Wide Field Looking to Trim Weight

American bellies coast to coast are still bulging from turkey and stuffing post-Thanksgiving. In other words, it's a lot like any other day of the year -- just add sweet-potato casserole and pumpkin pie.

Eating, after all, is fun. Diets, not so much, and exercise -- let's face it -- is flat-out work. The problem with this is that a few hundred unneeded calories a day, gigantic portion sizes and years of being chained to a desk have a way of making people think the bathroom scale must be broken and that their walls are hung with fun-house mirrors.

Of course, being overweight isn't simply a result of poor dietary habits and physical inactivity for everyone, because genetics can play a role, too. The good news is there are options, both for those looking to shed excess weight and for investors hoping to add some heft to their accounts. ...