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So let’s just suppose that you actually want to retire at some point in the future. If you’re like most people, you’re probably a little behind in funding that retirement--especially after the wealth-gutting market of the last year--and you’re wondering if you can catch up. We clearly believe that investors who are willing to invest the time, energy and (of course) money in a disciplined and systematic way can indeed make AND KEEP big money over time.

Today’s letter begins by answering recent questions from several readers, questions that you might have been wondering about as well, like what’s wrong with the U.S. dollar and who can you trust?

My investing idea today is a stock that showed up in Cabot Top Ten Report a few weeks ago ... and has since traded extremely tightly. It’s a big, “bull market” stock--Franklin Resources (BEN), the huge asset manager that operates Franklin Templeton Investments with more than $400 billion of assets under management.

Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter, launched in 2003, uses the teachings of Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, in a system that safely builds long-lasting wealth. Unlike Cabot’s growth publications, the letter doesn’t use market timing, instead relying on a 76-year-old system, followed by investors such as billionaire Warren Buffett, to pick undervalued stocks and hold them as they reach a specified valuation.

As for the market, my view is a bit split. I do believe that last week the market likely formed a major low. All the pieces were in place for one, and the big-volume rally, combined with the widespread fear and panic, tell me that some type of low was put in place. However, that doesn’t mean we’re now in a bull market. It’s likely that a few weeks or more of bottom-building will be needed. Giving evidence to that view is the nature of the nascent rally--so far, the only stocks making solid upside were the most beaten-down groups of the past few months.

After a rough week last week small caps have bounced back over the last two sessions and have the potential to close at a three-week high today. I’d like to see the S&P 600 Index close back above 1230 (at 1224 now) before turning more bullish.

There is no shortage of data pointing to just how bad this market is. With year-to-date (YTD) performance for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and S&P 600 of -17%, -27% and -18%, respectively, this is one of the worst YTD starts in decades.

Market continues to climb a wall of worry. I don’t know if this is the last hurrah of the bull market. A final push before a major retreat. But I do know that we should be mindful of the risks out there.

Most of the stocks in our Cabot Dividend Investor portfolio are behaving quite well; two stocks streaked to new highs in the last few days. I have no changes to the portfolio this week.

Small-cap healthcare stocks have been the best performing sector this year, and these three stocks stand above the crowd.

If you’re being battered by all the negative headlines, don’t despair. Remember that your goal is to make money, not to always be correct, and so you should be focusing on future opportunities.

We’ve all heard the personal finance advice on how saving can allow you to live comfortably in your golden years.

Apple (AAPL), as most investors are aware, is now 40% off its high of last year which makes it a bargain in some investors’ books.

Mike Cintolo explores the natural “tension” between booking profits and letting them run.

With the market chugging along, Tim Lutts couldn’t pick just one stock to highlight.

Tim Lutts’ list of five programs that aren’t working and five things that are.

Last week, I asked readers what they thought of airlines’ complex pricing schemes. (If you missed the issue, you can still read it here on the website.) Several of you responded with interesting comments, including the ones below. For the most part I don’t have a problem with the myriad and...

Yes, as many of you have anticipated, Tesla (TSLA) is the eighth in my series of “10 Revolutionary Stocks.”

Tesla remains on course as the leading force in the transition from a fossil fuel automobile environment to one powered by efficient electricity.