Category: investing

Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Mar. 1)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose 64 cents to $77.69 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for May delivery rose 86 cents to $84.31 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for April delivery rose 3 cents to $2.67 a gallon. April heating oil rose 6 cents to $2.87 a gallon. April natural gas rose 6 cents…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Feb. 28)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.37 to $77.05 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.44 to $83.89 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 6 cents to $2.43 a gallon. March heating oil was unchanged at $2.82 a gallon. April natural gas rose 2 cents to $2.75 per…


How to Protect Your 401(K) From a Stock Market Recession

Retiring with a sizeable retirement fund is something you are looking forward to in the future. Until you retire, you naturally watch your money to ensure it continues to grow. You want to know it is safe, because it is not always guaranteed. Oftentimes, your retirement money is in a 410(k), but even this investment…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Feb. 27)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell 64 cents to $75.68 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for April delivery fell 71 cents to $82.45 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 1 cent to $2.37 a gallon. March heating oil rose 2 cents to $2.82 a gallon. April natural gas rose 18 cents…


The Cost of Investing in Precious Metals

Gold and silver and other precious metals like platinum and palladium provide valuable security in times of financial turmoil. Despite price fluctuations, physical precious metals pose no credit risk and retain an intrinsically high economic value even when the stock market crashes. What are the costs of precious metals investing, and what associated expenses are…


Utility Stocks Are Losing Power

By Jeffrey R. Kosnett From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance When a stock sector crushes the S&P 500 index by 15 percentage points over a full year, it’s normally cause for euphoria. But utilities, which are both regulated and sensitive to interest rates, are not your typical industry. And that massive 15-point outperformance translates to just a…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Feb.24)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose 93 cents to $76.32 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for April delivery rose 95 cents to $83.16 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery fell 2 cents to $2.36 a gallon. March heating oil rose 9 cents to $2.80 a gallon. March natural gas rose 14 cents…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Feb. 23)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.44 to $75.39 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.61 to $82.21 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 4 cents to $2.38 a gallon. March heating oil was unchanged at $2.71 a gallon. March natural gas rose 14 cents to $2.31 per…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Feb. 22)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell $2.41 to $73.95 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for April delivery fell $2.45 to $80.60 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery fell 8 cents to $2.34 a gallon. March heating oil fell 8 cents to $2.71 a gallon. March natural gas rose 10 cents to $2.17…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Feb. 21)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery fell 18 cents to $76.16 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for April delivery fell $1.02 to $83.05 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 1 cent to $2.42 a gallon. March heating oil rose 8 cents to $2.78 a gallon. March natural gas fell 20 cents to…