Analysts say investors should be leery of Ameren Corp.’s ability to pay the high costs of Illinois’ new emissions standards.

While investing in emerging markets during a time of serious international uncertainty is frightening to some, others are on the hunt to invest in the next rapidly expanding market.

In his book, Nassim Nicholas Taleb stresses the importance of what he calls “anti-knowledge.” In other words, what we don’t know. Our ignorance of anti-knowledge is what sets us up for failure when highly improbable events, or black swans, arrive.

Investing in the iShares MSCI Mexico Investable market index fund, EWW, is one way retail investors can take advantage of the growing middle class in Mexico, but risks abound for a country where the rule of law has been unsuccessful in curbing serious outbreaks of drug-related violence.

If you are looking for a get-rich-quick method to investing, you won’t find one in William J. Bernstein’s fifth book, but rather quite the opposite.

Brazil has offered attractive returns for investors looking to diversify beyond U.S. borders, but with inflation on the rise, analysts are voicing some caution, and the country’s central bank is raising interest rates.

Are you curious how Wall Street works? Do you want more knowledge about how to manage your finances? “A Random Walk Down Wall Street” is a timely and straightforward guide for the individual investor. A classic in finance literature, this book comes packed with strategies and insight that you can use in your own investments.

John Bogle’s The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism is a thorough rebuke of corporate America’s greed-stricken downfall during what he calls the “Great Bull Market” of 1997 to 2000.

Motorola shares have historically been expensive, but analysts are optimistic the company can and will bring its core business back in line following the split of its handset business from its commercial business by early 2011.

Joseph Smith, the founder of JAS Financial Services LLC., provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding financial planners.