. Barron's Johanna Bennett reports.

Warren Buffet, George Soros, Carl Icahn are buying stocks and that's a bullish sign, says James Altucher, Wealth Adviser contributor. There's plenty to learn from their picks, Altucher explains to Dow Jones' Veronica Dagher.

Investor Peter Schiff invests as if the U.S. economy will collapse, which involves moving money offshore, a move he calls the most patriotic way for an American to invest. Dow Jones Newswires' Meena Thiruvengadam reports on a man who has become a financial fortune teller for Tea Party activists and who predicts an evisceration of the American dream.

Investors in Crocs and Skechers have reason to kick up their heels. Barron's Clare McKeen reports.

WSJ's Katherine Boehret reviews TiVo's Slide, a $90 remote control with a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out from under the remote, that will solve some TiVo fans frustrations with its arcane text entry system.

Who among handset makers are likely to survive? Barron's Clare McKeen reports.

As investors contemplate GM's public offering and whether the company will thrive, MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert admits he was wrong about Google's IPO, but reiterates that on average, IPOs historically tend to lag the market. Laura Mandaro reports.

Brett Arends talks to Simon Constable and Madeleine Lim about some of his money moves that he believes will pay off for investors.

With capital markets wide open, companies are reinvigorating the deal-making market, reports Barrons.com's Bob O'Brien.

Is the GM IPO a publicity event? James Altucher shares his views with Veronica Dagher of Dow Jones Newswires'.

Nike Brand President Charlie Denson talks about why China holds opportunity for the footwear maker and what other regions of the world he sees growth. From the World Basketball Festival, he tells Dow Jones' Veronica Dagher what's next in basketball shoe innovation and how Nike is managing rising raw material costs.

A Barron's screen turns up 13 big companies with inexpensive stocks, healthy dividends and the ability to keep paying shareholders. Barron's Clare McKeen reports.

With fears of deflation, the Fed is talking down the economy and adding confusion to the markets, says James Altucher, Wealth Advisor contributor. Still, there's money to be made-especially among some dividend paying stocks. Altucher tells Dow Jones Newswires' Veronica Dagher what names to consider.

Unrealistic expectations and not seeing the big picture are just a few of the mistakes investors are making in this market, says Jonathan Satovsky, CEO of Satovsky Asset Management. Dow Jones Newswires' Veronica Dagher reports.

Corporate executives often highlight positives and downplay negatives, says S.P. Kothari, deputy dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management. But shareholders can learn to spot clues that managers are glossing over problems, he tells Jonathan Burton.

The yields on emerging-market bonds have fallen to record lows, but amid weakening global growth in a low-interest rate universe, don't be deterred, says Joyce Chang, head of global emerging market research at JPMorgan. Riva Froymovich reports.

Investors are more risk averse -- that's spawned mutual funds with a hedge-fund's go-anywhere approach. One newcomer is Thesis Flexible Fund. In This Week in Mutual Funds, manager Stephen Roseman talks with Jonathan Burton about short-selling ideas.

Starting this year, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than it collects in payroll taxes. MarketWatch's Catherine Carlock talks with financial adviser Ira Fateman about what the program's deficit means for Americans' retirement plans.

James Altucher loves his iPad but has three stocks he likes better than Apple. He tells Dow Jones Newswires' reporter Veronica Dagher what those stocks are and why.

James Altucher loves his iPad but has three stocks he likes better than Apple. He tells Dow Jones Newswires' reporter Veronica Dagher what those stocks are and why.

Ken Altenburger went blind 20 years ago, about the same time the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted. He talks with Kristen Gerencher about how the ADA has helped him, and the ways in which the law's promise has yet to be fully realized.

Rob Guth discusses the public pledge by 40 billionaires, led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to give away at least half their wealth before they die.

Private equity investments are again gaining traction among the very rich, says Terry Diamond, Chairman of Talon Asset Management. He tells Dow Jones Newswires' Veronica Dagher where he sees opportunities within PE.

Bank of America's stock has suffered partly because it plans to cut its reliance on fees and charges like debit-card overdraft penalties. Barron's Clare McKeen reports.