Consumer Reports has been testing popular products and advocating for consumers for almost 90 years, but just how does the nonprofit work? Is it really as independent as it claims? Here’s what you ...

Dock David Treece is a former licensed investment advisor and member of the FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board. His focus is on breaking down complex financial topics so readers can make informed ...

CPI tracks average price changes for goods and services, influencing economic policies. Monthly CPI reports display short-term price trends, essential for understanding market shifts. CPI affects ...

Consumer behavior—or how people buy and use goods and services—is a rich field of psychological research, particularly for companies trying to sell products to as many potential customers as possible.

COLCHESTER, CT — Four in ten (40 percent) Americans who were in the market for a vehicle in the past year were only considering used vehicles, compared to three in ten (31 percent) who were only ...

Over the past few years, marketers have taken note of some significant changes in how consumers behave when making purchasing decisions. These shifts, driven by factors such as technological advances ...

Stocks in the consumer discretionary sector of the economy represent companies that produce non-essential products and services for use by the individual consumer. They differ from consumer staples ...

Toby Walters is a financial writer, investor, and lifelong learner. He has a passion for analyzing economic and financial data and sharing it with others. Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and ...

Our consumer product and service testing center, in Westchester, New York, is the largest nonprofit educational and consumer product testing center in the world. And our 327-acre auto test center is ...

We help companies collect reviews, respond to customers and learn from feedback. Companies that pay us are called Authorized Partners. We are a for-profit company. We are not a government agency or ...

The S&P 500 is running hot with more than 21% gains this calendar year through mid-October. Many investors are thrilled with the state of their portfolio as a result, but keep in mind that past ...

Dara-Abasi Ita writes about trading and investing for Investopedia and Investing.com, and he is an editor at Lawverse magazine. He has written about financial topics, including private equity, asset ...