Britannica Money: Where your financial journey begins

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The energy market: Oil, solar, and everything in between

Investing in energy, from fossil fuels to renewables.

A woman stands on stage holding a clipboard and speaking, with the word “PROFITS” and blue arrows displayed behind her.

How companies use forward guidance to shape investor expectations

And why it matters as much as the numbers themselves.

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price discovery
Fixed-income barbell strategies: Balancing flexibility and yieldStrength and durability training for your bond portfolio.
Oil benchmarks: Why crude prices aren’t one-size-fits-allSweet vs. sour; light vs. heavy.
When companies share the upside: How profit-sharing bonuses workA welcome windfall.

Household Finance

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Household Finance

Should you rent or buy your home? Weighing the costs and benefits

Planting roots or rolling stone?

Federal student loans: Subsidized vs. unsubsidized loansYou might get one, or both, types.

Should you itemize tax deductions or take the standard deduction?The math changed in 2018 and was made permanent in 2025.

Investing

Stacks of money lined up on a track. The coach (made to respresent a financial advisor), prepares to blow a whistle.

Financial advisors: What are they and do you need one?

There’s no right or wrong answer.

Portfolio diversification: What investors need to knowA long-term strategy to balance risk and reward.

Starting your stock analysis? Here are the best financial ratios to watchLet’s dig into some numbers.

Trading

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Measuring options risk: Delta, gamma, theta, and vega (and rho)

Are they Greek to you?

What is market seasonality and why does it occur?To everything—turn, turn, turn.

Option specs: American vs. European exercise; physical vs. cash settlementKnow the terms of the trade.

Retirement

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Are 401(k) fees affecting your retirement savings?

Don’t let fees nibble down your nest egg.

Is your employee 401(k) match enough to retire on?Free money only goes so far.

Powers of attorney: What they are and how they workYour wish is their command.

Companies

Alibaba Headquarters. Aerial view of Alibaba Xixi Campus in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.

Chinese company

The E.W. Scripps CompanyAmerican company

TencentChinese company

Biographies

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Indian industrialist

Tata familyIndian family

Irving ThalbergAmerican motion-picture executive

Finance & the Economy

Holodomor

Finance & the Economy

Five-Year Plans