Step 8 of the 12-Step Program teaches the difference between systematic and unsystematic risk, how concentrating stocks in a portfolio doesn't pay, and why it's better to own thousands of companies instead of just a few.

CNBC reports, "The era of high correlation is poised to end,” implying positive news for investors. A high correlation means that different asset classes move in the same direction, either up or down when the market changes.

Mark Hebner teaches investing concepts through his many paintings created by Lala Ragimov. The Tax Loss Harvesting painting portrays an important opportunity available to investors in down markets.

Meet IFA Advisor and Certified Financial Planner Denise Delaney who formerly worked for an active investment management firm. When she transitioned over to IFA and passive investing, she felt she "found the mountaintop of investing.”

Mark Hebner and Tom Cock discuss the ups and downs of 2011.

Meet IFA Advisor and Certified Financial Planner Becky Vasquez who helps her clients stay the course.

NY Times best selling author and IFA Senior Vice President Dan Solin joins Mark Hebner and Tom Cock via Skype to discuss his newest book, The Smartest Money Book You’ll Ever Read.

Former Senator and former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine seems to have misplaced $1.2 billion of MF Global Holdings investor funds and has no idea where the money went. How can you avoid stock market gambling with active investing firms?

We are approaching that time of year when stock pickers are out in mass giving their predictions for successful investments in 2012.

Dan Solin, financial columnist and senior VP of Index Funds Advisors, discusses his new blog entitled, ”Your Fund Manager probably has no investment skill.”