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Drum roll please. My official people of the year are… the CEOs, CFOs and all of those hardworking Americans who have found a way to help their respective corporations’ stock valuations rise in 2013.

After 27 years of managing money I have learned that sometimes stocks being cheap just isn't enough to support staying fully invested.

The stock market isn't rising because the Federal Reserve is printing money. I keep hearing this all around and it is intellectually dishonest and it spits in the face of every hard working CEO and CFO of public companies who are being forced to be more efficient than ever with less clarity of the future. 

If we had a president that evoked hope and fostered a positive business climate rather than demonizing corporations and success, most 401(k) plans and investment portfolios would  probably be 30% higher.

Let's put the facts of Mitt Romney's tax returns out there, versus the uninformed political rhetoric. 

After a choppy trading day on Wall Street, all three major indices ended higher for the week.

New economic data out of China underlines the fact that the Chinese economy may be cooling down. The inflation rate rose more than expected to 2.7 percent in June, up from 2.1 percent in May.

Pain at the pump will soon become even worse. Meanwhile, CSX shares climbed higher in after-hours trading, following better-than-expected second-quarter results.

As a replacement is chosen for outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, some important questions should be asked of the nominee to replace him.

As cyber warfare escalates, questions arise over war exclusions in insurance policies.

It's worth asking whether the software industry is more focused on cost and style than safety/security.

Ripple Protocol is a computer-based payment system that allows users to exchange fiat currency, digital currency, and other units of value across all borders.

Some new words and phrases that capture some of what is going on in the world of cybersecurity.

'Information sharing mania' blinds us to the need to inflict pain on the attackers so they think twice about committing misdeeds.

A lack of panic over every new data breach is a sign that we are finally starting to view breaches in the proper context.

If you don’t know anything about the Bitcoin market, know this: you can use the digital currency as a form of payment on sites like Overstock.com, Amazon, and even Victoria’s Secret.

There are major risks associated with your various devices when traveling, but there are also some simple key steps that you must take to keep your data safe.

Careful analysis is needed to determine whether cyber-focused bills will actually help defend the country from digital threats.

No material impact is being made on the volume of cyberattacks. In fact, recent estimates indicate that 97% plus of companies have suffered some form of serious cyber intrusion, and that it takes on average anywhere between 7 and 8 months to discover that an attack has occurred.

How can it be in today's environment where the government is maintaining email and cell phone data on every US citizen, that it can selectively lose emails from a single hard drive of a government official that is under investigation?